twixt
Who acts: I, hand, own heart, Prince Ivan, Wid dat, en sorter · What happens: touch, come, love, wax, hand over, say · To what, where: me, twixt, Ivan, Princess, inter de woods, roun · Speech: someone speaks here
«twixt» 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: twixt in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Between two things or people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Between | between | ADP | _ | 3 things | case |
| 2 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 things | nummod |
| 3 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 people | cc |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 things | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 things | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Shame on me if I touch the hand that has come 'twixt me and my own heart's love.”
From English Fairy Tales.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | on | on | ADP | _ | 3 me | case |
| 3 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Shame | nmod |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 6 touch | mark |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 touch | nsubj |
| 6 | touch | touch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Shame | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 hand | det |
| 8 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 me | appos |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 come | nsubj |
| 10 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 come | aux |
| 11 | come | come | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 8 hand | acl:relcl |
| 12 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 13 twixt | punct |
| 13 | twixt | twixt | PROPN | _ | 11 come | obl |
| 14 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 touch | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 love | cc |
| 16 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 heart | nmod:poss |
| 17 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 heart | amod |
| 18 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 love | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 heart | case |
| 20 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 me | conj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Shame | punct |
| 22 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Shame | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | touch | present | I | me | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | come | present · perfect | the hand | twixt | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | love | my own heart | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 2
Prince Ivan, 'twixt sleeping and waking, waxed very wroth with his tutor, and handed him over entirely to the Princess, saying--
From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ivan | compound |
| 2 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 waxed | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 sleeping | punct |
| 4 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 6 sleeping | punct |
| 5 | twixt | twixt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sleeping | compound |
| 6 | sleeping | sleeping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Ivan | appos |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 waking | cc |
| 8 | waking | waking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sleeping | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Ivan | punct |
| 10 | waxed | wax | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | very | very | ADV | _ | 12 wroth | advmod |
| 12 | wroth | wroth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 waxed | xcomp |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 tutor | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 tutor | nmod:poss |
| 15 | tutor | tutor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wroth | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 handed | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 handed | cc |
| 18 | handed | hand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 waxed | conj |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 handed | obj |
| 20 | over | over | ADP | _ | 18 handed | compound:prt |
| 21 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 18 handed | advmod |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 Princess | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 Princess | det |
| 24 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 handed | obl |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 saying | punct |
| 26 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 18 handed | conj |
| 27 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 10 waxed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wax | past | Prince Ivan | wroth property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hand over | past | Prince Ivan not said here | Ivan | the Princess | entirely property | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to princess=Destination | ||
| 3 | say speech: assert | gerund | Prince Ivan not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Wid dat I des drapt back inter de woods, en sorter skeerted 'roun' so's ter git de tree 'twixt' me en de road.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wid | Wid | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 dat | compound |
| 2 | dat | dat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 drapt | nsubj |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 drapt | nsubj |
| 4 | des | des | X | Foreign=Yes | 5 drapt | dep |
| 5 | drapt | drapt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 7 inter | advmod |
| 7 | inter | int | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 woods | amod |
| 8 | de | de | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 woods | compound |
| 9 | woods | wood | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 drapt | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 skeerted | punct |
| 11 | en | en | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sorter | compound |
| 12 | sorter | sorter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 skeerted | nsubj |
| 13 | skeerted | skeert | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 drapt | conj |
| 14 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 15 roun | punct |
| 15 | roun | roun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 skeerted | obj |
| 16 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 15 roun | punct |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 24 twixt | advmod |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 git | punct |
| 19 | ter | ter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 git | compound |
| 20 | git | git | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 twixt | nsubj |
| 21 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 20 git | flat:foreign |
| 22 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 twixt | compound |
| 23 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 24 twixt | punct |
| 24 | twixt | twixt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 skeerted | obl |
| 25 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 24 twixt | punct |
| 26 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 24 twixt | conj |
| 27 | en | en | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 twixt | conj |
| 28 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 29 road | compound |
| 29 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 en | conj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 drapt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drapt | infinitive | Wid dat | inter de woods | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | skeert | past | en sorter | roun | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | twixt | ter git | tree rules |
Text: the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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