--- title: But from the sound of the blows the lion knew that the combat was go… — The Lilac Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But from the sound of the blows the lion knew that the combat was going ill for Owen, so he climbed up till he reached the top of the tower, where there was a door on to the roof, and from the tower he sprang on to the walls, and from the walls to the ground. Who acts: combat, top, door. 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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 (combat, top, door), 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:pg3454:32:7 # text = But from the sound of the blows the lion knew that the combat was going ill for Owen, so he climbed up till he reached the top of the tower, where there was a door on to the roof, and from the tower he sprang on to the walls, and from the walls to the ground. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 blows blow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:unmarked _ _ 10 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 combat combat NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 ccomp _ _ 16 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 xcomp _ _ 17 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Owen Owen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 so so ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 climbed climb VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 23 up up ADP RP _ 22 compound:prt _ _ 24 till till SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 tower tower NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 35 advmod _ _ 34 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 35 expl _ _ 35 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 38 on on ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 44 from from ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 tower tower NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 sprang spring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 49 on on ADP RP _ 48 compound:prt _ _ 50 to to ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 55 from from ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ 58 to to ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | | | | the sound of the blows the lion | | from the walls to the ground | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **go** | past · progressive | the combat | | | | | for Owen; ill *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for owen=Beneficiary | | 3 | **climb up** | past | combat | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **reach** | past | combat | | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | the top of the tower | | | the roof | | | tree rules | | 6 | **spring on** | past | door | | | the tower | | to the walls | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from tower=Trajectory | 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:** «The Lilac Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3454 (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 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/32/6/) - next →: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/32/8/) - ↑ back to [The Lilac Fairy Book, part 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/32/)