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.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truly | truly | ADV | _ | 5 used | advmod |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 really | cc |
| 3 | really | really | ADV | _ | 1 Truly | conj |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Truly | punct |
| 5 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 show | mark |
| 7 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 used | advcl |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 mean | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 mean | nsubj |
| 10 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 show | ccomp |
| 11 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 13 say | obj |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 13 say | nsubj |
| 13 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 mean | ccomp |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | truly property | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | show | to-infinitive | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | mean | present | you | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | present | you | vn 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 said | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 LORD | det |
| 3 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 said | nsubj |
| 4 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 cry | punct |
| 6 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 10 cry | punct |
| 7 | Verily | verily | ADV | _ | 10 cry | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Verily | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cry | det |
| 10 | cry | cry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 said | ccomp |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Sodom | case |
| 12 | Sodom | Sodom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 cry | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 great | cc |
| 14 | Gomorrah | Gomorrah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 great | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 great | cop |
| 16 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Sodom | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 exceeding | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 exceeding | cc |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 and | punct |
| 20 | verily | verily | ADV | _ | 25 exceeding | advmod |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 verily | punct |
| 22 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 sin | nmod:poss |
| 23 | sin | sin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 exceeding | nsubj |
| 24 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 25 exceeding | aux |
| 25 | exceeding | exceed | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 said | advcl |
| 26 | grievous | grievous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 exceeding | xcomp |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the LORD | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | Gomorrah | great property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | exceed | present · progressive | their sin | grievous, verily property | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||
| 4 | cry | Sodom | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Example 2
Verily, that is the way of the world.
From Grimms' Fairy Tales.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verily | verily | ADV | _ | 6 way | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Verily | punct |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 way | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 way | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 way | det |
| 6 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 world | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 world | det |
| 9 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 way | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that | the way | of the world; verily property | tree 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 said | cc |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 Verily | punct |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 6 Verily | punct |
| 6 | Verily | verily | ADV | _ | 3 said | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 take | punct |
| 8 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 12 lambs | det |
| 9 | seven | seven | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 ewe | nummod |
| 10 | ewe | ewe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lambs | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 ewe | punct |
| 12 | lambs | lamb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 take | nsubj |
| 13 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 15 take | aux |
| 14 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 15 take | nsubj |
| 15 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 said | ccomp |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 hand | case |
| 17 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 hand | nmod:poss |
| 18 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 take | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 witness | punct |
| 20 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 25 witness | mark |
| 21 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 witness | nsubj |
| 22 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 25 witness | aux |
| 23 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 25 witness | cop |
| 24 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 witness | det |
| 25 | witness | witness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 take | parataxis |
| 26 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 27 me | case |
| 27 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 25 witness | nmod |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 digged | punct |
| 29 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 32 digged | mark |
| 30 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 32 digged | nsubj |
| 31 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 32 digged | aux |
| 32 | digged | digg | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 15 take | conj |
| 33 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 32 digged | obj |
| 34 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 32 digged | advmod |
| 35 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 take | punct |
| 36 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 15 take | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | verily property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | take | shall | this ewe lambs | of my hand | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent of hand=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | is a | may | hand | a witness | unto me | tree rules | |||
| 4 | digg | present · perfect | I | this | well property | 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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