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title: whereof — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whereof» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Of what, or of which thing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whereof

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**Who acts:** thou, I, young Prince, that, LORD · **What happens:** eat, command, not eat, serve up, busy, gaze · **To what, where:** thee, fine collation, morsel, Prince, people, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Of what, or of which thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whereof:m1:1
# text = Of what, or of which thing.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'

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From Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whereof:x1:1
# text = Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'
1	Hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	whereof	whereof	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	obj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	nsubj	_	_
14	shouldest	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · perfect | thou |  |  |  |  | of the tree | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of tree=Source |
| 2 | **command** | past | I | thee |  |  |  | whereof *property* | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent thou=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **eat** | should | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fine collation was served up, whereof the young Prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her.

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From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whereof:x2:1
# text = A fine collation was served up, whereof the young Prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	collation	collation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	whereof	whereof	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	morsel	morsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	intently	intently	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	busied	busy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
22	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	gazing	gaze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	advcl	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve up** | past · passive |  | a fine collation |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | past | the young Prince | a morsel |  |  |  | whereof *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent morsel=Patient |
| 3 | **busy** | past · passive |  | Prince |  |  |  | intently *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **gaze** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | on her *= she* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on she=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'

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From Torah NUM.21.16, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:whereof:x3:1
# text = And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Beer	Beer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	whereof	whereof	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	iobj	_	_
29	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | well, whereof *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the LORD |  |  |  |  | unto Moses; thence *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **gather** | infinitive |  | the people |  |  |  | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 4 | **give** | future | I | water | people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient water=Theme |

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