--- title: In that service he came to such consideration that we hear of him as… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: In that service he came to such consideration that we hear of him as playing a match of chess with the king, and by this game we know that he was still a boy in his mind however mightily his limbs were spreading. Who acts: King, we, limbs. 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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 (King, we, limbs), 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:pg2892:21:34 # text = In that service he came to such consideration that we hear of him as playing a match of chess with the king, and by this game we know that he was still a boy in his mind however mightily his limbs were spreading. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 service service NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 consideration consideration NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 obj _ _ 10 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 14 as as SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 playing play VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 match match NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 chess chess NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 20 with with ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 25 by by ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 27 det _ _ 27 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 28 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 32 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 cop _ _ 33 still still ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 ccomp _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ _ 39 however however ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 mightily mightily ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 limbs limb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nsubj _ _ 43 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 44 spreading spread VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | King | | | that service | | to such consideration | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to consideration=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **hear** | present | we | such consideration | | | | of King | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus | | 3 | **play** | gerund | we *not said here* | a match of chess | | | | with the king | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent match=Theme with king=Co-Agent | | 4 | **know** | present | we | | | | | by this game | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **is a** | past | King | a boy | | King's mind | still | | tree rules | | 6 | **spread** | past · progressive | King's limbs | | | | | mightily *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **mind** | | King | | | | | | nom mind «cognition 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:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (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 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/33/) - next →: [sentence 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/35/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VIII](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/)