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title: save — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «save» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Except; apart from. ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD."). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# save

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**Who acts:** you, None, He, betrothed damsel · **What happens:** except, save, mean, sacrifice, destroy, find · **To what, where:** LORD, one, de, her, field, damsel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Except; apart from. ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.").

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*Sentence 1:* Except; apart from.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:save:m1:1
# text = Except; apart from.
1	Except	except	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **except** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.").

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:save:m1:2
# text = ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.").
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
4	save	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	except	except	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** *in a quote* | past | None | the LORD |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | no one |  |  |  | except the LORD | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

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From Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:save:x1:1
# text = He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sacrificeth	sacrifice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | present | He |  |  |  |  | unto the gods | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **save** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | unto the LORD | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **destroy** | shall · passive |  |  |  |  |  | utterly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday.

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From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:save:x2:1
# text = Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday.
1	Save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	obl	_	_
3	pacin	pacin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
5	mar	mar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	fer	fer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | imperative | you *not said here* | de |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pacin=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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From Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:save:x3:1
# text = For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	damsel	damsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
16	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
17	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | he | her *= she* |  | the field |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |
| 2 | **betroth** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the betrothed damsel |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **be** | past | none |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **save** | to-infinitive | none *not said here* | damsel |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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