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title: whence — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whence» in the Early Modern English dictionary: From what place or source. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whence

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**Who acts:** Pathrusim, you, she, Waw Yod · **What happens:** go, come, ask, reserve, serve, represent · **To what, where:** Philistines, term, usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, consonants

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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From what place or source.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whence:m1:1
# text = From what place or source.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.

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From Torah GEN.10.14, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whence:x1:1
# text = and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	Pathrusim	Pathrusim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Casluhim	Casluhim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	whence	whence	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Caphtorim	Caphtorim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Pathrusim and Casluhim | the Philistines and Caphtorim |  |  |  | forth, whence *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location philistine=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Whence do you come?" she asked.

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From Indian Fairy Tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whence:x2:1
# text = Whence do you come?" she asked.
1	Whence	whence	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  | whence *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.

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From Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whence:x3:1
# text = In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	grammatical	grammatical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	terminology	terminology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	אִמּוֹת	אִמּוֹת	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	קְרִיאָה	קְרִיאָה	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	immot	immot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	qeriʼah	qeriʼah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
26	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	whence	whence	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	30	advmod	_	_
28	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	matres	matre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	compound	_	_
30	lectionis	lectionis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obl	_	_
35	אהו	אהו	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	״	״	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	י	י	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	Alef	Alef	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	Heh	Heh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	Waw	Waw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	Yod	yod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	appos	_	_
45	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	47	nsubj	_	_
46	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	47	aux	_	_
47	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	44	acl:relcl	_	_
48	to	to	PART	TO	_	49	mark	_	_
49	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	xcomp	_	_
50	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc:preconj	_	_
51	consonants	consonant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obj	_	_
52	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	vowels	vowel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reserve** | present · passive |  | the term |  | usual Hebrew grammatical terminology |  | for the אִמּוֹת and immot qeriʼah and mothers of reading | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for אִמּוֹת=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **serve** | can | Waw Yod |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **represent** | to-infinitive | Waw Yod *not said here* | consonants or vowels |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot consonant=Theme |

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