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title: delivereth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delivereth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «delivereth» means «delivers», a form of «deliver»: To deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# delivereth

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**Who acts:** postman, LORD, thou · **What happens:** deliver, mean, take, form, smite, go · **To what, where:** letters, place, post, deliver, it, hand · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«delivereth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [delivereth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/delivereth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«delivereth» means «delivers», a form of «deliver»: To deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:delivereth:m1:1
# text = «delivereth» means «delivers», a form of «deliver»: To deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	delivereth	deliver	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	delivers	deliver	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	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	deliver	deliver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	To	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	csubj	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
21	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	parcels	parcel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	conj	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	34	punct	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
34	delivers	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **deliver** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | letters and parcels or goods |  | a place or person |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to place=Destination |
| 7 | **deliver** | present | the postman | the post |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent post=Patient |
| 8 | **form** |  |  | deliver |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;

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From Torah DEU.20.13, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:delivereth:x1:1
# text = And when the LORD thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	delivereth	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
13	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nsubj	_	_
14	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present | the LORD | it |  | thy hand |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **smite** | shall | thou | every male |  |  |  | with the edge of the sword; thereof *property* | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent male=Patient with edge=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

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From Torah DEU.21.10, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:delivereth:x2:1
# text = When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goest	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	battle	battle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
16	delivereth	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nsubj	_	_
24	carriest	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	away	away	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
27	captive	captive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | thou |  |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **battle** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against thine enemies | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **deliver** | present | the LORD | enemies *= enemy* |  | thy hands |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 4 | **carry away** | present | thou | enemies *= enemy* |  |  |  | away, captive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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