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title: redeem — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «redeem» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To buy something back, pay a debt, or set someone free from a bond or curse. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# redeem

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**Who acts:** you, thou, one, he · **What happens:** buy back, pay, set, bear, redeem, be · **To what, where:** something, debt, someone, born sons, you, he · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To buy something back, pay a debt, or set someone free from a bond or curse.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:redeem:m1:1
# text = To buy something back, pay a debt, or set someone free from a bond or curse.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy back** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a debt |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset |
| 3 | **set** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient someone=Result |

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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 -->
All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem.

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From Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:redeem:x1:1
# text = All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	nsubj	_	_
10	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	redeem	redeem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **redeem** | shall | thou | thy born sons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Yes, one ought to be able to redeem you so easily, you pure, pious woman," he said.

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From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:redeem:x2:1
# text = "Yes, one ought to be able to redeem you so easily, you pure, pious woman," he said.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
5	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	redeem	redeem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
16	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
18	pious	pious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | ought | one |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **redeem** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | one *not said here* | you |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **woman** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him;

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From Torah LEV.25.48, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:redeem:x3:1
# text = after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him;
1	after	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	redeemed	redeem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	redeem	redeem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present · passive |  | he |  |  | after that |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **redeem** | may · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **redeem** | may | one of his brethren | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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