--- title: Nevelet, in the preface to the volume which we have described, point… — Three hundred Aesop’s fables · tree and pragmatics description: Nevelet, in the preface to the volume which we have described, points out that the Fables of Planudes could not be the work of Æsop, as they contain a reference in two places to “Holy monks,” and give a verse from the Epistle of St. James as an “Epimith” to one of the fables, and suggests Babrias as --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/104/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Three hundred Aesop’s fables](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/) / [Literally Translated From the Greek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/) / 104 # Three hundred Aesop’s fables, Literally Translated From the Greek, sentence 104 Nevelet, in the preface to the volume which we have described, points out that the Fables of Planudes could not be the work of Æsop, as they contain a reference in two places to “Holy monks,” and give a verse from the Epistle of St. James as an “Epimith” to one of the fables, and suggests Babrias as their author. **Who acts:** Nevelet, Fables, Planudes, Babrias · **What happens:** describe, point out, not be, contain, give, suggest · **To what, where:** volume, work, reference, two places, verse, one This is a sentence of «Three hundred Aesop’s fables» by Aesop, Literally Translated From the Greek. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Nevelet, Fables, Planudes, Babrias), 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:pg21:1:104 # text = Nevelet, in the preface to the volume which we have described, points out that the Fables of Planudes could not be the work of Æsop, as they contain a reference in two places to “Holy monks,” and give a verse from the Epistle of St. James as an “Epimith” to one of the fables, and suggests Babrias as their author. 1 Nevelet Nevelet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ 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 preface preface NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 volume volume NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 14 points point VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 out out ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Fables Fable PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 25 nsubj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Planudes Planude PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 18 nmod _ _ 21 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 22 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 25 advmod _ _ 23 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 advcl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 Æsop Æsop PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 as as SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 30 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 contain contain VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 reference reference NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 36 nummod _ _ 36 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obl _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 “ " PUNCT `` _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 Holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 monks monk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ” " PUNCT '' _ 40 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ _ 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 verse verse NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 47 from from ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 Epistle Epistle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 St. St. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 nmod:desc _ _ 52 James James PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 nmod _ _ 53 as as ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 54 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 55 “ " PUNCT `` _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 Epimith Epimith PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ” " PUNCT '' _ 56 punct _ _ 58 to to ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 44 obl _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 fables fable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 suggests suggest VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 66 Babrias Babrias PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 obj _ _ 67 as as ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 69 nmod:poss _ _ 69 author author NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 70 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present · perfect · passive | | the volume | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **point out** | present | Nevelet | | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is a** | could | the Fables of Planudes | the work | | | | of Æsop | tree rules | | 4 | **contain** | present | Planudes *= planude* | a reference | | two places to Holy monks | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent reference=Value in place=Location | | 5 | **give** | infinitive | Planudes *= planude* *not said here* | a verse | one of the fables | the Epistle of James St. | | as a Epimith | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent verse=Theme to one=Recipient | | 6 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | present | Babrias | | | | | as Planudes's author | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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:** «Three hundred Aesop’s fables» by Aesop, Project Gutenberg book 21 (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 103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/103/) - next →: [sentence 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/105/) - ↑ back to [Literally Translated From the Greek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/)