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title: eventide — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eventide» in the Early Modern English dictionary: the evening, the time when the day is ending. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eventide

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**Who acts:** day, Isaac, camels, they, dove, Noah · **What happens:** end, go out, meditate, lift up, see, be · **To what, where:** field, eyes, eventide, lighted taper, earthen pot, him

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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the evening, the time when the day is ending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eventide:m1:1
# text = the evening, the time when the day is ending.
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present · progressive | the day |  |  |  | evening; time |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 -->
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

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From Torah GEN.24.63, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eventide:x1:1
# text = And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Isaac	Isaac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	meditate	meditate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	eventide	eventide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
26	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	29	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
28	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	29	expl	_	_
29	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
30	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
31	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	30	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | Isaac |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **meditate** | to-infinitive | Isaac *not said here* |  |  | the field at the eventide |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **lift up** | past | Isaac | Isaac's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | past | Isaac *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **be** | past | camels |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **come** | gerund | camels *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So at eventide they all lay down on the floor, and beside them they set a lighted taper hidden in an earthen pot.

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From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eventide:x2:1
# text = So at eventide they all lay down on the floor, and beside them they set a lighted taper hidden in an earthen pot.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	eventide	eventide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
6	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	lighted	light	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	taper	taper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	earthen	earthen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay down** | present | they |  |  | eventide |  | on the floor; down *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at eventide=Destination |
| 2 | **set** | past | they | a lighted taper |  |  |  | beside them *= they* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent taper=Theme beside they=Destination |
| 3 | **light** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hide** | participle |  | a lighted taper *not said here* |  | a earthen pot |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pot=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

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From Torah GEN.8.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:eventide:x3:1
# text = And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	eventide	eventide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
12	lo	lo	INTJ	UH	_	21	discourse	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	freshly	freshly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
26	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj:pass	_	_
29	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux:pass	_	_
30	abated	abate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	ccomp	_	_
31	from	from	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	off	off	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | past | the dove |  | him *= he* | eventide |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **pluck** | participle · passive |  | a olive leaf |  | dove's mouth |  | freshly *property* | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **know** | past | Noah |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **abate** | past · passive |  | the waters |  | the earth |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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