--- title: sowest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «sowest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «sowest» means «you sow», a form of «sow»: (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sowest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/sowest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «sowest» means «you sow», a form of «sow»: (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:sowest:m1:1 # text = «sowest» means «you sow», a form of «sow»: (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 sowest sow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|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 `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 sow sow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 sow sow NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 17 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 rhymes rhyme VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 acl:relcl _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 go go NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 20 punct _ _ 24 To to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 plant plant NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 compound _ _ 26 seeds seed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obl _ _ 27 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sow** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **sow** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **rhyme** | present | verb *not said here* | | | the ground | | with go; to plant seeds | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with go=Co-Patient | | 5 | **form** | | | sow | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field. From Torah EXO.23.16, JPS 1917. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:sowest:x1:1 # text = and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field. 1 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 harvest harvest NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 fruits fruit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 labours labour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obj _ _ 16 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 17 nsubj _ _ 17 sowest sow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 ingathering ingathering NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 at at ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 conj _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 36 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 37 nsubj _ _ 37 gatherest gather VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 labours labour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ _ 41 out out ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sow** | present | thou | thy labours | | the field | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent which=Theme in field=Destination | | 2 | **gather** | present | thou | | | thy labours out the field | | | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **Text:** the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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