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title: bind — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bind» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To tie something tightly, or to hold back and restrain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bind

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**Who acts:** thou, they, you, his, interpretation, ten elemental entities · **What happens:** tie, hold back, restrain, bind, be, take · **To what, where:** something, them, him, wounds, ten elemental entities, primordial תֹּהוּ

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To tie something tightly, or to hold back and restrain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bind:m1:1
# text = To tie something tightly, or to hold back and restrain.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	restrain	restrain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **hold back** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **restrain** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

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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 thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

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From Torah DEU.6.8, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bind:x1:1
# text = And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bind	bind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	frontlets	frontlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
19	between	between	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | shall | thou | them *= they* |  |  |  | for a sign; upon thy hand | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | shall | they |  |  |  |  | for frontlets; between thine eyes | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Take him home and bind his wounds.

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From The Adventures of Pinocchio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bind:x2:1
# text = Take him home and bind his wounds.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bind	bind	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 2 | **bind** | infinitive | you *not said here* | his wounds |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |
| 3 | **wound** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' \[Genesis 1:2\], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.

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From Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:bind:x3:1
# text = In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	elemental	elemental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	entities	entity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	properties	property	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	bind	bind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	restrain	restrain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
16	primordial	primordial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	תֹּהוּ	תֹּהוּ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	tohu	tohu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	17	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	void	void	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
30	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	parataxis	_	_
32	1:2	1:2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	allowing	allow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
36	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	_	_
40	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	advcl	_	_
41	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | interpretation | ten elemental entities or properties |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bind** | present | ten elemental entities or properties |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **restrain** | present | ten elemental entities or properties *not said here* | primordial תֹּהוּ |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer תֹּהוּ=Eventuality |
| 4 | **allow** | gerund | interpretation *not said here* | structure and order |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **exist** | to-infinitive | interpretation *not said here* |  |  | creation |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in creation=Location |

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