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title: crown — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crown» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A ring of gold or jewels worn on the head by a king or queen; in the Sefer Yetzirah sentence it means the highest point of a list. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crown

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**Who acts:** ring, he, it, highest Crown · **What happens:** wear, mean, point, overlay, make, crown · **To what, where:** jewels, head, highest point, list, it, crown

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A ring of gold or jewels worn on the head by a king or queen; in the Sefer Yetzirah sentence it means the highest point of a list.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:crown:m1:1
# text = A ring of gold or jewels worn on the head by a king or queen; in the Sefer Yetzirah sentence it means the highest point of a list.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
20	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	26	amod	_	_
26	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | jewels *not said here* |  | the head |  | by a king or queen | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | a ring of gold or jewels | the highest point of a list |  |  |  | in the Sefer sentence | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot point=Theme in sentence=Attribute |
| 3 | **point** |  |  | a list |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.

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From Torah EXO.37.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:crown:x1:1
# text = And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	overlaid	overlay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	thereto	thereto	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	round	round	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
17	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlay** | past | he | it |  |  |  | with pure gold | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | he *not said here* | a crown of gold |  |  |  | about, round *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset crown=Product |
| 3 | **crown** |  |  | gold |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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"But hadn't my great-great-however-much-it-is-grandfather a crown?"

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From The Book of Dragons.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:crown:x2:1
# text = "But hadn't my great-great-however-much-it-is-grandfather a crown?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	however	however	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | past |  | a crown |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | my great much grandfather |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The highest Crown is Kether, the First Sephira, the first emanation from the Ain Suph Aur, the Limit- less LightC

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From Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:crown:x3:1
# text = The highest Crown is Kether, the First Sephira, the first emanation from the Ain Suph Aur, the Limit- less LightC
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	Crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Kether	Kether	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	Sephira	Sephira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	emanation	emanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Ain	Ain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Suph	Suph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	Aur	Aur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
21	Limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	_
23	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	amod	_	_
24	LightC	LightC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the highest Crown | Kether and the First Sephira and the Limit less LightC |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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