whereof
Who acts: thou, I, young Prince, that, LORD · What happens: eat, command, not eat, serve up, busy, gaze · To what, where: thee, fine collation, morsel, Prince, people, water · Speech: someone speaks here
«whereof» 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: whereof in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Of what, or of which thing.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of | of | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 thing | punct |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 thing | cc |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 thing | case |
| 6 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 7 thing | det |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 what | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'
From Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hast | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 eaten | aux |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 3 eaten | nsubj |
| 3 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 tree | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tree | det |
| 6 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 eaten | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 commanded | punct |
| 8 | whereof | whereof | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 commanded | advmod |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 commanded | nsubj |
| 10 | commanded | command | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 eaten | conj |
| 11 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 10 commanded | obj |
| 12 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 16 eat | mark |
| 13 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 16 eat | nsubj |
| 14 | shouldest | should | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 16 eat | aux |
| 15 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 eat | advmod |
| 16 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 commanded | advcl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 eaten | punct |
| 18 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 3 eaten | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present · perfect | thou | of the tree | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of tree=Source | ||||
| 2 | command | past | I | thee | whereof property | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent thou=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | not eat | should | thou | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
A fine collation was served up, whereof the young Prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her.
From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 collation | det |
| 2 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 collation | amod |
| 3 | collation | collation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 served | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 served | aux:pass |
| 5 | served | serve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 served | compound:prt |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 ate | punct |
| 8 | whereof | whereof | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 ate | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Prince | det |
| 10 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 Prince | amod |
| 11 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 ate | nsubj |
| 12 | ate | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 served | parataxis |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 ate | advmod |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 morsel | det |
| 15 | morsel | morsel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ate | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 busied | punct |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 21 busied | advmod |
| 18 | intently | intently | ADV | _ | 21 busied | advmod |
| 19 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 busied | aux:pass |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 busied | nsubj |
| 21 | busied | busy | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 ate | conj |
| 22 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 23 gazing | mark |
| 23 | gazing | gaze | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 21 busied | advcl |
| 24 | on | on | ADP | _ | 25 her | case |
| 25 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 gazing | obl |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 served | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | serve up | past · passive | a fine collation | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | not eat | past | the young Prince | a morsel | whereof property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent morsel=Patient | |||
| 3 | busy | past · passive | Prince | intently property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | gaze | gerund | on her = she | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on she=Theme |
Example 3
And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'
From Torah NUM.21.16, JPS 1917.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 said | cc |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 thence | case |
| 3 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 14 said | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 Beer | case |
| 5 | Beer | Beer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 thence | obl |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 said | punct |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 whereof | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 whereof | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 whereof | det |
| 10 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 11 whereof | advmod |
| 11 | whereof | whereof | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 said | advmod |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 LORD | det |
| 13 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 said | nsubj |
| 14 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 16 Moses | case |
| 16 | Moses | Moses | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 said | obl |
| 17 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 19 Gather | punct |
| 18 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 19 Gather | punct |
| 19 | Gather | gather | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 said | ccomp |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 people | det |
| 21 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 Gather | obj |
| 22 | together | together | ADV | _ | 19 Gather | advmod |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 give | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 give | cc |
| 25 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 27 give | nsubj |
| 26 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 27 give | aux |
| 27 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 Gather | conj |
| 28 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 give | iobj |
| 29 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 give | obj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 Gather | punct |
| 31 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 19 Gather | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that | well, whereof property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the LORD | unto Moses; thence property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | gather | infinitive | the people | together property | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme | ||||
| 4 | give | future | I | water | people | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient water=Theme |
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