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title: murrain — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «murrain» in the Early Modern English dictionary: A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# murrain

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**Who acts:** deadly disease, hand, cattle, thou, Perchance, blood · **What happens:** kill, be, have, water, inflame, take · **To what, where:** cattle, field, grievous murrain, Perchance, them, 'em

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:murrain:m1:1
# text = A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | a deadly disease | cattle and other farm animals |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme |

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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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behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.

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From Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:murrain:x1:1
# text = behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.
1	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	upon	upon	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	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	nsubj	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	asses	ass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
35	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	flocks	flock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	41	punct	_	_
39	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	41	expl	_	_
40	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
41	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	45	cop	_	_
42	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
43	very	very	ADV	RB	_	44	advmod	_	_
44	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
45	murrain	murrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	45	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the hand of the LORD |  |  |  |  | upon thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks |  |  | the field and the horses and the asses |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive | thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks | a grievous murrain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Perchance thou hast watered them with foul water, so that their blood is stagnant, and their flesh inflamed?"--"The murrain take 'em if I know thy meaning!" cried the poor brother.

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From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:murrain:x2:1
# text = Perchance thou hast watered them with foul water, so that their blood is stagnant, and their flesh inflamed?"--"The murrain take 'em if I know thy meaning!" cried the poor brother.
1	Perchance	perchance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	watered	water	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	foul	foul	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	stagnant	stagnant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	inflamed	inflame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	murrain	murrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
28	'em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
30	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	advcl	_	_
32	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
36	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
38	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | thou | Perchance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perchance=Patient |
| 2 | **water** | past | Perchance | them *= they* |  |  |  | with foul water | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Destination with water=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | their blood |  |  |  |  | stagnant *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **inflame** | participle | their flesh |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **take** | infinitive | the murrain | 'em *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 6 | **know** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I | thy meaning |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer meaning=Stimulus |
| 7 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | Perchance *not said here* | the poor brother |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **mean** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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