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

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**Who acts:** this, lord, ye, land, rain · **What happens:** drink, mean, form, be, swallow, not be · **To what, where:** drinks, drink, mouth, this, land, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«drinketh» means «drinks», a form of «drink».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:drinketh:m1:1
# text = «drinketh» means «drinks», a form of «drink».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	drinketh	drink	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	drinks	drink	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	4	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	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 | **drink** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | drinks |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Topic |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | drink |  |  |  |  | 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 drink is to take water, milk, juice or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:drinketh:m1e:1
# text = To drink is to take water, milk, juice or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
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	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | your mouth |  | take *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **swallow** | infinitive |  | mouth |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.'

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From Torah GEN.44.5, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:drinketh:x1:1
# text = Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.'
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	drinketh	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
12	whereby	whereby	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	divineth	divine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
17	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nsubj	_	_
18	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	parataxis	_	_
20	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
21	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	so	so	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present |  | this |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | present | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **divine** | present | lord |  |  |  |  | indeed, whereby *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | present · perfect | ye |  |  |  |  | evil *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **do** | gerund | ye *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water as the rain of heaven cometh down;

<!-- .note -->
From Torah DEU.11.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:drinketh:x2:1
# text = but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water as the rain of heaven cometh down;
1	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	possess	possess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	valleys	valley	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	drinketh	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
23	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	cometh	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
30	down	down	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go over** | present | ye |  |  |  |  | over, whither *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **possess** | to-infinitive | ye *not said here* | land |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the land | a land |  |  |  | of hills and valleys | tree rules |
| 4 | **drink** | present | the land *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 5 | **come down** | present | the rain of heaven |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **rain** |  |  | heaven |  |  |  |  | nom rain «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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