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title: harlot — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harlot» in the Early Modern English dictionary: a woman who sells her body for sex. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# harlot

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**Who acts:** woman, they, Judah, harlot · **What happens:** sell, say, see, think, be, cover · **To what, where:** body, her, harlot, she, sodomite · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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a woman who sells her body for sex.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:harlot:m1:1
# text = a woman who sells her body for sex.
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a woman | woman's body |  |  |  | for sex | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent body=Theme for sex=Asset |

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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 they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?'

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From Torah GEN.34.31, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:harlot:x1:1
# text = And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	harlot	harlot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

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From Torah GEN.38.15, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:harlot:x2:1
# text = When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	Judah	Judah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	harlot	harlot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Judah | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Judah | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | Judah *not said here* | a harlot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cover** | past · perfect · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

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From Torah DEU.23.17, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:harlot:x3:1
# text = There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	harlot	harlot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	17	cc:preconj	_	_
13	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sodomite	sodomite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | shall | no harlot of the daughters of Israel neither a sodomite |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | shall | no harlot of the daughters of Israel neither a sodomite *not said here* | a sodomite |  | there |  | of the sons of Israel | tree rules |

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