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title: clomb — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clomb» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Went up something, using hands and feet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clomb

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**Who acts:** she, I, thou · **What happens:** go up, use, get, chance, come, clean · **To what, where:** something, hands, iron shoon, end, habitation, stable · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Went up something, using hands and feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:clomb:m1:1
# text = Went up something, using hands and feet.
1	Went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | past |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient something=Extent |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | hands and feet |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

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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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\[Illustration: THE GLASSY HILL I CLOMB FOR THEE\]

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From More English Fairy Tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:clomb:x1:1
# text = [Illustration: THE GLASSY HILL I CLOMB FOR THEE]
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Illustration	illustration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	GLASSY	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	HILL	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	CLOMB	CLOMB	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	FOR	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	THEE	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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At seven years' end she got her iron shoon, clomb the glassy hill, and chanced to come to the old washerwife's habitation.

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From More English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:clomb:x2:1
# text = At seven years' end she got her iron shoon, clomb the glassy hill, and chanced to come to the old washerwife's habitation.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	shoon	shoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	clomb	clomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	chanced	chance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	washerwife	washerwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	habitation	habitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | she | her iron shoon and clomb |  |  | at seven years's end |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent shoon=Beneficiary hill=Theme |
| 2 | **chance** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn risk-94-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  | the old washerwife's habitation |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to habitation=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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“I cleaned the stable, I laved the lake, and I clomb the tree, And all for the love of thee, And thou wilt not waken and speak to me.”

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From English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:clomb:x3:1
# text = “I cleaned the stable, I laved the lake, and I clomb the tree, And all for the love of thee, And thou wilt not waken and speak to me.”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	laved	lave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	clomb	clomb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	30	nsubj	_	_
28	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
30	waken	waken	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	conj	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** *in a quote* | past | I | the stable |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stable=Patient |
| 2 | **lave** *in a quote* | past | I | the lake |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lake=Patient |
| 3 | **clomb** *in a quote* | present | I | the tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **waken** *in a quote* | future | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to i=Co-Agent |
| 6 | **love** *in a quote* |  |  | thee |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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