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

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**Who acts:** He, thou, they, flesh · **What happens:** touch, mean, form, put, be, sanctify · **To what, where:** touches, touch, hand, something, dead, unclean seven days · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«toucheth» means «touches», a form of «touch».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:toucheth:m1:1
# text = «toucheth» means «touches», a form of «touch».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	toucheth	touch	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	touches	touch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	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	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	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 | **touch** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | touches |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent touch=Topic |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | touch |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication 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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put your hand or another part of your body on something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:toucheth:m1e:1
# text = To put your hand or another part of your body on something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | your hand or another part of your body |  | something |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme on something=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He that toucheth the dead, even any man's dead body, shall be unclean seven days;

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From Torah NUM.19.11, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:toucheth:x1:1
# text = He that toucheth the dead, even any man's dead body, shall be unclean seven days;
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	toucheth	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
16	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | He | the dead |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dead=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | shall |  | unclean seven days |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

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From Torah EXO.30.29, JPS 1917.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:toucheth:x2:1
# text = And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sanctify	sanctify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
11	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	toucheth	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
19	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sanctify** | shall | thou | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | may | they |  |  |  |  | holy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **touch** | present | thou *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **is** | shall | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | holy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire.

<!-- .note -->
From Torah LEV.7.19, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:toucheth:x3:1
# text = And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	toucheth	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	unclean	unclean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | the flesh | any unclean thing |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | shall · passive |  | the flesh |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **burnt** | shall · passive |  | flesh |  |  |  | with fire | tree rules |

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