--- title: Whatever be the result of their labours, they will be content to hav… — Three hundred Aesop’s fables · tree and pragmatics description: Whatever be the result of their labours, they will be content to have contributed towards promoting a wider acquaintance with fables, the wisdom, excellency, and wonderful suitableness of which to every condition of humanity has been attested and confirmed by the experience of so many generations; a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/135/) [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/) / 135 # Three hundred Aesop’s fables, Literally Translated From the Greek, sentence 135 Whatever be the result of their labours, they will be content to have contributed towards promoting a wider acquaintance with fables, the wisdom, excellency, and wonderful suitableness of which to every condition of humanity has been attested and confirmed by the experience of so many generations; and which in all ages, amidst the ever changing fluctuations of human opinion, are adapted alike to amuse the young, and to instruct the thoughtful, and are well fitted to teach all who study them lessons useful for their guidance in every position of political, social, civil, or domestic life. **Who acts:** result, Publishers · **What happens:** be, contribute, promote, attest, confirm, change · **To what, where:** Whatever, wider acquaintance, ages, young, thoughtful, all 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 (result, Publishers), 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:pg21:1:135 # text = Whatever be the result of their labours, they will be content to have contributed towards promoting a wider acquaintance with fables, the wisdom, excellency, and wonderful suitableness of which to every condition of humanity has been attested and confirmed by the experience of so many generations; and which in all ages, amidst the ever changing fluctuations of human opinion, are adapted alike to amuse the young, and to instruct the thoughtful, and are well fitted to teach all who study them lessons useful for their guidance in every position of political, social, civil, or domestic life. 1 Whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Int 12 advcl _ _ 2 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 result result NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 labours labour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 content content ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 14 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 aux _ _ 15 contributed contribute VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 advcl _ _ 16 towards towards SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 17 promoting promote VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 wider wide ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 20 amod _ _ 20 acquaintance acquaintance NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 fables fable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 wisdom wisdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 excellency excellency NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 30 wonderful wonderful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 suitableness suitableness NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 obl _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 36 det _ _ 36 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 humanity humanity NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ _ 39 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 40 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 41 aux:pass _ _ 41 attested attest VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 acl:relcl _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 confirmed confirm VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ _ 44 by by ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 experience experience NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 48 so so ADV RB _ 49 advmod _ _ 49 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 generations generation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ; ; PUNCT : _ 68 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 53 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 68 obj _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 56 det _ _ 56 ages age NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 58 amidst amidst ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 60 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 61 advmod _ _ 61 changing change VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 62 amod _ _ 62 fluctuations fluctuation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 conj _ _ 63 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 65 amod _ _ 65 opinion opinion NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 67 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 68 aux:pass _ _ 68 adapted adapt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 conj _ _ 69 alike alike ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 xcomp _ _ 70 to to PART TO _ 71 mark _ _ 71 amuse amuse VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 advcl _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 75 and and CCONJ CC _ 77 cc _ _ 76 to to PART TO _ 77 mark _ _ 77 instruct instruct VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 conj _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 79 thoughtful thoughtful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 77 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 80 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 81 and and CCONJ CC _ 84 cc _ _ 82 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 84 aux:pass _ _ 83 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 84 advmod _ _ 84 fitted fit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 conj _ _ 85 to to PART TO _ 86 mark _ _ 86 teach teach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 84 xcomp _ _ 87 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 86 obj _ _ 88 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 89 nsubj _ _ 89 study study VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 87 acl:relcl _ _ 90 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 89 obj _ _ 91 lessons lesson NOUN NNS Number=Plur 89 obj _ _ 92 useful useful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 91 amod _ _ 93 for for ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 94 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 95 nmod:poss _ _ 95 guidance guidance NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obl _ _ 96 in in ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 97 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 98 det _ _ 98 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 95 nmod _ _ 99 of of ADP IN _ 108 case _ _ 100 political political ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 108 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 101 , , PUNCT , _ 102 punct _ _ 102 social social ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 100 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 103 , , PUNCT , _ 104 punct _ _ 104 civil civil ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 100 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 105 , , PUNCT , _ 107 punct _ _ 106 or or CCONJ CC _ 107 cc _ _ 107 domestic domestic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 100 conj _ _ 108 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 98 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 109 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | infinitive | the result of Publishers's labours | Whatever | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | future | Publishers *= publisher* | | | | | content *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **contribute** | to-infinitive · perfect | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | | | | | | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **promote** | gerund | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | a wider acquaintance | | | | with fables the wisdom and excellency | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acquaintance=Theme | | 5 | **attest** | present · perfect · passive | | | | | | of wonderful suitableness; to every condition of humanity | tree rules | | 6 | **confirm** | participle | | | | | | by the experience of many generations | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **change** | gerund | | | | | ever | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **adapt** | present · passive | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | | | | in all ages and the changing fluctuations of human opinion | alike *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: which=Patient | | 9 | **amuse** | to-infinitive | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | the young | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus young=Experiencer | | 10 | **instruct** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | the thoughtful | | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thoughtful=Recipient | | 11 | **fit** | present · passive | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | | | | | well *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Publishers *= publisher* *not said here* | all | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent all=Recipient | | 13 | **study** | present | | Publishers *= publisher* | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme lesson=Attribute | | 14 | **result** | | | Publishers's labours | | | | | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient | | 15 | **condition** | | | humanity | | | | | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient | | 16 | **experience** | | | many generations | | | | | nom experience «cognition transitive»: of=patient | | 17 | **fluctuate** | | | human opinion | | | | | nom fluctuation «event transitive»: of=patient | | 18 | **guide** | | Publishers *= publisher* | | | every position of political life | | | nom guidance «communication transitive»: poss=agent in=place | 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 134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/134/) - next →: [sentence 136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/136/) - ↑ back to [Literally Translated From the Greek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg21/1/)