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title: shouldest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shouldest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: You should or ought to; you would be expected to. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shouldest

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**Who acts:** thou, I, shoe latchet, Laban, wages · **What happens:** expect, eat, command, not eat, not take, be · **To what, where:** you, thee, thread, thine, Abram, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You should or ought to; you would be expected to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:shouldest:m1:1
# text = You should or ought to; you would be expected to.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | would · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'

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From Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:shouldest:x1:1
# text = Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'
1	Hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	whereof	whereof	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	nsubj	_	_
14	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · perfect | thou |  |  |  |  | of the tree | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of tree=Source |
| 2 | **command** | past | I | thee |  |  |  | whereof *property* | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent thou=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **eat** | should | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;

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From Torah GEN.14.23, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:shouldest:x2:1
# text = that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	latchet	latchet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	14	cc	_	_
14	aught	aught	PRON	NN	PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	22	nsubj	_	_
21	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	ccomp	_	_
27	Abram	Abram	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
28	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | future | I | a thread nor a shoe latchet |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a shoe latchet | thine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **make** | present · perfect | I | Abram |  |  |  | rich *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abram=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'

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From Torah GEN.29.15, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:shouldest:x3:1
# text = And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Laban	Laban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	nsubj	_	_
10	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
16	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
18	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
22	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
23	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	obj	_	_
26	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
27	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	wages	wage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
29	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Laban |  |  |  |  | unto Jacob | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **serve** | should | thou | me |  |  |  | for nought; therefore *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Theme for nought=Recipient |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 4 | **be** | shall | thy wages |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

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