redeem
Who acts: you, thou, one, he · What happens: buy back, pay, set, bear, redeem, be · To what, where: something, debt, someone, born sons, you, he · Speech: someone speaks here
«redeem» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: redeem in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
To buy something back, pay a debt, or set someone free from a bond or curse.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 buy | mark |
| 2 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 set | advcl |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 buy | obj |
| 4 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 buy | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 pay | punct |
| 6 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 buy | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 debt | det |
| 8 | debt | debt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pay | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 set | punct |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 set | cc |
| 11 | set | set | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 set | obj |
| 13 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 set | xcomp |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 bond | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 bond | det |
| 16 | bond | bond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 free | obl |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 curse | cc |
| 18 | curse | curse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 bond | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 set | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy back | to-infinitive | you not said here | something | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pay | infinitive | you not said here | a debt | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset | ||||
| 3 | set | imperative | you not said here | someone | free property | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient someone=Result |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1
All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem.
From Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 sons | det:predet |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sons | det |
| 3 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 5 born | amod |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 first | punct |
| 5 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 sons | amod |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 sons | case |
| 7 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 8 sons | nmod:poss |
| 8 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 9 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 11 redeem | nsubj |
| 10 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 11 redeem | aux |
| 11 | redeem | redeem | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 sons | acl:relcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 sons | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bear | participle | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | redeem | shall | thou | thy born sons not said here | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme |
Example 2
"Yes, one ought to be able to redeem you so easily, you pure, pious woman," he said.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 able | punct |
| 2 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 one | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 able | nsubj |
| 5 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 able | aux |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 able | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 able | cop |
| 8 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 said | ccomp |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 redeem | mark |
| 10 | redeem | redeem | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 able | xcomp |
| 11 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 redeem | obj |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 easily | advmod |
| 13 | easily | easily | ADV | _ | 10 redeem | advmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 woman | punct |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 19 woman | nsubj |
| 16 | pure | pure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 woman | amod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 pure | punct |
| 18 | pious | pious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 woman | amod |
| 19 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 able | conj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 able | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 able | punct |
| 22 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 said | nsubj |
| 23 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 23 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | ought | one | able property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | redeem in a quote | to-infinitive | one not said here | you | easily property | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | |||
| 3 | woman in a quote | you | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him;
From Torah LEV.25.48, JPS 1917.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | after | after | ADP | _ | 2 that | case |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 sold | obl |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sold | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 sold | aux:pass |
| 5 | sold | sell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 redeemed | nsubj |
| 7 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 redeemed | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 redeemed | aux:pass |
| 9 | redeemed | redeem | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 sold | ccomp |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 redeem | punct |
| 11 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 redeem | nsubj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 brethren | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 brethren | nmod:poss |
| 14 | brethren | brethren | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 one | nmod |
| 15 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 redeem | aux |
| 16 | redeem | redeem | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 sold | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 redeem | obj |
| 18 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 sold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | present · passive | he | after that | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | redeem | may · passive | he | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | redeem | may | one of his brethren | him = he | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
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