therein

«therein» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: in it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic word

modern equivalent

in it

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In that place, thing or document. tree →

how it differs from today

Still used in formal writing but not in speech, where we say "in it."

examples

• And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Everyday necessity is the stagnant pool of life--no lovely picture reflects itself therein. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
• And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. (Torah NUM.32.40, JPS 1917) tree →

primary record

therein

tests

manual 10.1; corpora 90 (Torah 64, tales 24, Sefer Yetzirah 2); EWT 0; ratio 10.2 (Torah alone 149.3); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'
• The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.'
• Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'
• And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
• And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «therein» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.