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title: ear — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ear» in the Early Modern English dictionary: One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ear

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**Who acts:** One, you, ye, I, earth, she · **What happens:** use, give, mean, listen, heaven, speak · **To what, where:** head, ear, earth, words, mouth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:ear:m1:1
# text = One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	nsubj	_	_
18	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
20	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | the head *not said here* |  |  |  | for hearing | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | One of the two parts on the sides of the head | ear |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **listen** *not said to happen* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

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From Torah DEU.32.1, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:ear:x1:1
# text = Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
5	heavens	heaven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | ear |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 2 | **heaven** |  | ye |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the earth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **hear** | infinitive | the earth *not said here* | the words of my mouth |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |
| 6 | **word** |  |  | my mouth |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then she whispered in his ear:

<!-- .note -->
From The Red Fairy Book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:ear:x2:1
# text = Then she whispered in his ear:
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  | his ear | then |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ear=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear.

<!-- .note -->
From Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:ear:x3:1
# text = From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	4	obl	_	_
3	further	further	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	reckon	reckon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	express	express	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | further *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from thence=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **reckon** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **express** | can | the mouth |  |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **hear** | can | the ear |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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