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

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**Who acts:** form, fiftieth year, ye, That, thou, vine · **What happens:** grow, mean, be, not sow, reap, gather · **To what, where:** jubilee, grapes, harvest, undressed vine, year · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«groweth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [groweth in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/groweth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«groweth» means «grows», a form of «grow».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:groweth:m1:1
# text = «groweth» means «grows», a form of «grow».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	groweth	grow	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	grows	grow	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	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	grow	grow	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 | **grow** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **grow** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **grow** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «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 grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:groweth:m1e:1
# text = To grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like a child or a plant; big, get *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.

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From Torah LEV.25.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:groweth:x1:1
# text = A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jubilee	jubilee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	fiftieth	fiftieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	sow	sow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	17	cc:preconj	_	_
17	reap	reap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	groweth	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	27	cc	_	_
27	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nmod	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	undressed	undress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	35	amod	_	_
35	vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | that fiftieth year |  |  |  |  | unto you | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **sow** | shall | ye |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **reap** | infinitive | ye *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow** | present |  |  |  | jubilee |  | of jubilee | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Location |
| 5 | **gather** | present | ye *not said here* | the grapes of the undressed vines |  | jubilee |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grape=Theme |
| 6 | **undress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

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From Torah LEV.25.5, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:groweth:x2:1
# text = That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	groweth	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nsubj	_	_
10	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	reap	reap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	undressed	undress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
21	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nsubj	_	_
22	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
27	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
28	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	cop	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
34	for	for	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | That |  |  |  |  | of itself *= it*; of thy harvest | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **reap** | shall | thou | thy harvest *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvest=Theme |
| 3 | **undress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **gather** | shall | thou | thy undressed vine *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vine=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | shall | vine | a year |  |  |  | of solemn rest for the land | tree rules |

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