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title: It was not long before he had wreathed a kind of coronet of pretty w… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: It was not long before he had wreathed a kind of coronet of pretty workmanship; and rising with respect and fearfulness, approached the savage who appeared the chief, and placed it gently on his head; whose figure, under this new ornament, so charmed and struck his followers, that they all threw dow
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Basket Maker., sentence 19

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It was not long before he had wreathed a kind of coronet of pretty workmanship; and rising with respect and fearfulness, approached the savage who appeared the chief, and placed it gently on his head; whose figure, under this new ornament, so charmed and struck his followers, that they all threw down their clubs, and formed a dance of welcome and congratulation round the author of so prized a favour.

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**Who acts:** poverty, maker, savage, savages, author · **What happens:** not be, wreathe, rise, approach, appear, place · **To what, where:** kind, savage, chief, poverty, head, followers

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This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Basket Maker.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (poverty, maker, savage, savages), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg62868:11:19
# text = It was not long before he had wreathed a kind of coronet of pretty workmanship; and rising with respect and fearfulness, approached the savage who appeared the chief, and placed it gently on his head; whose figure, under this new ornament, so charmed and struck his followers, that they all threw down their clubs, and formed a dance of welcome and congratulation round the author of so prized a favour.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wreathed	wreathe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	coronet	coronet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	workmanship	workmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
18	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	advcl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	fearfulness	fearfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
24	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	savage	savage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj	_	_
28	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
36	on	on	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	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	41	punct	_	_
40	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
43	under	under	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
44	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	46	det	_	_
45	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	so	so	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	charmed	charm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	_
52	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	53	nmod:poss	_	_
53	followers	follower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
55	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	58	mark	_	_
56	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
57	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	56	det	_	_
58	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	parataxis	_	_
59	down	down	ADP	RP	_	58	compound:prt	_	_
60	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	61	nmod:poss	_	_
61	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
64	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	conj	_	_
65	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obj	_	_
67	of	of	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nmod	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	congratulation	congratulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	conj	_	_
71	round	round	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	_
74	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	76	mark	_	_
75	so	so	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	_
76	prized	prize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	73	acl:relcl	_	_
77	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | poverty |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wreathe** | past · perfect | maker | a kind of coronet of pretty workmanship |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent kind=Destination |
| 3 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with respect and fearfulness | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **approach** | past |  | the savage |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent savage=Theme |
| 5 | **appear** | past | the savage | the chief |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chief=Theme |
| 6 | **place** | past |  | poverty |  | maker's head |  | under this new ornament; figure *obl*; gently *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme on head=Destination |
| 7 | **charm** | participle | poverty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **strike** | past | poverty *not said here* | maker's followers |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent follower=Patient |
| 9 | **throw down** | past | savages *= savage* | savages's clubs |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Theme |
| 10 | **form** | past | poverty *not said here* | a dance of welcome and congratulation |  |  |  | round the author | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dance=Theme |
| 11 | **prize** | participle | the author *not said here* | a favour |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer favour=Stimulus |
| 12 | **dance** |  |  | welcome and congratulation |  |  |  |  | nom dance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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:** «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Project Gutenberg book 62868 (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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