thee
Who acts: you, Asshur, I, Rabbi · What happens: use, be, speak, carry away, come, see · To what, where: You, one, object, thee, I, belly · Speech: someone speaks here
«thee» 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: thee in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
You, used when you are the one being spoken to and are the object of the verb or preposition.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 used | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 used | punct |
| 3 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 one | advmod |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 one | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 one | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 one | det |
| 8 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 used | parataxis |
| 9 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 spoken | aux:pass |
| 10 | spoken | speak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 one | acl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 spoken | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 object | cc |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 object | cop |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 object | det |
| 15 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 used | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 verb | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 verb | det |
| 18 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 object | nmod |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 20 preposition | cc |
| 20 | preposition | preposition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 verb | conj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle · passive | You | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | you | the one | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | speak speech: other | gerund · passive | the one not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V» | |||||
| 4 | is a | present | the object | of the verb or preposition | 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.
Example 1
Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
From Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asshur | Asshur | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 carry | nsubj |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 carry | aux |
| 3 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 3 carry | obj |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 3 carry | advmod |
| 6 | captive | captive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 carry | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 carry | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry away | shall | Asshur | thee | away, captive property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme |
Example 2
"I be come to see thee."
From More English Fairy Tales.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 come | nsubj |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 come | aux:pass |
| 4 | come | come | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 see | mark |
| 6 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 come | advcl |
| 7 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 6 see | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | infinitive · passive | I | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see in a quote | to-infinitive | thee | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
Example 3
Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee." Rabbi Luria, gives the Hebrew version which I have translated.
From Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893.
Sentence 1: Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before | before | SCONJ | _ | 3 formed | mark |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 formed | nsubj |
| 3 | formed | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 knew | advcl |
| 4 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 3 formed | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 belly | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 belly | det |
| 7 | belly | belly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 formed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 formed | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 knew | nsubj |
| 10 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 10 knew | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 knew | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 knew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | past | I | thee | the belly | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thou=Theme | |||
| 2 | know | past | I | thee | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
Sentence 2: Rabbi Luria, gives the Hebrew version which I have translated.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabbi | Rabbi | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 gives | nsubj |
| 2 | Luria | Luria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Rabbi | flat |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rabbi | punct |
| 4 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 version | det |
| 6 | Hebrew | Hebrew | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 version | compound |
| 7 | version | version | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gives | obj |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 translated | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 translated | nsubj |
| 10 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 translated | aux |
| 11 | translated | translate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 version | acl:relcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gives | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present | Rabbi | the Hebrew version | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent version=Theme | ||||
| 2 | translate | present · perfect · passive | the Hebrew version | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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