--- title: turnest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «turnest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: «turnest» means «you turn», a form of «turn»: To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [turnest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/turnest.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} «turnest» means «you turn», a form of «turn»: To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:turnest:m1:1 # text = «turnest» means «you turn», a form of «turn»: To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 turnest turn 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 turn turn 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 turn turn NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 : : PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 To to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 turn turn VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 19 csubj _ _ 19 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 around around ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 centre centre NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 : : PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 wheel wheel NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 28 turns turn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **turn** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **turn** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | a centre | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around centre=Trajectory | | 7 | **turn** | present | the wheel | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **form** | | | turn | | | | | 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} If thou turnest to flee, he will overtake thee. From The Lilac Fairy Book. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:emode:turnest:x1:1 # text = If thou turnest to flee, he will overtake thee. 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 nsubj _ _ 3 turnest turn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 flee flee VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 overtake overtake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | thou | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **flee** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **overtake** | future | he | thee | | | | | tree rules | **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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