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title: [6] Many of them again are of later origin, and are to be traced to… — Three hundred Aesop’s fables · tree and pragmatics
description: [6] Many of them again are of later origin, and are to be traced to the monks of the middle ages: and yet this collection, though thus made up of fables both earlier and later than the era of Æsop, rightfully bears his name, because he composed so large a number (all framed in the same mould, and co
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# Three hundred Aesop’s fables, Literally Translated From the Greek, sentence 45

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\[6\] Many of them again are of later origin, and are to be traced to the monks of the middle ages: and yet this collection, though thus made up of fables both earlier and later than the era of Æsop, rightfully bears his name, because he composed so large a number (all framed in the same mould, and conformed to the same fashion, and stamped with the same lineaments, image, and superscription) as to secure to himself the right to be considered the father of Greek fables, and the founder of this class of writing, which has ever since borne his name, and has secured for him, through all succeeding ages, the position of the first of moralists.

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**Who acts:** 6 Many, Eagle, large number, Æsop · **What happens:** be, trace, make up, compose, frame, conform · **To what, where:** collection, large number, all, same fashion, right, Eagle

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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 (6 Many, Eagle, large number, Æsop), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg21:1:45
# text = [6] Many of them again are of later origin, and are to be traced to the monks of the middle ages: and yet this collection, though thus made up of fables both earlier and later than the era of Æsop, rightfully bears his name, because he composed so large a number (all framed in the same mould, and conformed to the same fashion, and stamped with the same lineaments, image, and superscription) as to secure to himself the right to be considered the father of Greek fables, and the founder of this class of writing, which has ever since borne his name, and has secured for him, through all succeeding ages, the position of the first of moralists.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	later	late	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	traced	trace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
28	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	29	det	_	_
29	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
32	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	acl:relcl	_	_
34	up	up	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	fables	fable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl	_	_
37	both	both	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	33	advmod	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	38	conj	_	_
41	than	than	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	era	era	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
45	Æsop	Æsop	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	rightfully	rightfully	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	_
48	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nmod	_	_
49	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	50	nmod:poss	_	_
50	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
52	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	54	mark	_	_
53	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	54	nsubj	_	_
54	composed	compose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	parataxis	_	_
55	so	so	ADV	RB	_	56	advmod	_	_
56	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
57	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	obj	_	_
59	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	61	nsubj:pass	_	_
61	framed	frame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	58	acl	_	_
62	in	in	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
64	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
65	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
68	conformed	conform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	54	conj	_	_
69	to	to	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
71	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	fashion	fashion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	stamped	stamp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	54	conj	_	_
76	with	with	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
78	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	lineaments	lineament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
81	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
84	superscription	superscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	_
86	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	88	mark	_	_
87	to	to	PART	TO	_	88	mark	_	_
88	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
89	to	to	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
90	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	88	obl	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
92	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obj	_	_
93	to	to	PART	TO	_	95	mark	_	_
94	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	95	aux:pass	_	_
95	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	92	acl	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	xcomp	_	_
98	of	of	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
99	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	100	amod	_	_
100	fables	fable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	97	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
102	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
103	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
104	founder	founder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	115	nsubj:pass	_	_
105	of	of	ADP	IN	_	107	case	_	_
106	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	107	det	_	_
107	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	nmod	_	_
108	of	of	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
109	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
111	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	112	nsubj	_	_
112	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	115	aux	_	_
113	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	115	advmod	_	_
114	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	115	mark	_	_
115	borne	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	92	acl:relcl	_	_
116	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	115	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	121	punct	_	_
119	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	121	cc	_	_
120	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	121	aux	_	_
121	secured	secure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	88	conj	_	_
122	for	for	ADP	IN	_	123	case	_	_
123	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	128	punct	_	_
125	through	through	ADP	IN	_	128	case	_	_
126	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	128	det	_	_
127	succeeding	succeed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	128	amod	_	_
128	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	121	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	131	punct	_	_
130	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	131	det	_	_
131	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	128	appos	_	_
132	of	of	ADP	IN	_	134	case	_	_
133	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	134	det	_	_
134	first	first	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	131	nmod	_	_
135	of	of	ADP	IN	_	136	case	_	_
136	moralists	moralist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	134	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
137	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 6 Many of feathers |  |  |  |  | of later origin | tree rules |
| 2 | **trace** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to the monks of the middle ages | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **make up** | participle |  | this collection and superscription *not said here* |  |  |  | of fables; early, thus *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **compose** | past | Eagle | a large number |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Result |
| 5 | **frame** | participle · passive | a large number *not said here* | all |  |  |  | in the same mould | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in mould=Theme |
| 6 | **conform** | participle | Eagle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the same fashion *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent to fashion=Goal |
| 7 | **stamp** | past | Eagle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the same lineaments and image | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with lineament=Theme |
| 8 | **secure** | to-infinitive |  | the right | Eagle |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent right=Patient to himself=Co-Patient |
| 9 | **consider** | to-infinitive · passive |  | the father of Greek fables |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S» |
| 10 | **bear** | present · perfect · passive |  | the founder of this class of writing |  |  | ever |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary name=Patient |
| 11 | **secure** | present · perfect |  |  |  |  | through all succeeding ages | for Eagle | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition for he=Beneficiary |
| 12 | **succeed** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **name** |  | Æsop *= æsop* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 14 | **name** |  | Eagle |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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**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.

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