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

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**Who acts:** it, people, he, house, one · **What happens:** eat, mean, be, chew, swallow, cut off · **To what, where:** mouth, food, soul, clothes, house, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«eateth» means «eats», a form of «eat».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eateth:m1:1
# text = «eateth» means «eats», a form of «eat».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	eateth	eat	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	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	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	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	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 | **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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: 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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To eat is to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eateth: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	_	_
```

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| # | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

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From Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eateth:x1:1
# text = Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
1	Whosoever	whosoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eateth	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive | it |  |  |  |  | eat *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut off** | shall · passive | his people | that soul |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector subject=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

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From Torah LEV.14.47, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eateth:x2:1
# text = And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	lieth	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	eateth	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wash** | shall | the house | house's clothes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | present | house |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wash** | shall | house *not said here* | house's clothes |  | the house |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.19.8, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eateth:x3:1
# text = But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eateth	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	iniquity	iniquity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
15	profaned	profane	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	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	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	det	_	_
25	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
29	off	off	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	_
30	from	from	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | every one | it |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **bear** | shall | every one | his iniquity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iniquity=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **profane** | past | he *not said here* | the holy thing of the LORD |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **cut off** | shall · passive |  | that soul |  |  |  | from his people | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme from people=Initial\_Location |

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