--- title: bowels — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «bowels» in the Early Modern English dictionary: The inside of the body, the womb, or the deep inside of the earth. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [bowels in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/bowels.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} The inside of the body, the womb, or the deep inside of the earth. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:bowels:m1:1 # text = The inside of the body, the womb, or the deep inside of the earth. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 inside inside NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 womb womb NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 inside inside NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 1 {#x1} and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' From Torah NUM.5.22, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:bowels:x1:1 # text = and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' 1 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 causeth cause VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 curse curse NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 into into ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 bowels bowel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 16 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 belly belly NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 swell swell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 thigh thigh NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 acl _ _ 26 away away ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 32 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 : : PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 35 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 Amen amen INTJ UH _ 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 38 Amen amen INTJ UH _ 33 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 39 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cause** | present | this water | the curse | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition curse=Patient | | 2 | **go** | shall | this water | | | thy bowels | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into bowel=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **make** | infinitive | | thy belly | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset belly=Product | | 4 | **swell** | to-infinitive | | thy belly *not said here* | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 5 | **fall away** | to-infinitive | | | | | | away *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | shall | the woman | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent amen=Topic | ## Example 2 {#x2} Fifty doors flew open before him, and at length he reached a long flight of steps which seemed to lead into the bowels of the earth. From The Lilac Fairy Book. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:bowels:x2:1 # text = Fifty doors flew open before him, and at length he reached a long flight of steps which seemed to lead into the bowels of the earth. 1 Fifty fifty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 doors door NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 before before ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 steps step NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ _ 18 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 19 nsubj _ _ 19 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 acl:relcl _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 lead lead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 into into ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 bowels bowel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obl _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly** | past | Fifty doors | | | | before him *= he* | open *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before he=Location | | 2 | **reach** | past | he | a long flight of steps | | length | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent flight=Theme at length=Asset | | 3 | **seem** | past | steps | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 4 | **lead** | to-infinitive | steps *not said here* | | | the bowels of the earth | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into bowel=Destination | ## Example 3 {#x3} And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.' From Torah GEN.15.4, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:bowels:x3:1 # text = And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 behold behold INTJ UH _ 10 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 unto unto ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 16 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 19 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 20 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 21 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 23 cop _ _ 22 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 heir heir NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 25 but but CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 27 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 nsubj _ _ 28 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 30 forth forth ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 out out ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 35 nmod:poss _ _ 34 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 bowels bowel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 obl _ _ 36 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 37 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 39 cop _ _ 38 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 heir heir NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 29 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | the word of the LORD | | | | | unto him *= he* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the word of the LORD *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is a** | shall | this man | thine heir | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **come** | shall | man | | | thine own bowels | | forth *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out bowel=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **is a** | shall | | thine heir | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **word** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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