thrice

Who acts: Thrice, knight, Thrice witch, Peter, He, we · What happens: mean, knock, use, stir, be, deny · To what, where: Thrice, castle door, pot, 4 12, Jesus thrice, thrice champion · Speech: someone speaks here

«thrice» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: thrice in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

Thrice means three times: he knocked thrice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 times	nummod
4	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 means	obl:unmarked
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 knocked	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 knocked	nsubj
7	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 means	conj
8	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 knocked	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Thrice				time		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	knock	past	Thrice					thrice property	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Thrice can also be used before a word to mean very or extremely, as in "thrice-lovely".

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	nsubj:pass
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 used	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 used	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	aux:pass
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 word	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 word	det
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 mean	mark
10	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	advcl
11	very	very	ADV	_	10 mean	advmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 extremely	cc
13	extremely	extremely	ADV	_	11 very	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 lovely	mark
16	in	in	ADP	_	20 lovely	case
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
18	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 lovely	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 thrice	punct
20	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 used	parataxis
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	can · passive		Thrice			before a word		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality
2	mean	to-infinitive							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The knight knocked thrice on the castle door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	nsubj
3	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 door	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
7	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 door	compound
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	past	the knight	thrice		the castle door			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent thrice=Theme on door=Destination

Example 2

Thrice the witch stirred the pot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	Thrice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 witch	compound
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 witch	det
3	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stirred	nsubj
4	stirred	stir	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pot	det
6	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stirred	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stirred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stir	past	the Thrice witch	the pot					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pot=Experiencer

Example 3

Thrice 4 is 12.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 12	nummod
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 12	cop
4	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Thrice	obl:unmarked
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thrice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		4 12					tree rules

Example 4

Peter denied knowing Jesus thrice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 denied	nsubj
2	denied	deny	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	knowing	know	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 denied	xcomp
4	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 thrice	compound
5	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knowing	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 denied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deny	past	Peter						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	know	gerund	Peter not said here	Jesus thrice					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thrice=Stimulus

Example 5

He was thrice champion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 champion	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 champion	cop
3	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 champion	amod
4	champion	champion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 champion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	He	thrice champion					tree rules

Example 6

In modern English we usually say «three times», not «thrice».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 English	case
2	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 English	amod
3	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 say	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 say	nsubj
5	usually	usually	ADV	_	6 say	advmod
6	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 times	nummod
9	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 say	obl:unmarked
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 thrice	advmod
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
14	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 say	ccomp
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	we			modern English	time	thrice ccomp; usually property	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in english=Manner

Example 7

Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped into the vats.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 leaped	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Nastasia	det
3	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lovely	amod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 thrice	punct
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Nastasia	amod
6	Nastasia	Nastasia	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 leaped	nsubj
7	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 leaped	nsubj
8	leaped	leap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 vats	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 vats	det
11	vats	vat	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 leaped	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 leaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leap	participle	the lovely Nastasia			the vats	then	Nastasia nsubj	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination

Example 8

Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man, (Writings JOB.33.29, JPS 1917)

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lo	lo	INTJ	_	6 doth	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Lo	punct
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 things	det:predet
4	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	5 things	det
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 doth	nsubj
6	doth	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 work	compound
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doth	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 thrice	punct
10	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	13 thrice	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 thrice	punct
12	yea	yea	INTJ	_	13 thrice	discourse
13	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doth	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 man	punct
15	with	with	ADP	_	17 man	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 man	det
17	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 thrice	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 Writings	punct
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 Writings	punct
20	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 thrice	appos
21	JOB.33.29	JOB.33.29	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Writings	appos
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 JPS	punct
23	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 JOB.33.29	flat
24	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 JOB.33.29	flat
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 Writings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	all things	God work				thrice and a man conj	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality

Example 9

And he said unto the king of Israel: 'Smite upon the ground'; and he smote thrice, and stayed. (Prophets 2KI.13.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he said unto the king of Israel: 'Smite upon the ground'; and he smote thrice, and stayed.

The tree, 18 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	unto	unto	ADP	_	6 king	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 king	det
6	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Israel	case
8	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 king	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 Smite	punct
10	'	'	PUNCT	_	11 Smite	punct
11	Smite	smite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 said	ccomp
12	upon	upon	ADP	_	14 ground	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 ground	det
14	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 Smite	obl
15	'	'	PUNCT	_	11 Smite	punct
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 smote	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 smote	cc
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 smote	nsubj
19	smote	smite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	conj
20	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 smote	xcomp
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 stayed	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 stayed	cc
23	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 smote	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	he	unto the king of Israel	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	smite	infinitive		upon the ground	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	smite	past	Israel	thrice property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	stay	past	Israel not said here		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2KI.13.18, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	2KI.13.18	2KI.13.18	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2KI.13.18	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.' (Prophets 2KI.13.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.'

The tree, 37 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	7 wroth	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wroth	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 God	case
5	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 man	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 wroth	cop
7	wroth	wroth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 him	case
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 wroth	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 said	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 said	cc
12	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 wroth	parataxis
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 smitten	punct
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 smitten	punct
15	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	18 smitten	nsubj:pass
16	shouldest	should	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	18 smitten	aux
17	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 smitten	aux
18	smitten	smite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 said	ccomp
19	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	22 times	nummod
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 six	cc
21	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	19 five	conj
22	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 smitten	obl:unmarked
23	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 hadst	punct
24	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	25 hadst	advmod
25	hadst	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 said	conj
26	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	25 hadst	obj
27	smitten	smite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	28 Aram	amod
28	Aram	Aram	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 hadst	obj
29	till	till	SCONJ	_	31 hadst	mark
30	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	31 hadst	nsubj
31	hadst	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	25 hadst	advcl
32	consumed	consume	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	31 hadst	xcomp
33	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 consumed	obj
34	;	;	PUNCT	_	39 smite	punct
35	whereas	whereas	ADV	_	39 smite	advmod
36	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	39 smite	advmod
37	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	39 smite	nsubj
38	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	39 smite	aux
39	smite	smite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 wroth	parataxis
40	Aram	Aram	PROPN	Number=Sing	39 smite	obj
41	but	but	CCONJ	_	42 thrice	cc
42	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 smite	conj
43	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wroth	punct
44	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 wroth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the man of God			with God; wroth property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	smite	should · perfect · passive		Thou	time		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
4	have	past		thou	then	smitten Aram obj	tree rules
5	smite	participle					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
6	have	past	thou				tree rules
7	consume	participle	thou not said here	it			vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset
8	smite	shall	thou	Aram	now	thrice conj; whereas property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus aram=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2KI.13.19, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	2KI.13.19	2KI.13.19	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2KI.13.19	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 thrice

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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