--- title: He noticed, however, that food had been set for no one but himself,… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: He noticed, however, that food had been set for no one but himself, and this did not please him, for to eat alone was contrary to the hospitable usage of a king, and was contrary also to his contract with the gods. Who acts: King, this. 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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, this), 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:pg2892:67:9 # text = He noticed, however, that food had been set for no one but himself, and this did not please him, for to eat alone was contrary to the hospitable usage of a king, and was contrary also to his contract with the gods. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 noticed notice VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 however however ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 det _ _ 7 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 13 det _ _ 13 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 18 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 21 nsubj _ _ 19 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 21 advmod _ _ 21 please please VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 27 alone alone ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 28 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 29 contrary contrary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 xcomp _ _ 30 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 hospitable hospitable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 usage usage NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 40 contrary contrary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 41 also also ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 contract contract NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 45 with with ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 gods god NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **notice** | past | King | | | | | however *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **set** | past · perfect · passive | | that food | | | | for no one | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient for one=Beneficiary | | 3 | **not** **please** | past · do-support | this | King | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | | 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive | this *not said here* | | | | | alone *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | this *not said here* | | | | | to the hospitable usage of a king; contrary *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** | past | | | | | | to King's contract with the gods; contrary *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **use** | | | a king | | | | | nom usage «act transitive»: of=patient | | 8 | **contract** | | King | | | | | with the gods | nom contract «communication transitive»: poss=agent with=obl | 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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/67/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/67/10/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VI](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/67/)