--- title: lubber — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «lubber» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A clumsy, slow, awkward person. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [lubber in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/lubber.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} A clumsy, slow, awkward person. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:lubber:m1:1 # text = A clumsy, slow, awkward person. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 2 clumsy clumsy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 slow slow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 awkward awkward ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 1 {#x1} “Ahoy there, you lubbers!” he called. From Peter Pan. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:lubber:x1:1 # text = “Ahoy there, you lubbers!” he called. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Ahoy ahoy NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 3 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 lubbers lubber NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lubber** *in a quote* | | you | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **call** *speech: express* | past | he | Ahoy and lubbers | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} “Luff, you lubber,” cried an Irish voice that was Smee’s; “here’s the rock. From Peter Pan. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:lubber:x2:1 # text = “Luff, you lubber,” cried an Irish voice that was Smee’s; “here’s the rock. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Luff luff NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 lubber lubber NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 8 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 Irish Irish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 Smee Smee PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ’s 's PART POS _ 14 case _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 “ " PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lubber** *in a quote* | | you | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Luff and lubber | a Irish voice | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Topic | | 3 | **is** | past | that | | | | | 's Smee | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} I shall then be able to act as guide and show you all the sights of the sea, which will be even more wonderful to you—a land-lubber.” From Japanese Fairy Tales. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:lubber:x3:1 # text = I shall then be able to act as guide and show you all the sights of the sea, which will be even more wonderful to you—a land-lubber.” 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 act act VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 guide guide NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 iobj _ _ 13 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 15 det:predet _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 sights sight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 21 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 22 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 23 even even ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 25 advmod _ _ 25 wonderful wonderful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 parataxis _ _ 26 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 — - PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 30 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 lubber lubber NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ” " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | shall | I | | | | then | able *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **act** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | as guide | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as guide=Attribute | | 3 | **show** | infinitive | I *not said here* | all sights of the sea | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient sight=Topic | | 4 | **is** | future | all sights of the sea | | you | | | wonderful *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **sight** | | | the sea | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient | **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. 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