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title: remainest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «remainest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «remainest» means «you remain», a form of «remain»: To remain is to stay or still be there after other things have gone or been used: two cakes remain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# remainest

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**Who acts:** you, other things, two cakes, Greeting, thou, that · **What happens:** remain, mean, be, go, use, answer · **To what, where:** Arthur, thou, two, minstrels, one, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«remainest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: [remainest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/remainest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«remainest» means «you remain», a form of «remain»: To remain is to stay or still be there after other things have gone or been used: two cakes remain.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:remainest:m1:1
# text = «remainest» means «you remain», a form of «remain»: To remain is to stay or still be there after other things have gone or been used: two cakes remain.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	remainest	remain	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	remain	remain	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	4	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	To	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
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	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	still	still	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	conj	_	_
26	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
27	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
29	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
30	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	advcl	_	_
31	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	33	aux:pass	_	_
33	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	37	punct	_	_
35	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	36	nummod	_	_
36	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nsubj	_	_
37	remain	remain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **remain** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **remain** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | stay *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | still | there *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **go** | present · perfect | other things |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **use** | participle · passive | other things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 10 | **remain** | present | two cakes |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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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‘Greeting to thee also,’ answered Arthur. ‘Sit thou between two of my warriors, and thou shalt have minstrels before thee and all that belongs to one born to be a king, while thou remainest in my palace.’

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From The Lilac Fairy Book.

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*Sentence 1:* ‘Greeting to thee also,’ answered Arthur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:remainest:x1:1
# text = ‘Greeting to thee also,’ answered Arthur.
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	TO	_	4	case	_	_
4	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	nmod	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Greeting to thee |  | Arthur |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent arthur=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 2:* ‘Sit thou between two of my warriors, and thou shalt have minstrels before thee and all that belongs to one born to be a king, while thou remainest in my palace.’

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:remainest:x1:2
# text = ‘Sit thou between two of my warriors, and thou shalt have minstrels before thee and all that belongs to one born to be a king, while thou remainest in my palace.’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	obj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nsubj	_	_
12	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
14	minstrels	minstrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	obl	_	_
23	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	cop	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
30	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	31	nsubj	_	_
31	remainest	remain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | imperative | you *not said here* | thou |  | two of my warriors |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme between two=Location |
| 2 | **have** | shall | thou | minstrels |  |  | before thee |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minstrel=Patient |
| 3 | **belong** | present | that |  | one |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **bear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **remain** | present | thou |  |  | my palace |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in palace=Location |

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