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title: carrieth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «carrieth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «carrieth» means «carries», a form of «carry». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# carrieth

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**Who acts:** form, I, Thou, nursing father, land, thy · **What happens:** carry, mean, be, take, conceive, have · **To what, where:** it, people, bosom, sucking child · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«carrieth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: [carrieth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/carrieth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«carrieth» means «carries», a form of «carry».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:carrieth:m1:1
# text = «carrieth» means «carries», a form of «carry».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	carrieth	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **carry** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **carry** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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To carry is to hold something and take it with you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:carrieth:m1e:1
# text = To carry is to hold something and take it with you.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | with you | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that Thou shouldest say unto me: Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which Thou didst swear unto their fathers?

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From Torah NUM.11.12, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:carrieth:x1:1
# text = Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that Thou shouldest say unto me: Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which Thou didst swear unto their fathers?
1	Have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conceived	conceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
16	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
18	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
21	Carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	bosom	bosom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
27	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
29	nursing	nursing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
32	carrieth	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	sucking	suck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	35	amod	_	_
35	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	_
40	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	42	nsubj	_	_
41	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	42	nsubj	_	_
42	didst	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	acl:relcl	_	_
43	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	42	xcomp	_	_
44	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	fathers	father	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceive** | present · perfect | I | all people |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring** | past | I | people |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | Thou |  |  |  |  | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **carry** | infinitive | I *not said here* | people |  | thy bosom |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Value in bosom=Location |
| 6 | **carry** | present | a nursing father | the sucking child |  |  |  | unto the land | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 7 | **suck** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **do** | past | the land |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **swear** | infinitive | the land *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto people's fathers | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **bosom** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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