--- title: meat — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «meat» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Food of any kind. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [meat in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/meat.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Food of any kind. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:meat:m1:1 # text = Food of any kind. 1 Food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 4 det _ _ 4 kind kind NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 1 {#x1} And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.' From Torah GEN.43.16, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:meat:x1:1 # text = And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 3 Joseph Joseph PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 5 Benjamin Benjamin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 steward steward NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 : : PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 18 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 Bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 22 into into ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 kill kill VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 beasts beast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 prepare prepare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 36 for for SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 nsubj _ _ 39 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 dine dine VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 parataxis _ _ 41 with with ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ _ 43 at at ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 noon noon NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Joseph | Benjamin | | | | with them *= they* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer benjamin=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Joseph | | | | | to the steward of Joseph's house | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to steward=Experiencer clause=Topic | | 3 | **bring** | infinitive | | the men | | the house | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme into house=Destination | | 4 | **kill** | infinitive | | the beasts | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Theme | | 5 | **prepare** | infinitive | | the meat | | | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient | | 6 | **dine** | shall | the men | | | | noon | with me | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} "Some wine and meat," she replied. From Grimm's Fairy Stories. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:meat:x2:1 # text = "Some wine and meat," she replied. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Some some DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 wine wine NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 ccomp _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | she | | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} "What are you waiting for, dog's-meat?" From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:meat:x3:1 # text = "What are you waiting for, dog's-meat?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 dog's dog's NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** *in a quote* | present · progressive | you | | | | | for dog's meat | tree rules | **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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