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

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**Who acts:** form, you, your, man, I, one · **What happens:** know, mean, be, learn, tell, mind · **To what, where:** something, mind, fact, he, valley, uncleanness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«knoweth» means «knows», a form of «know».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:knoweth:m1:1
# text = «knoweth» means «knows», a form of «know».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	knoweth	know	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	knows	know	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	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **know** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **know** *in a quote* | infinitive | a form |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:knoweth:m1e:1
# text = To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | your mind as a fact |  | have *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | past | you | fact |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |
| 5 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  | as a fact | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent as=obl |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he was buried in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor; and no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah DEU.34.6, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:knoweth:x1:1
# text = And he was buried in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor; and no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Moab	Moab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	Beth	Beth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	peor	peor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	knoweth	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	sepulchre	sepulchre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	28	det	_	_
28	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | past · passive |  | he |  | the valley |  | in the land of Moab; against Beth peor; over *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in valley=Destination |
| 2 | **know** | present | no man |  |  |  | day | of man's sepulchre | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of sepulchre=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I will gleam like the cloud, gleam in the sunshine of life, look out over the whole like the cloud, and pass away like it, no one knoweth whither."

<!-- .note -->
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:knoweth:x2:1
# text = I will gleam like the cloud, gleam in the sunshine of life, look out over the whole like the cloud, and pass away like it, no one knoweth whither."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gleam	gleam	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	gleam	gleam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	over	over	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
26	away	away	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	like	like	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	31	det	_	_
31	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
32	knoweth	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
33	whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	32	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gleam** | future | I |  |  |  |  | like the cloud and gleam in the sunshine of life | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **look out** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out, whole *property* | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pass away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like life; away *property* | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **know** | present | no one |  |  |  |  | whither *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty;

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.5.3, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:knoweth:x3:1
# text = or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty;
1	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	touch	touch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	uncleanness	uncleanness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	whatsoever	whatsoever	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det:predet	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	uncleanness	uncleanness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
14	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
22	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	30	advmod	_	_
29	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	knoweth	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	cop	_	_
35	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | he | the uncleanness of man and his uncleanness |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme uncleanness=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | he |  |  |  |  | unclean, wherewith *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive | uncleanness |  |  |  |  | from him *= he*; hide *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **know** | present | he |  |  |  |  | of uncleanness | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of it=Stimulus |
| 5 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | guilty *property* | tree rules |

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