--- title: They called him Horatius Co'cles, which meant the "one-eyed Horatius… — Fifty Famous Stories Retold · tree and pragmatics description: They called him Horatius Co'cles, which meant the "one-eyed Horatius," because he had lost an eye in defending the bridge; they caused a fine statue of brass to be made in his honor; and they gave him as much land as he could plow around in a day. Who acts: men, Horatius, city. 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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 (men, Horatius, city), 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:pg18442:31:41 # text = They called him Horatius Co'cles, which meant the "one-eyed Horatius," because he had lost an eye in defending the bridge; they caused a fine statue of brass to be made in his honor; and they gave him as much land as he could plow around in a day. 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 Horatius Horatius PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 xcomp _ _ 5 Co'cles Co'cles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 eyed eyed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 Horatius Horatius PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 17 because because SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 ccomp _ _ 21 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 23 in in SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 24 defending defend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 bridge bridge NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 28 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 caused cause VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 statue statue NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 brass brass NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 34 acl _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 honor honor NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ; ; PUNCT : _ 44 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 45 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 iobj _ _ 46 as as ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ _ 49 as as SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 plow plow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 advcl _ _ 53 around around ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | men *= man* | | city | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **mean** | past | Horatius | the eyed Horatius | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **lose** | past · perfect | city | a eye | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Eventuality | | 4 | **defend** | gerund | city *not said here* | the bridge | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Beneficiary | | 5 | **cause** | past | men *= man* | a fine statue of brass | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition statue=Patient | | 6 | **make** | to-infinitive · passive | men *= man* *not said here* | | | city's honor | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» | | 7 | **give** | past | men *= man* | | city | | | as much land | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 8 | **plow around** | could | city | | | | day | around *property* | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **honor** | | city | | | | | | nom honor «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/31/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/31/42/) - ↑ back to [Horatius At the Bridge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg18442/31/)