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title: sodden — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sodden» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Boiled, cooked in boiling water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sodden

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**Who acts:** you, it, she, girl, vessel · **What happens:** boil, cook, not eat, be, hang, give · **To what, where:** roast, it, shoulder, axe, girl, frozen pond

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Boiled, cooked in boiling water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sodden:m1:1
# text = Boiled, cooked in boiling water.
1	Boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in boiling water | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in water=Instrument |

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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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Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.

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From Torah EXO.12.9, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sodden:x1:1
# text = Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
1	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	advmod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	8	cc	_	_
8	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	obl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	inwards	inwards	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | roast with fire |  |  |  | thereof *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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When it was sodden she hung it on the shoulder of the poor girl, and gave her an axe, that she might go upon the frozen pond and cut a hole in the ice to drag the net.

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From Grimm's Fairy Stories.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sodden:x2:1
# text = When it was sodden she hung it on the shoulder of the poor girl, and gave her an axe, that she might go upon the frozen pond and cut a hole in the ice to drag the net.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	iobj	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
26	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	amod	_	_
29	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	_
37	to	to	PART	TO	_	38	mark	_	_
38	drag	drag	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	advcl	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | sodden *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | past | she | it |  | the shoulder of the poor girl |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on shoulder=Destination |
| 3 | **give** | past | she *not said here* | a axe | girl |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient axe=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | might | girl |  |  | the frozen pond |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon pond=Location |
| 5 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **cut** | past | she *not said here* | a hole |  | the ice |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product |
| 7 | **drag** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the net |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

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From Torah LEV.6.28, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:sodden:x3:1
# text = But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	earthen	earthen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	sodden	sodden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	advcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	brazen	brazen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	scoured	scour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	rinsed	rinse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | vessel |  |  |  |  | sodden, wherein *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | shall · passive |  | the earthen vessel |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | vessel |  |  | a brazen vessel |  | sodden *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **scour** | shall · passive |  | vessel |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **rinse** | participle |  |  |  | water |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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