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title: thereby — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thereby» in the Early Modern English dictionary: By means of that; as a result of that. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thereby

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**Who acts:** priest, She, Ye, swarming thing · **What happens:** mean, result, make, forgive, concern, do · **To what, where:** that, atonement, priest, such graceful mien, queen, yourselves

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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By means of that; as a result of that.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:thereby:m1:1
# text = By means of that; as a result of that.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of that | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **result** |  |  | that |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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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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And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven, concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.

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From Torah LEV.6.7, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:thereby:x1:1
# text = And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven, concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	atonement	atonement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	forgiven	forgive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
20	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	doeth	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
24	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
26	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	cop	_	_
27	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	ccomp	_	_
28	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | shall | the priest | atonement |  |  | before the LORD | for him *= he* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent atonement=Product for he=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **forgive** | shall · passive |  | priest |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | present | priest |  |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | to-infinitive | priest *not said here* |  |  |  |  | guilty, thereby *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She gave to her such graceful mien, That she, thereby, became a queen.

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From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:thereby:x2:1
# text = She gave to her such graceful mien, That she, thereby, became a queen.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	graceful	graceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mien	mien	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She |  | her such graceful mien |  |  | thereby *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to mien=Recipient |
| 2 | **become** | past | She *not said here* | a queen |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Ye shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarmeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

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From Torah LEV.11.43, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:thereby:x3:1
# text = Ye shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarmeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
1	Ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obj	_	_
6	detestable	detestable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	swarming	swarming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	swarmeth	swarm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	17	cc:preconj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	17	nsubj	_	_
17	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	obj	_	_
19	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	nsubj	_	_
24	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	defiled	defile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
28	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | shall | Ye | yourselves |  |  |  | detestable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourselves=Product |
| 2 | **swarm** | present | any swarming thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | shall | ye | yourselves |  |  |  | unclean *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourselves=Product |
| 4 | **defile** | should · passive |  | that |  |  |  | thereby *property* | tree rules |

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