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

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**Who acts:** you, mighty Death, Thou, thy, my · **What happens:** lead, mean, form, be, show, teach · **To what, where:** lead, leed, front, way, charge, nought · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«leadest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: [leadest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/leadest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«leadest» means «you lead», a form of «lead».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:leadest:m1:1
# text = «leadest» means «you lead», a form of «lead».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	leadest	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|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	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lead	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lead** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 4 | **form** |  |  | lead |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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:

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To lead (leed) is to go in front and show the way, or to be in charge of a group.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:leadest:m1e:1
# text = To lead (leed) is to go in front and show the way, or to be in charge of a group.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	leed	leed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | to-infinitive |  | leed |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leed=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | front |  | go *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive |  | the way |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | charge |  | of a group | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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“O mighty Death! thy silence teaches nought, Thou leadest only to the near grave's brink; Is broken now the ladder of my thoughts?

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From Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:leadest:x1:1
# text = “O mighty Death! thy silence teaches nought, Thou leadest only to the near grave's brink; Is broken now the ladder of my thoughts?
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
6	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nsubj	_	_
12	leadest	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	near	near	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	brink	brink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
23	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | mighty Death | nought |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nought=Recipient |
| 2 | **lead** *in a quote* | present | Thou | the near grave's brink |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brink=Theme |
| 3 | **break** *in a quote* | present · passive | mighty Death *not said here* | the ladder of my thoughts |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V» |
| 4 | **silence** *in a quote* |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **think** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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**Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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