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

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**Who acts:** form, earthen vessel, whatsoever, vessel, Dan, that · **What happens:** fall, mean, drop down, be, break, bite · **To what, where:** falls, ground, serpent, way, heels, part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«falleth» means «falls», a form of «fall».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:falleth:m1:1
# text = «falleth» means «falls», a form of «fall».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	falleth	fall	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	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	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	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	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 | **fall** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | falls |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fall=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 fall means to drop down toward the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:falleth:m1e:1
# text = To fall means to drop down toward the ground.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drop down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme toward ground=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

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From Torah LEV.11.33, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:falleth:x1:1
# text = And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
3	earthen	earthen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	whereinto	whereinto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	falleth	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nsubj	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | every earthen vessel whereinto any |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | shall · present | whatsoever |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** | shall | vessel |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.

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From Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:falleth:x2:1
# text = Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.
1	Dan	Dan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	horned	horned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	_
18	biteth	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	28	mark	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	fixed	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	falleth	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
29	backward	backward	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | shall | Dan | a serpent and a horned snake in the path |  | the way |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bite** | present | that | the horse's heels |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heel=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | present | Dan's rider |  |  |  |  | backward *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.11.35, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:falleth:x3:1
# text = And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	carcass	carcass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	falleth	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	parataxis	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
30	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
31	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	cop	_	_
32	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
35	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
36	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	cop	_	_
37	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	conj	_	_
38	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | any part of their carcass |  |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | shall | every thing |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** | shall · passive |  | part |  | pieces |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | pieces *= piece* |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | shall | pieces *= piece* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto you; unclean *property* | tree rules |

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