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title: wont — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wont» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Accustomed; in the habit of doing something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wont

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**Who acts:** habit, We, fish, I, you, ass · **What happens:** accustom, do, remember, be, eat, take away · **To what, where:** habit, something, fish, Egypt, last little one, thou · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Accustomed; in the habit of doing something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wont:m1:1
# text = Accustomed; in the habit of doing something.
1	Accustomed	accustom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accustom** | participle |  |  |  | the habit |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | the habit *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

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From Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wont:x1:1
# text = We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wont	wont	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cucumbers	cucumber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	melons	melon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | We | the fish |  |  |  | the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fish |  |  |  |  | wont *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | the fish *not said here* |  |  | Egypt |  | for nought | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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I'll take away the last little one, and you wont have to bother about her.”

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From English Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wont:x2:1
# text = I'll take away the last little one, and you wont have to bother about her.”
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	wont	wont	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	bother	bother	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | future | I | the last little one |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bother** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about her *= she* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?' And he said: 'Nay.'

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From Torah NUM.22.30, JPS 1917.

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*Sentence 1:* And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wont:x3:1
# text = And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Balaam	Balaam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Am	Am	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	obl	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nsubj	_	_
18	hast	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	ridden	ride	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
20	all	all	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
24	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	det	_	_
26	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
29	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
30	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	31	advmod	_	_
31	wont	wont	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	xcomp	_	_
34	so	so	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
35	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the ass |  |  |  |  | unto Balaam | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **ass** |  | Am |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ride** | present · passive |  | thou |  |  |  | upon thine ass; long *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | past | thine ass |  |  |  | ever | wont *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | thine ass *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unto thee | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* And he said: 'Nay.'

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:wont:x3:2
# text = And he said: 'Nay.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Nay	nay	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | ass |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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