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title: descend — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «descend» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To go or come down, or to fall. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# descend

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**Who acts:** LORD, sun, rain, way, more concrete instantions · **What happens:** go, come down, fall, descend, stand, proclaim · **To what, where:** cloud, name, LORD, Hebrew root, entity, concrete speech

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To go or come down, or to fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:descend:m1:1
# text = To go or come down, or to fall.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fall	fall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come down** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

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From Torah EXO.34.5, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:descend:x1:1
# text = And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	descended	descend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **descend** | past | the LORD |  |  | the cloud |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stand** | past | the LORD *not said here* |  |  | there |  | with LORD | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **proclaim** | past | the LORD *not said here* | the name of the LORD |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  |  | the LORD |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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"To-morrow the sun will shine, or the rain descend.

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From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:descend:x2:1
# text = "To-morrow the sun will shine, or the rain descend.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	morrow	morrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	descend	descend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** *in a quote* | future | the sun |  |  |  |  | to morrow | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **descend** *in a quote* | infinitive | the rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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This way of thinking about language imbues the Hebrew root itself with a certain metaphysical reality, an entity from which more concrete instantions of individual words may ontologically descend and ultimately crystallize into concrete speech or material reality.

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From Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:descend:x3:1
# text = This way of thinking about language imbues the Hebrew root itself with a certain metaphysical reality, an entity from which more concrete instantions of individual words may ontologically descend and ultimately crystallize into concrete speech or material reality.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	imbues	imbue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	10	nmod:unmarked	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	metaphysical	metaphysical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	entity	entity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	obl	_	_
22	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	amod	_	_
23	concrete	concrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	instantions	instantion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	individual	individual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
28	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	ontologically	ontologically	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	descend	descend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	acl:relcl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	crystallize	crystallize	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	conj	_	_
34	into	into	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	concrete	concrete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
37	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
38	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	_
39	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | this way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about language | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about language=Topic |
| 2 | **imbue** | present | this way | the Hebrew root  way |  |  |  | with a certain metaphysical reality | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent root=Destination with reality=Theme |
| 3 | **descend** | may | more concrete instantions of individual words |  |  | a entity |  | ontologically *property* | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from which=Location |
| 4 | **crystallize** | infinitive | more concrete instantions of individual words *not said here* |  |  | concrete speech or material reality |  | ultimately *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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