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title: goeth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «goeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «goeth» means «goes», a form of «go»: To go is to move from one place to another: go to school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# goeth

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**Who acts:** form, she, father · **What happens:** go, mean, be, depart, become, tell · **To what, where:** one place, school, house, wife, it, Tamar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«goeth» means «goes», a form of «go»: To go is to move from one place to another: go to school.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:goeth:m1:1
# text = «goeth» means «goes», a form of «go»: To go is to move from one place to another: go to school.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	goeth	go	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	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	To	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
27	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  | one place to another |  | move *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  | school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

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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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and she departeth out of his house, and goeth and becometh another man's wife,

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From Torah DEU.24.2, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:goeth:x1:1
# text = and she departeth out of his house, and goeth and becometh another man's wife,
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	departeth	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	goeth	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	becometh	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | present | she |  |  | his house |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out house=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **go** | present | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present | she *not said here* | another man's wife |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient wife=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL 132

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From Indian Fairy Tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:goeth:x2:1
# text = PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL 132
1	PRIDE	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	GOETH	GOETH	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
3	BEFORE	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	FALL	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	132	132	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'

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From Torah GEN.38.13, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:goeth:x3:1
# text = And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Tamar	Tamar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	18	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	goeth	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Timnah	Timnah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	shear	shear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | it | Tamar |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient tamar=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **go up** | present | thy father in law |  | Timnah |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **shear** | to-infinitive | thy father in law *not said here* | father's sheep |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent sheep=Initial\_Location |

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