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verily

Who acts: you, LORD, Gomorrah, sin, Sodom, that · What happens: use, show, mean, say, be, exceed · To what, where: way, witness, this · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Truly or really; used to show that you mean what you say.

advmodccconjpunctmarkadvclmarknsubjccompobjnsubjccomppunctrootTrulyADVorCCONJreallyADV;PUNCTusedVERBtoPARTshowVERBthatSCONJyouPRONmeanVERBwhatPRONyouPRONsayVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TrulytrulyADV_5 usedadvmod
2ororCCONJ_3 reallycc
3reallyreallyADV_1 Trulyconj
4;;PUNCT_1 Trulypunct
5useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6totoPART_7 showmark
7showshowVERBVerbForm=Inf5 usedadvcl
8thatthatSCONJ_10 meanmark
9youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs10 meannsubj
10meanmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 showccomp
11whatwhatPRONPronType=Int13 sayobj
12youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs13 saynsubj
13saysayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 meanccomp
14..PUNCT_5 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useparticipletruly propertyvn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2showto-infinitivevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3meanpresentyouvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4say speech: assertpresentyouvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

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 the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

From Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917.

The tree, 20 words
ccdetnsubjpunctpunctadvmodpunctdetccompcasenmodccnsubjcopconjpunctccpunctadvmodpunctnmod:possnsubjauxadvclxcomppunctrootAndCCONJtheDETLORDPROPNsaidVERB:PUNCT'PUNCTVerilyADV,PUNCTtheDETcryNOUNofADPSodomPROPNandCCONJGomorrahPROPNisAUXgreatADJ,PUNCTandCCONJ,PUNCTverilyADV,PUNCTtheirPRONsinNOUNisAUXexceedingVERBgrievousADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_4 saidcc
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 LORDdet
3LORDLORDPROPNNumber=Sing4 saidnsubj
4saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5::PUNCT_10 crypunct
6''PUNCT_10 crypunct
7VerilyverilyADV_10 cryadvmod
8,,PUNCT_7 Verilypunct
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 crydet
10crycryNOUNNumber=Sing4 saidccomp
11ofofADP_12 Sodomcase
12SodomSodomPROPNNumber=Sing10 crynmod
13andandCCONJ_16 greatcc
14GomorrahGomorrahPROPNNumber=Sing16 greatnsubj
15isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 greatcop
16greatgreatADJDegree=Pos12 Sodomconj
17,,PUNCT_25 exceedingpunct
18andandCCONJ_25 exceedingcc
19,,PUNCT_18 andpunct
20verilyverilyADV_25 exceedingadvmod
21,,PUNCT_20 verilypunct
22theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs23 sinnmod:poss
23sinsinNOUNNumber=Sing25 exceedingnsubj
24isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 exceedingaux
25exceedingexceedVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 saidadvcl
26grievousgrievousADJDegree=Pos25 exceedingxcomp
27..PUNCT_4 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe LORDvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2ispresentGomorrahgreat propertytree rules
3exceedpresent · progressivetheir singrievous, verily propertyvn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
4crySodomnom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

Verily, that is the way of the world.

From Grimms' Fairy Tales.

advmodpunctnsubjcopdetcasedetnmodpunctrootVerilyADV,PUNCTthatPRONisAUXtheDETwayNOUNofADPtheDETworldNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1VerilyverilyADV_6 wayadvmod
2,,PUNCT_1 Verilypunct
3thatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem6 waynsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 waycop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 waydet
6waywayNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7ofofADP_9 worldcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 worlddet
9worldworldNOUNNumber=Sing6 waynmod
10..PUNCT_6 waypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthatthe wayof the world; verily propertytree rules

Example 3

And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

From Torah GEN.21.30, JPS 1917.

The tree, 28 words
ccnsubjpunctpunctadvmodpunctdetnummodcompoundpunctnsubjauxnsubjccompcasenmod:possoblpunctmarknsubjauxcopdetparataxiscasenmodpunctmarknsubjauxconjobjadvmodpunctpunctrootAndCCONJhePRONsaidVERB:PUNCT'PUNCTVerilyADV,PUNCTtheseDETsevenNUMeweNOUN-PUNCTlambsNOUNshaltAUXthouPRONtakeVERBofADPmyPRONhandNOUN,PUNCTthatSCONJitPRONmayAUXbeAUXaDETwitnessNOUNuntoADPmePRON,PUNCTthatSCONJIPRONhaveAUXdiggedVERBthisPRONwellADV.PUNCT'PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_3 saidcc
2hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4::PUNCT_6 Verilypunct
5''PUNCT_6 Verilypunct
6VerilyverilyADV_3 saidadvmod
7,,PUNCT_15 takepunct
8thesethisDETNumber=Plur PronType=Dem12 lambsdet
9sevensevenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card10 ewenummod
10eweeweNOUNNumber=Sing12 lambscompound
11--PUNCT_10 ewepunct
12lambslambNOUNNumber=Plur15 takensubj
13shaltshallAUXStyle=Arch VerbForm=Fin15 takeaux
14thouthouPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch15 takensubj
15taketakeVERBVerbForm=Inf3 saidccomp
16ofofADP_18 handcase
17mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs18 handnmod:poss
18handhandNOUNNumber=Sing15 takeobl
19,,PUNCT_25 witnesspunct
20thatthatSCONJ_25 witnessmark
21ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs25 witnessnsubj
22maymayAUXVerbForm=Fin25 witnessaux
23bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf25 witnesscop
24aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art25 witnessdet
25witnesswitnessNOUNNumber=Sing15 takeparataxis
26untountoADP_27 mecase
27meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs25 witnessnmod
28,,PUNCT_32 diggedpunct
29thatthatSCONJ_32 diggedmark
30IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs32 diggednsubj
31havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin32 diggedaux
32diggeddiggVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part15 takeconj
33thisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem32 diggedobj
34wellwellADVDegree=Pos32 diggedadvmod
35..PUNCT_15 takepunct
36''PUNCT_15 takepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastheverily propertyvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2takeshallthis ewe lambsof my handvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent of hand=Initial_Location
3is amayhanda witnessunto metree rules
4diggpresent · perfectIthiswell propertytree rules

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