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title: peradventure — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peradventure» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Perhaps; by chance; used when you are not sure. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peradventure

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**Who acts:** you, I, woman, head, ten · **What happens:** use, not be, say, not follow, go, burn · **To what, where:** chance, me, wind, giddiness, ten, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«peradventure» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [peradventure in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/peradventure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Perhaps; by chance; used when you are not sure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:peradventure:m1:1
# text = Perhaps; by chance; used when you are not sure.
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | chance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |

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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 I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

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From Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:peradventure:x1:1
# text = And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	Peradventure	peradventure	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | I |  |  |  |  | unto my master | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **follow** | future | the woman | me |  |  |  | peradventure *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Whenever I go against the wind my eyes will water, and peradventure my head will burn, and I shall have a giddiness every new moon.

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From Celtic Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:peradventure:x2:1
# text = Whenever I go against the wind my eyes will water, and peradventure my head will burn, and I shall have a giddiness every new moon.
1	Whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	peradventure	peradventure	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	burn	burn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	giddiness	giddiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	27	det	_	_
26	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | I |  |  | the wind |  | whenever *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme against wind=Location |
| 2 | **burn** | future | my head |  |  |  |  | peradventure *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | shall | I | a giddiness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

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From Torah GEN.18.32, JPS 1917.

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*Sentence 1:* Peradventure ten shall be found there.'

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:peradventure:x3:1
# text = Peradventure ten shall be found there.'
1	Peradventure	peradventure	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | shall · passive |  | ten |  | there |  | peradventure *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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*Sentence 2:* And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:peradventure:x3:2
# text = And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | ten |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **destroy** | future | I | it |  |  |  | for the ten sake | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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