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title: replenish — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «replenish» in the Early Modern English dictionary: To fill the earth with people, so that it is full of living things again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# replenish

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**Who acts:** earth, God, little boy, Uncle · **What happens:** fill, be, live, bless, say, multiply · **To what, where:** earth, things, Noah, impatience, one pocket, pipe · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To fill the earth with people, so that it is full of living things again.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:replenish:m1:1
# text = To fill the earth with people, so that it is full of living things again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
13	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | to-infinitive |  | the earth |  |  |  | with people | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent earth=Patient with people=Instrument |
| 2 | **is** | present | earth |  |  |  |  | full *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | gerund | earth *not said here* | things |  |  | again |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme thing=Location |

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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 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.

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From Torah GEN.9.1, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:replenish:x1:1
# text = And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blessed	bless	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	fruitful	fruitful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	multiply	multiply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	replenish	replenish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** | past | God | Noah and God's sons |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noah=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | God *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto sons *= son* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fruitful *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **multiply** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **replenish** | infinitive |  | the earth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earth=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The little boy sat perfectly quiet, betraying no impatience when Uncle Remus paused to hunt, first in one pocket and then in another, for enough crumbs of tobacco to replenish his pipe.

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From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:replenish:x2:1
# text = The little boy sat perfectly quiet, betraying no impatience when Uncle Remus paused to hunt, first in one pocket and then in another, for enough crumbs of tobacco to replenish his pipe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	betraying	betray	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	impatience	impatience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	paused	pause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	replenish	replenish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
34	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | the little boy |  |  |  |  | perfectly, quiet *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **betray** | gerund | Uncle *not said here* | no impatience |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pause** | past | Uncle |  |  |  |  | for enough crumbs of tobacco | tree rules |
| 4 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | Uncle *not said here* |  |  | one pocket |  | first *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in pocket=Location |
| 5 | **replenish** | to-infinitive | Uncle *not said here* | Uncle's pipe |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pipe=Destination |

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