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title: gettest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gettest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «gettest» means «you get», a form of «get»: To get is to receive or be given: get a present. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gettest

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**Who acts:** you, thou · **What happens:** get, mean, be, give, take, make · **To what, where:** present, it, cattle pen, pen, egg, middle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gettest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: [gettest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/gettest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«gettest» means «you get», a form of «get»: To get is to receive or be given: get a present.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:gettest:m1:1
# text = «gettest» means «you get», a form of «get»: To get is to receive or be given: get a present.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	gettest	get	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	get	get	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	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	To	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
26	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | receive *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **give** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V» |
| 8 | **get** | infinitive |  | a present |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer present=Stimulus |

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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}

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Take it home, and when thou gettest there, make to thyself a cattle-pen, and make it strong; then break the egg in the middle of thy cattle-pen, and thou shalt see something.

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From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:gettest:x1:1
# text = Take it home, and when thou gettest there, make to thyself a cattle-pen, and make it strong; then break the egg in the middle of thy cattle-pen, and thou shalt see something.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gettest	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	thyself	thyself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch	11	obl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
24	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
25	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
32	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	35	nmod:poss	_	_
33	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
38	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	40	nsubj	_	_
39	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
40	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	conj	_	_
41	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | thou |  |  | there |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a cattle pen |  |  |  | to thyself | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | pen |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 5 | **break** | infinitive |  | the egg |  | the middle of thy cattle pen | then |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer egg=Patient |
| 6 | **see** | shall | thou | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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