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title: sitteth — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sitteth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «sitteth» means «sits», a form of «sit». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sitteth

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**Who acts:** bed, issue, thing, she · **What happens:** sit, mean, be, rest, have, lie · **To what, where:** body, seat, lord, chariot, thing, impurity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«sitteth» means «sits», a form of «sit».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sitteth:m1:1
# text = «sitteth» means «sits», a form of «sit».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sitteth	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|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	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **sit** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sit** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sitteth:m1e:1
# text = To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with your weight on your bottom; sit *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive |  | your body |  | a seat or the ground |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent body=Theme on seat=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.

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From Torah LEV.15.4, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sitteth:x1:1
# text = Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	whereon	whereon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	issue	issue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lieth	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
17	whereon	whereon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	sitteth	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
22	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every bed |  |  |  |  | whereon *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lie** | present | the issue |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | shall | the issue *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **sit** | present | issue |  |  |  |  | whereon *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | shall | every thing |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this chariot sitteth the lord over the kingdom of Benares, the great king Brahma-datta."

<!-- .note -->
From Indian Fairy Tales.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sitteth:x2:1
# text = In this chariot sitteth the lord over the kingdom of Benares, the great king Brahma-datta."
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	sitteth	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Benares	Benares	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
14	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Brahma	brahma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	datta	datta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present |  | the lord and the great Brahma datta |  | this chariot |  | over the kingdom of Benares | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme in chariot=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.15.20, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sitteth:x3:1
# text = And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lieth	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	impurity	impurity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:outer	_	_
17	also	also	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	sitteth	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
21	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
24	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | she | every thing *not said here* |  | her impurity |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | shall | every thing |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sit** | present | every thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | shall | every thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unclean *property* | tree rules |

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