shouldst
Who acts: I, thou, Perish, that, It, wonder · What happens: expect, do, turn away, cry, wretch, perish · To what, where: you, that, wretch, wonder · Speech: someone speaks here
«shouldst» 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: shouldst in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
You should or ought to; you would be expected to.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 should | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 expected | aux |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 ought | cc |
| 4 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 2 should | conj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 ought | flat |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 expected | punct |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 expected | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 expected | aux |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 expected | aux:pass |
| 10 | expected | expect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 expected | xcomp |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 expected | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expect | would · passive | you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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
What have I done that thou shouldst turn away?
From Indian Fairy Tales.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 done | obj |
| 2 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 done | aux |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 done | nsubj |
| 4 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 done | obj |
| 6 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 8 turn | nsubj |
| 7 | shouldst | should | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 8 turn | aux |
| 8 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 done | ccomp |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 turn | advmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 done | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present · perfect | I | that | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | turn away | should | thou | away property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
"Perish!" cried he, "for 'tis but just that such a wretch as thou shouldst perish!"
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Perish | punct |
| 2 | Perish | Perish | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 cried | nsubj |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Perish | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Perish | punct |
| 5 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 cried | nsubj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 tis | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 tis | punct |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 tis | case |
| 10 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 11 tis | punct |
| 11 | tis | tis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cried | obl |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 17 wretch | cc |
| 13 | just | just | ADV | _ | 17 wretch | advmod |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 wretch | nsubj |
| 15 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 17 wretch | det:predet |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 wretch | det |
| 17 | wretch | wretch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 tis | conj |
| 18 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 21 perish | mark |
| 19 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 21 perish | nsubj |
| 20 | shouldst | should | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 21 perish | aux |
| 21 | perish | perish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 wretch | acl |
| 22 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 17 wretch | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 wretch | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | past | Perish | for tis but such wretch | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for tis=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | wretch in a quote | that | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | perish in a quote | should | thou | such wretch not said here | tree rules |
Example 3
‘It is a wonder that such a man as thou shouldst be without a companion.’
From The Lilac Fairy Book.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 wonder | punct |
| 2 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wonder | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 wonder | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 wonder | det |
| 5 | wonder | wonder | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 companion | nsubj |
| 7 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 man | det:predet |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 man | det |
| 9 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 companion | nsubj |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 thou | case |
| 11 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 9 man | nmod |
| 12 | shouldst | should | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 16 companion | aux |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 companion | cop |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 companion | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 companion | det |
| 16 | companion | companion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wonder | acl:relcl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 wonder | punct |
| 18 | ’ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 wonder | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a wonder | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | should | a wonder | without a companion | tree rules |
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