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title: reachest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reachest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «reachest» means «you reach», a form of «reach»: To reach is to get to a place: the train reached the city. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reachest

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**Who acts:** you, train, he, that, thou · **What happens:** reach, mean, be, form, take, say · **To what, where:** form, city, reach, path, wood, top · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«reachest» means «you reach», a form of «reach»: To reach is to get to a place: the train reached the city.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:reachest:m1:1
# text = «reachest» means «you reach», a form of «reach»: To reach is to get to a place: the train reached the city.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	reachest	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	To	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **reach** *in a quote* | present | you | a form of reach |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent form=Theme |
| 4 | **reach** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a place; get *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **reach** | past | the train | the city |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent city=Theme |
| 7 | **form** |  |  | reach |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘“Take that path,” said he, “that leads to the head of this grassy glade, and go up the wood till thou reachest the top.

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From The Lilac Fairy Book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:reachest:x1:1
# text = ‘“Take that path,” said he, “that leads to the head of this grassy glade, and go up the wood till thou reachest the top.
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
19	grassy	grassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	glade	glade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
28	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	nsubj	_	_
29	reachest	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | that path |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lead** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | to the head of this grassy glade | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to head=Patient |
| 4 | **go up** *in a quote* | infinitive | that *not said here* | the wood |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient wood=Extent |
| 5 | **reach** *in a quote* | present | thou | the top |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent top=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But to-night thou must sleep in the this castle, and in the morning see that thou rise early and follow the road upwards through the valley, until thou reachest a wood.

<!-- .note -->
From The Lilac Fairy Book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:reachest:x2:1
# text = But to-night thou must sleep in the this castle, and in the morning see that thou rise early and follow the road upwards through the valley, until thou reachest a wood.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
17	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nsubj	_	_
20	rise	rise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
21	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	upwards	upwards	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
27	through	through	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
32	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nsubj	_	_
33	reachest	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	_
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | must | thou |  |  | the castle | night |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in castle=Location |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  | morning |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **rise** | present | thou |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **follow** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | the road |  | the valley |  | upwards *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent road=Theme through valley=Trajectory |
| 5 | **reach** | present | thou | a wood |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |

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