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suffice

Who acts: he, words, blows, This, plague, his · What happens: be, offer, mean, not suffice, follow, not pertain · To what, where: one, suffice, law, plague

«suffice» 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: suffice in the Early Modern English dictionary.

Meaning 1

To be enough for a purpose.

markcopcasedetoblpunctrootToPARTbeAUXenoughADJforADPaDETpurposeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_3 enoughmark
2bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf3 enoughcop
3enoughenoughADJDegree=Posrootroot
4forforADP_6 purposecase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 purposedet
6purposepurposeNOUNNumber=Sing3 enoughobl
7..PUNCT_3 enoughpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isto-infinitivefor a purpose; enough propertytree 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.

Example 1

And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons, such as his means suffice for;

From Torah LEV.14.30, JPS 1917.

The tree, 20 words
ccnsubjauxobjcasedetcompoundpunctnmodpunctcccasedetamodoblpunctmarkfixednmod:possparataxisobjfixedpunctrootAndCCONJhePRONshallAUXofferVERBoneNUMofADPtheDETturtleNOUN-PUNCTdovesNOUN,PUNCTorCCONJofADPtheDETyoungADJpigeonsNOUN,PUNCTsuchADJasADPhisPRONmeansVERBsufficeNOUNforADP;PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_4 offercc
2hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 offernsubj
3shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin4 offeraux
4offerofferVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card4 offerobj
6ofofADP_10 dovescase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 dovesdet
8turtleturtleNOUNNumber=Sing10 dovescompound
9--PUNCT_8 turtlepunct
10dovesdoveNOUNNumber=Plur5 onenmod
11,,PUNCT_21 meanspunct
12ororCCONJ_21 meanscc
13ofofADP_16 pigeonscase
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 pigeonsdet
15youngyoungADJDegree=Pos16 pigeonsamod
16pigeonspigeonNOUNNumber=Plur21 meansobl
17,,PUNCT_21 meanspunct
18suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ21 meansmark
19asasADP_18 suchfixed
20hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs21 meansnmod:poss
21meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 offerparataxis
22sufficesufficeNOUNNumber=Sing21 meansobj
23forforADP_22 sufficefixed
24;;PUNCT_4 offerpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1offershallheone of the turtle dovesvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent one=Theme
2meanpresentsufficeof the young pigeonsvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suffice=Topic

Example 2

If words suffice not, blows must follow.

From Three hundred Aesop’s fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend.

marknsubjadvcladvmodpunctnsubjauxpunctrootIfSCONJwordsNOUNsufficeVERBnotPART,PUNCTblowsNOUNmustAUXfollowVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IfifSCONJ_3 sufficemark
2wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur3 sufficensubj
3sufficesufficeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 followadvcl
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg3 sufficeadvmod
5,,PUNCT_3 sufficepunct
6blowsblowNOUNNumber=Plur8 follownsubj
7mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin8 followaux
8followfollowVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 followpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not suffice a condition, not said to happenpresentwordstree rules
2followmustblowsvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose means suffice not for that which pertaineth to his cleansing.

From Torah LEV.14.32, JPS 1917.

The tree, 24 words
nsubjcopdetcasenmodcaseoblcopdetconjcasenmodpunctnsubjparataxisobjadvmodcaseoblnsubjadvclcasenmod:possoblpunctrootThisPRONisAUXtheDETlawNOUNofADPhimPRONinADPwhomPRONisAUXtheDETplagueNOUNofADPleprosyNOUN,PUNCTwhosePRONmeansVERBsufficeNOUNnotPARTforADPthatPRONwhichPRONpertainethVERBtoADPhisPRONcleansingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 lawnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 lawcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 lawdet
4lawlawNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_6 himcase
6himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 lawnmod
7ininADP_8 whomcase
8whomwhomPRONPronType=Rel11 plagueobl
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 plaguecop
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 plaguedet
11plagueplagueNOUNNumber=Sing4 lawconj
12ofofADP_13 leprosycase
13leprosyleprosyNOUNNumber=Sing11 plaguenmod
14,,PUNCT_16 meanspunct
15whosewhosePRONPoss=Yes PronType=Rel16 meansnsubj
16meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 plagueparataxis
17sufficesufficeNOUNNumber=Sing16 meansobj
18notnotPARTPolarity=Neg22 pertainethadvmod
19forforADP_20 thatcase
20thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem22 pertainethobl
21whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel22 pertainethnsubj
22pertainethpertainVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 meansadvcl
23totoADP_25 cleansingcase
24hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs25 cleansingnmod:poss
25cleansingcleansingNOUNNumber=Sing22 pertainethobl
26..PUNCT_4 lawpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentThisthe law and the plagueof him = hetree rules
2is apresentThis not said herethe plaguethe law and the plagueof leprosytree rules
3meanpresentthe plaguesufficevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suffice=Topic
4not pertainpresentfor that; to his cleansingvn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to cleansing=Co-Theme
5cleansehis = henom cleansing «act transitive»: poss=agent

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