--- title: They saw Androclus put his arms around the lion's neck; they saw the… — Fifty Famous Stories Retold · tree and pragmatics description: They saw Androclus put his arms around the lion's neck; they saw the lion lie down at his feet, and lick them lov-ing-ly; they saw the great beast rub his head against the slave's face as though he wanted to be petted. Who acts: people, Androclus, lion, great beast. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, Androclus, lion, great beast), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg18442:30:33 # text = They saw Androclus put his arms around the lion's neck; they saw the lion lie down at his feet, and lick them lov-ing-ly; they saw the great beast rub his head against the slave's face as though he wanted to be petted. 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Androclus Androclus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 put put VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 around around ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 lie lie VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 ccomp _ _ 18 down down ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 lick lick VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 25 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ _ 26 lov lov ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 27 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ing ing NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 29 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ly ly NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 beast beast NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 37 rub rub VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 ccomp _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 against against ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 slave slave NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 43 's 's PART POS _ 42 case _ _ 44 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 45 as as ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 46 though though SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 51 mark _ _ 50 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 51 aux:pass _ _ 51 petted pet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 48 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | people | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **put** | past | Androclus | Androclus's arms | | the lion's neck | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent arm=Theme around neck=Destination | | 3 | **see** | past | people | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **lie down** | present | the lion | | | lion's feet | | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at foot=Location | | 5 | **lick** | present | people *not said here* | people | | | | lov *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent they=Source | | 6 | **see** | past | people | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 7 | **rub** | infinitive | the great beast | lion's head | | the slave's face | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme against face=Destination | | 8 | **want** | past | lion | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 9 | **pet** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | lion *not said here* | | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V» | 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. **Text:** «Fifty Famous Stories Retold» by James Baldwin, Project Gutenberg book 18442 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/30/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/30/34/) - ↑ back to [Androclus and the Lion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/30/)