save
Who acts: you, None, He, betrothed damsel · What happens: except, save, mean, sacrifice, destroy, find · To what, where: LORD, one, de, her, field, damsel · Speech: someone speaks here
«save» 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: save in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Except; apart from. ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.").
Sentence 1: Except; apart from.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Except | except | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 apart | punct |
| 3 | apart | apart | ADV | _ | 1 Except | advmod |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 apart | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Except | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | except | imperative | you not said here | apart property | tree rules |
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.
Sentence 2: ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.").
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 4 save | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 save | punct |
| 3 | None | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 4 save | nsubj |
| 4 | save | save | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 means | nsubj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 LORD | det |
| 6 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 save | obj |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 save | punct |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 one | punct |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 one | det |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 means | obj |
| 12 | except | except | ADP | _ | 14 LORD | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 LORD | det |
| 14 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 one | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 LORD | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 LORD | punct |
| 17 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 11 one | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save in a quote | past | None | the LORD | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | no one | except the LORD | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |
Example 1
He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
From Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sacrificeth | nsubj |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 sacrificeth | nsubj |
| 3 | sacrificeth | sacrifice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 6 gods | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 gods | det |
| 6 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sacrificeth | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 save | punct |
| 8 | save | save | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 sacrificeth | parataxis |
| 9 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 11 LORD | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 LORD | det |
| 11 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 save | obl |
| 12 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 save | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 destroyed | punct |
| 14 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 destroyed | aux |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 17 destroyed | aux:pass |
| 16 | utterly | utterly | ADV | _ | 17 destroyed | advmod |
| 17 | destroyed | destroy | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 save | advcl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sacrificeth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sacrifice | present | He | unto the gods | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | save | infinitive | unto the LORD | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | destroy | shall · passive | utterly property | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |
Example 2
Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Save | save | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 Save | obl |
| 3 | pacin | pacin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Save | obj |
| 4 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 mar | punct |
| 5 | mar | mar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pacin | appos |
| 6 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 mar | punct |
| 7 | fer | fer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pacin | conj |
| 8 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 fer | appos |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Save | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save | imperative | you not said here | de | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pacin=Theme |
Example 3
For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
From Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | SCONJ | _ | 3 found | mark |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 found | nsubj |
| 3 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 cried | advcl |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 found | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 field | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 field | det |
| 7 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | obl |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 found | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 damsel | det |
| 10 | betrothed | betroth | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 damsel | amod |
| 11 | damsel | damsel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 cried | nsubj |
| 12 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 was | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 was | cc |
| 15 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 16 was | expl |
| 16 | was | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 cried | ccomp |
| 17 | none | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 16 was | nsubj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 save | mark |
| 19 | save | save | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 none | acl |
| 20 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 save | obj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 cried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | he | her = she | the field | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic | |||
| 2 | betroth | participle | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | cry speech: express | past | the betrothed damsel | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | be | past | none | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | save | to-infinitive | none not said here | damsel | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
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