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title: twixt — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «twixt» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Between two things or people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# twixt

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**Who acts:** I, hand, own heart, Prince Ivan, Wid dat, en sorter · **What happens:** touch, come, love, wax, hand over, say · **To what, where:** me, twixt, Ivan, Princess, inter de woods, roun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Between two things or people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:twixt:m1:1
# text = Between two things or people.
1	Between	between	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Shame on me if I touch the hand that has come 'twixt me and my own heart's love.”

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From English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:twixt:x1:1
# text = Shame on me if I touch the hand that has come 'twixt me and my own heart's love.”
1	Shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	touch	touch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	twixt	twixt	PROPN	ADD	_	11	obl	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | I | me |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | present · perfect | the hand | twixt |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **love** |  | my own heart |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Prince Ivan, 'twixt sleeping and waking, waxed very wroth with his tutor, and handed him over entirely to the Princess, saying--

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From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:twixt:x2:1
# text = Prince Ivan, 'twixt sleeping and waking, waxed very wroth with his tutor, and handed him over entirely to the Princess, saying--
1	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	twixt	twixt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	waking	waking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	waxed	wax	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	wroth	wroth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	tutor	tutor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
21	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wax** | past | Prince Ivan |  |  |  |  | wroth *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hand over** | past | Prince Ivan *not said here* | Ivan | the Princess |  |  | entirely *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to princess=Destination |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Prince Ivan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Wid dat I des drapt back inter de woods, en sorter skeerted 'roun' so's ter git de tree 'twixt' me en de road.

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From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:twixt:x3:1
# text = Wid dat I des drapt back inter de woods, en sorter skeerted 'roun' so's ter git de tree 'twixt' me en de road.
1	Wid	Wid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	des	des	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
5	drapt	drapt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	inter	int	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
8	de	de	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	sorter	sorter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	skeerted	skeert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	roun	roun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	punct	_	_
19	ter	ter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	git	git	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
21	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	20	flat:foreign	_	_
22	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	twixt	twixt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	conj	_	_
27	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
28	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	29	compound	_	_
29	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drapt** | infinitive | Wid dat | inter de woods |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **skeert** | past | en sorter | roun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **twixt** |  | ter git |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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