sitteth
Who acts: bed, issue, thing, she · What happens: sit, mean, be, rest, have, lie · To what, where: body, seat, lord, chariot, thing, impurity · Speech: someone speaks here
«sitteth» 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: sitteth in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
«sitteth» means «sits», a form of «sit».
The tree, 7 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 sitteth | punct |
| 2 | sitteth | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | nsubj |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 sitteth | punct |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 sits | punct |
| 6 | sits | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 sits | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 form | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 form | det |
| 10 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 means | parataxis |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 sit | case |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 sit | punct |
| 13 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 form | nmod |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 sit | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit in a quote | present | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | sit in a quote | present | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | sit in a quote | infinitive | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sit | mark |
| 2 | sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sit | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rest | mark |
| 5 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 sit | advcl |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 body | nmod:poss |
| 7 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rest | obj |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 seat | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 seat | det |
| 10 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rest | obl |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 ground | cc |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 ground | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 ground | det |
| 14 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 seat | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 weight | punct |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 weight | case |
| 17 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 weight | nmod:poss |
| 18 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sit | obl |
| 19 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 bottom | case |
| 20 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 bottom | nmod:poss |
| 21 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 weight | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | with your weight on your bottom; sit property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | rest | to-infinitive | your body | a seat or the ground | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent body=Theme on seat=Location |
Example 1
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
From Torah LEV.15.4, JPS 1917.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 bed | det |
| 2 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hath | nsubj |
| 3 | whereon | whereon | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 hath | advmod |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 hath | nsubj |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 hath | mark |
| 6 | hath | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 issue | det |
| 8 | issue | issue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 lieth | nsubj |
| 9 | lieth | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 hath | conj |
| 10 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 unclean | aux |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 unclean | cop |
| 12 | unclean | unclean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 lieth | xcomp |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 22 unclean | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 unclean | cc |
| 15 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 thing | det |
| 16 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 unclean | nsubj |
| 17 | whereon | whereon | ADV | PronType=Int | 19 sitteth | advmod |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 sitteth | nsubj |
| 19 | sitteth | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 thing | acl:relcl |
| 20 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 22 unclean | aux |
| 21 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 22 unclean | cop |
| 22 | unclean | unclean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hath | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 hath | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | every bed | whereon property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | lie | present | the issue | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | shall | the issue not said here | unclean property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | sit | present | issue | whereon property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | is | shall | every thing | unclean property | tree rules |
Example 2
In this chariot sitteth the lord over the kingdom of Benares, the great king Brahma-datta."
From Indian Fairy Tales.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 chariot | case |
| 2 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 chariot | det |
| 3 | chariot | chariot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sitteth | obl |
| 4 | sitteth | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lord | det |
| 6 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sitteth | obj |
| 7 | over | over | ADP | _ | 9 kingdom | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 kingdom | det |
| 9 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lord | nmod |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Benares | case |
| 11 | Benares | Benares | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 kingdom | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 datta | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 datta | det |
| 14 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 datta | amod |
| 15 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 Brahma | compound |
| 16 | Brahma | brahma | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 datta | compound |
| 17 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 18 datta | punct |
| 18 | datta | datta | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lord | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sitteth | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 sitteth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | present | the lord and the great Brahma datta | this chariot | over the kingdom of Benares | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme in chariot=Location |
Example 3
And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
From Torah LEV.15.20, JPS 1917.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 unclean | cc |
| 2 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 thing | det |
| 3 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 unclean | nsubj |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 lieth | mark |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 lieth | nsubj |
| 6 | lieth | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 thing | acl:relcl |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 lieth | advmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 impurity | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 impurity | nmod:poss |
| 10 | impurity | impurity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lieth | obl |
| 11 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 unclean | aux |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 13 unclean | cop |
| 13 | unclean | unclean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 14 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 sitteth | punct |
| 15 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 thing | det |
| 16 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 sitteth | nsubj:outer |
| 17 | also | also | ADV | _ | 20 sitteth | advmod |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 20 sitteth | mark |
| 19 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 sitteth | nsubj |
| 20 | sitteth | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 unclean | conj |
| 21 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 24 unclean | mark |
| 22 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 24 unclean | aux |
| 23 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 24 unclean | cop |
| 24 | unclean | unclean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 sitteth | xcomp |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 unclean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | present | she | every thing not said here | her impurity | vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=Theme | |||
| 2 | is | shall | every thing | unclean property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | sit | present | every thing | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | shall | every thing not said here | unclean property | tree rules |
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