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title: lade — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lade» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To put a load on or in something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lade

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**Who acts:** Pharaoh, ye, he, knees, tree · **What happens:** put, say, lade, go, get, give up · **To what, where:** load, something, beasts, you, quest, last · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To put a load on or in something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:lade:m1:1
# text = To put a load on or in something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	load	load	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	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 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | a load |  | something |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent load=Theme on something=Destination |

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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 Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

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From Torah GEN.45.17, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:lade:x1:1
# text = And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
13	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	lade	lade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
25	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	Canaan	Canaan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  | unto Joseph | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Pharaoh *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto thy brethren | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **lade** | present · do-support | ye | your beasts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | ye *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **get** | infinitive | ye *not said here* | you |  |  |  | unto the land of Canaan | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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When at last he gave up the quest his knees trembled beneath him for very weariness, and glad was he to see a tree growing close by lade with fruits of different sorts, of which he ate greedily.

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From The Orange Fairy Book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:lade:x2:1
# text = When at last he gave up the quest his knees trembled beneath him for very weariness, and glad was he to see a tree growing close by lade with fruits of different sorts, of which he ate greedily.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	trembled	tremble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	weariness	weariness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	parataxis	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	25	acl	_	_
27	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	26	advmod	_	_
28	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
29	lade	lade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	sorts	sort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
36	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	39	obl	_	_
38	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
39	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
40	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past | he | the quest |  | last |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quest=Source |
| 2 | **tremble** | past | his knees |  |  |  |  | beneath him *= he*; for weariness | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beneath he=Location |
| 3 | **see** | past | he | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tree=Stimulus |
| 4 | **grow** | gerund | a tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **lade** | infinitive | a tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with fruits of different sorts | tree rules |
| 6 | **eat** | past | he |  |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of which=Source |

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