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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 (younger brother, Troll), 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:pg22373:45:106 # text = In the Norse story of "Dapplegrim,"[346] a younger brother saves a princess who had been stolen by a Troll, and hidden in a cave above a steep wall of rock as smooth as glass. 1 In in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 Norse norse ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Dapplegrim Dapplegrim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 346 346 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 11 punct _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 younger young ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 15 amod _ _ 15 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 16 saves save VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 22 nsubj:pass _ _ 20 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 22 aux:pass _ _ 22 stolen steal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 acl:relcl _ _ 23 by by ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 Troll troll NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 advcl _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 above above ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 steep steep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ _ 38 as as ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 39 smooth smooth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 40 as as ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 glass glass NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** | present | a younger brother | 346 | | the Norse story of Dapplegrim | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme | | 2 | **steal** | past · perfect · passive | a Troll | a princess | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme | | 3 | **hide** | participle | a younger brother *not said here* | | | a cave above a steep wall of rock | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cave=Location | 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:** «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Project Gutenberg book 22373 (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 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/105/) - next →: [sentence 107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/107/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/)