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title: bedchamber — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bedchamber» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A bedroom, especially a grand one in a palace or large house. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bedchamber

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**Who acts:** Three Bears, Bears, One hall, they, sweetheart, little back stair · **What happens:** think, make, go, be, abash, come · **To what, where:** it, farther search, bedchamber, last, little back stair, key · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bedchamber» 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: [bedchamber in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/bedchamber.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bedroom, especially a grand one in a palace or large house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bedchamber:m1:1
# text = A bedroom, especially a grand one in a palace or large house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the Three Bears thought it necessary that they should make farther search; so they went upstairs into their bedchamber.

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From English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bedchamber:x1:1
# text = Then the Three Bears thought it necessary that they should make farther search; so they went upstairs into their bedchamber.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Three	Three	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Bears	Bear	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	farther	far	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
18	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the Three Bears | it |  |  | then | necessary *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | should | Bears *= bear* | farther search |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset search=Product |
| 3 | **go** | past | Bears *= bear* |  |  | Bears's bedchamber |  | upstairs *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into bedchamber=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One hall was more magnificent than the other; one might indeed well be abashed; and at last they came into the bedchamber.

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From Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bedchamber:x2:1
# text = One hall was more magnificent than the other; one might indeed well be abashed; and at last they came into the bedchamber.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	parataxis	_	_
11	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
12	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	abashed	abash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	obl	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | One hall |  |  |  |  | than the other; magnificent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **abash** | might · passive | One hall *not said here* |  |  |  |  | indeed, well *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **come** | past | they |  |  | last |  | into the bedchamber | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into bedchamber=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sweetheart knows a little back stair that leads to the bedchamber, and she knows where she can get the key of it.”

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From Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bedchamber:x3:1
# text = My sweetheart knows a little back stair that leads to the bedchamber, and she knows where she can get the key of it.”
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sweetheart	sweetheart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	stair	stair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	20	advmod	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | My sweetheart | a little back stair |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer stair=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lead** | present | a little back stair |  |  |  |  | to the bedchamber | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to bedchamber=Patient |
| 3 | **know** | present | sweetheart |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **get** | can | sweetheart | the key of key |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer key=Stimulus |

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