waxed
Who acts: meaning, man, Voyvode, God, people · What happens: grow, become, wax, demand, deal, multiply · To what, where: more, divorce
«waxed» 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: waxed in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
To grow or become more of something, such as "waxed great" meaning "grew great".
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 grow | mark |
| 2 | grow | grow | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 become | cc |
| 4 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 grow | conj |
| 5 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 become | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 something | case |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 more | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 waxed | punct |
| 9 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 12 waxed | case |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 such | fixed |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 waxed | punct |
| 12 | waxed | wax | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 something | acl:relcl |
| 13 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 waxed | xcomp |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 meaning | punct |
| 15 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 grew | nsubj |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 meaning | punct |
| 17 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 waxed | conj |
| 18 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 grew | xcomp |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 great | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 grow | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | to-infinitive | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | become | infinitive | more | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient more=Result | |||||
| 3 | wax in a quote | past | great property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | grow in a quote | past | meaning | great property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
From Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 waxed | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 waxed | nsubj |
| 4 | waxed | wax | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 waxed | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 grew | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 grew | cc |
| 8 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 waxed | conj |
| 9 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 grew | advmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 more | cc |
| 11 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 9 more | conj |
| 12 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 14 became | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 became | nsubj |
| 14 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 grew | advcl |
| 15 | very | very | ADV | _ | 16 great | advmod |
| 16 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 became | xcomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 waxed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wax | past | the man | great property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | grow | past | the man not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | become | past | man | great property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Example 2
The Voyvode waxed wroth, and demanded a divorce.
From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Voyvode | det |
| 2 | Voyvode | Voyvode | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 waxed | nsubj |
| 3 | waxed | wax | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | wroth | wroth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 waxed | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 demanded | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 demanded | cc |
| 7 | demanded | demand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 waxed | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 divorce | det |
| 9 | divorce | divorce | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 demanded | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 waxed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wax | past | the Voyvode | wroth property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | demand speech: request | past | the Voyvode not said here | a divorce | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme divorce=Precondition |
Example 3
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
From Torah EXO.1.20, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 dealt | cc |
| 2 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dealt | nsubj |
| 3 | dealt | deal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 dealt | advmod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 midwives | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 midwives | det |
| 7 | midwives | midwife | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dealt | obl |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 multiplied | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 multiplied | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 people | det |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 multiplied | nsubj |
| 12 | multiplied | multiply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 dealt | parataxis |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 waxed | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 waxed | cc |
| 15 | waxed | wax | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 multiplied | conj |
| 16 | very | very | ADV | _ | 17 mighty | advmod |
| 17 | mighty | mighty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 waxed | xcomp |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 dealt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deal | past | God | with the midwives; well property | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with midwife=Theme | ||||
| 2 | multiply | past | the people | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | wax | past | the people not said here | mighty property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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