--- title: droppest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «droppest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «droppest» means «you drop», a form of «drop». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [droppest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/droppest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «droppest» means «you drop», a form of «drop». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:droppest:m1:1 # text = «droppest» means «you drop», a form of «drop». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 droppest drop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|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 `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 drop drop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 drop drop NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **drop** *in a quote* | present | you | a form of drop | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **form** | | | drop | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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. The example in this meaning, parsed on its own: To drop is to let something fall from your hand; what you drop is lost to you. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:droppest:m1e:1 # text = To drop is to let something fall from your hand; what you drop is lost to you. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 drop drop 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 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 obj _ _ 7 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 12 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 drop drop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | let *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **fall** | infinitive | | | | your hand | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from hand=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **drop** | present | you | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **lose** | present · passive | | | you | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | ## Example 1 {#x1} "My lord King!" says the Queen, "tell me wherefore thou droppest bitter tears?" From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:droppest:x1:1 # text = "My lord King!" says the Queen, "tell me wherefore thou droppest bitter tears?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 7 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 13 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 16 advmod _ _ 15 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 nsubj _ _ 16 droppest drop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ _ 17 bitter bitter ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 tears tear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | My lord | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | My lord *not said here* | | My lord *= lord* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **drop** *in a quote* | present | thou | bitter tears | | | | wherefore *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tear=Theme | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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