--- title: stumblest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «stumblest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «stumblest» means «you stumble», a form of «stumble». 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [stumblest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/stumblest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «stumblest» means «you stumble», a form of «stumble». ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:stumblest:m1:1 # text = «stumblest» means «you stumble», a form of «stumble». 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 stumblest stumble 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 stumble stumble 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 stumble stumble NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stumble** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **stumble** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **form** | | | stumble | | | | | 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. The example in this meaning, parsed on its own: To stumble is to trip and almost fall when walking or running. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:stumblest:m1e:1 # text = To stumble is to trip and almost fall when walking or running. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 stumble stumble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 csubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 trip trip VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 almost almost ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 fall fall VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 10 walking walk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 obl _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 running run VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stumble** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | trip *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **fall** | present | | | | | | almost *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **walk** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **run** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 1 {#x1} "Why stumblest thou? scentest thou any ill?" From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:stumblest:x1:1 # text = "Why stumblest thou? scentest thou any ill?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 3 stumblest stumble VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ 6 scentest scent VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 6 obj _ _ 8 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 9 det _ _ 9 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stumble** *in a quote* | present | | thou | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location thou=Theme | | 2 | **scent** *in a quote* | present | | thou | | | | any ill *obl:unmarked* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent thou=Destination | ## Example 2 {#x2} "Why stumblest thou, sorry jade? scentest thou some ill?" From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:stumblest:x2:1 # text = "Why stumblest thou, sorry jade? scentest thou some ill?" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 3 stumblest stumble VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 jade jade NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ 9 scentest scent VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 obj _ _ 11 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 12 det _ _ 12 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stumble** *in a quote* | present | | thou | | | | sorry jade *obl* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location thou=Theme | | 2 | **scent** *in a quote* | present | | thou | | | | some ill *obl:unmarked* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent thou=Destination | **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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