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title: betimes — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «betimes» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Early, or in good time before something happens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# betimes

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**Who acts:** something, they, Isaac, He, sickle, Little · **What happens:** happen, rise up, swear, send away, depart, want · **To what, where:** one, them, peace, Little · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Early, or in good time before something happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:betimes:m1:1
# text = Early, or in good time before something happens.
1	Early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
9	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#x1}

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And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

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From Torah GEN.26.31, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:betimes:x1:1
# text = And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	betimes	betimes	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	Isaac	Isaac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | past | they |  |  |  | morning | betimes *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swear** | past |  | one |  |  |  | to another | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |
| 3 | **send away** | past | Isaac | them *= they* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **depart** | past | they |  |  | peace |  | from Isaac | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from he=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He who wants to be a sickle must bend himself betimes.’

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From Grimms' Fairy Tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:betimes:x2:1
# text = He who wants to be a sickle must bend himself betimes.’
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sickle	sickle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	bend	bend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obj	_	_
11	betimes	betimes	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | must · to-infinitive | a sickle |  |  |  |  | bend, betimes *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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"Good morning," said he to Little Claus; "you are come betimes to-day."

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From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:betimes:x3:1
# text = "Good morning," said he to Little Claus; "you are come betimes to-day."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Little	Little	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	Claus	Claus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	come	come	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
16	betimes	betimes	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  | Little |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to little=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Little |  |  |  | day | betimes, come *property* | tree rules |

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