--- title: eatest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «eatest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «eatest» means «you eat», a form of «eat». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [eatest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/eatest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «eatest» means «you eat», a form of «eat». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:eatest:m1:1 # text = «eatest» means «you eat», a form of «eat». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 eatest eat 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 eat eat 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 4 parataxis _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **eat** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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 eat is to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:eatest:m1e:1 # text = To eat is to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 eat eat VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 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 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 chew chew VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 swallow swallow VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | your mouth | | put *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **chew** | infinitive | | food | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 4 | **swallow** | infinitive | | food | | | | | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ## Example 1 {#x1} but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' From Torah GEN.2.17, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:eatest:x1:1 # text = but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' 1 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 nmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 evil evil ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 13 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 nsubj _ _ 14 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 for for ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl:unmarked _ _ 24 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 26 obj _ _ 25 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 26 nsubj _ _ 26 eatest eat VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 acl:relcl _ _ 27 thereof thereof ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 28 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 31 nsubj _ _ 29 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 surely surely ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 32 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **eat** | shall | thou | | | | day | of the tree of the knowledge of good; of knowledge | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of tree=Source | | 2 | **eat** | present | thou | the day | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **die** | shall | thou | | | | | surely, thereof *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | **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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