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title: yesternight — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yesternight» in the Early Modern English dictionary: The night before today; yesterday evening. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yesternight

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**Who acts:** it, I, you, God, thou · **What happens:** see, give, come, pass, say, lay · **To what, where:** God, judgment yesternight, morrow, yesternight, power, heed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The night before today; yesterday evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:yesternight:m1:1
# text = The night before today; yesterday evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	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 -->
God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'

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From Torah GEN.31.42, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:yesternight:x1:1
# text = God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'
1	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	affliction	affliction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	judgment	judgment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	yesternight	yesternight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	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 | **see** | present · passive |  | God |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past |  | judgment yesternight |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yesternight=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay yesternight with my father.

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From Torah GEN.19.34, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:yesternight:x2:1
# text = And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay yesternight with my father.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	morrow	morrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
16	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	24	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	yesternight	yesternight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the morrow |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on morrow=Location |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle · passive |  |  |  |  |  | unto the younger | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S» |
| 4 | **lay** | present | I | yesternight |  |  |  | with my father | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yesternight=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

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From Torah GEN.31.29, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:yesternight:x3:1
# text = It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
23	yesternight	yesternight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
27	Take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	ccomp	_	_
28	heed	heed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
29	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	thyself	thyself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch	27	obl	_	_
31	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
32	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	33	nsubj	_	_
33	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	advcl	_	_
34	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	33	advmod	_	_
35	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	_
37	either	either	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	38	advmod	_	_
38	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
39	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | the power |  | of my hand | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurt** | infinitive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the God of your father | yesternight |  |  |  | unto me | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the God of your father *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **take** | infinitive |  | heed |  | thyself |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent heed=Theme to thyself=Destination |
| 7 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | present | thou | Jacob |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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