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

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**Who acts:** he, fat, Benjamin, beloved · **What happens:** cover, mean, form, be, hide, protect · **To what, where:** covers, cover, thing, fat, safety, Benjamin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«covereth» means «covers», a form of «cover».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:covereth:m1:1
# text = «covereth» means «covers», a form of «cover».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	covereth	cover	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	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	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	6	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	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 | **cover** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | covers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cover=Topic |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | cover |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:covereth:m1e:1
# text = To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cover	cover	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	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | another thing |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **protect** | infinitive |  | thing |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

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From Torah LEV.7.3, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:covereth:x1:1
# text = And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	covereth	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	inwards	inwards	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | shall | he | all fat |  |  |  | of it; thereof *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** | present | the fat |  |  |  |  | inwards *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him; He covereth him all the day, and He dwelleth between his shoulders.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah DEU.33.12, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:covereth:x2:1
# text = Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him; He covereth him all the day, and He dwelleth between his shoulders.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beloved	beloved	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	dwell	dwell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	covereth	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	23	det:predet	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	dwelleth	dwell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
28	between	between	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Benjamin |  |  |  |  | of Benjamin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **dwell** | shall | the beloved of the LORD |  |  | safety |  | by Benjamin | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in safety=Location |
| 3 | **cover** | present | beloved |  | Benjamin |  | day |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Destination |
| 4 | **dwell** | present | beloved |  |  | beloved's shoulders |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between shoulder=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.9.19, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:covereth:x3:1
# text = and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ox	ox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	covereth	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	inwards	inwards	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	lobe	lobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	liver	liver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | the fat of the ox and the ram and the fat tail | the kidneys |  |  |  | inwards *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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