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title: pitch — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pitch» in the Early Modern English dictionary: In the Torah "pitch" means to set up a tent or camp; in the fairy tale it means a high degree, as in "to the highest pitch". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pitch

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**Who acts:** pitch, families, His · **What happens:** mean, set up, pitch, word · **To what, where:** Torah, tent, high degree, fairy tale, tabernacle westward, side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In the Torah "pitch" means to set up a tent or camp; in the fairy tale it means a high degree, as in "to the highest pitch".

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:pitch:m1:1
# text = In the Torah "pitch" means to set up a tent or camp; in the fairy tale it means a high degree, as in "to the highest pitch".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
28	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	32	amod	_	_
32	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | pitch |  |  | the Torah |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **set up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a tent or camp |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient tent=Result |
| 3 | **mean** | present | pitch | a high degree |  | the fairy tale |  |  | 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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The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;

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From Torah NUM.3.23, JPS 1917.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:pitch:x1:1
# text = The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Gershonites	Gershonite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pitch	pitch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	tabernacle	tabernacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	westward	westward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pitch** | past | the families of the Gershonites |  |  | the tabernacle westward |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent behind westward=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His words excited my curiosity to the highest pitch.

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From The Arabian Nights Entertainments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:pitch:x2:1
# text = His words excited my curiosity to the highest pitch.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **word** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;

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From Torah NUM.3.29, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:pitch:x3:1
# text = The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Kohath	Kohath	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pitch	pitch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	tabernacle	tabernacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	southward	southward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pitch** | past | the families of the sons of Kohath |  |  | the side of the tabernacle southward |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on side=Destination |

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