--- title: At that moment he furiously raised his hand, which Despair had armed… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics description: At that moment he furiously raised his hand, which Despair had armed with a dagger, to strike deep into his bosom; when suddenly thick flashes of lightning shot through the cavern, and a being of more than human beauty and magnitude, arrayed in azure robes, crowned with amaranth, and waving a branch --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/19/8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Oriental tales, for the entertainment…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/) / [The Story of Bozaldab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/19/) / 8 # Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Bozaldab., sentence 8 At that moment he furiously raised his hand, which Despair had armed with a dagger, to strike deep into his bosom; when suddenly thick flashes of lightning shot through the cavern, and a being of more than human beauty and magnitude, arrayed in azure robes, crowned with amaranth, and waving a branch of palm in his right hand, arrested the arm of the trembling and astonished Calif, and said with a majestic smile, “Follow me to the top of this mountain.” **Who acts:** God, thick flashes, lightning · **What happens:** raise, arm, strike, shoot, be, array · **To what, where:** hand, bosom, lightning, cavern, human beauty, azure robes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Bozaldab.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (God, thick flashes, lightning), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62868:19:8 # text = At that moment he furiously raised his hand, which Despair had armed with a dagger, to strike deep into his bosom; when suddenly thick flashes of lightning shot through the cavern, and a being of more than human beauty and magnitude, arrayed in azure robes, crowned with amaranth, and waving a branch of palm in his right hand, arrested the arm of the trembling and astonished Calif, and said with a majestic smile, “Follow me to the top of this mountain.” 1 At at ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 furiously furiously ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 Despair Despair PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 armed arm VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ 14 with with ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 dagger dagger NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 strike strike VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 20 deep deep ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 21 into into ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 bosom bosom NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 25 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 40 advmod _ _ 26 suddenly suddenly ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 27 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 flashes flash NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 nsubj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 lightning lightning NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ _ 31 shot shoot VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 acl _ _ 32 through through ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 cavern cavern NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 38 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 cop _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 parataxis _ _ 41 than than ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 beauty beauty NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 magnitude magnitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 47 arrayed array VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 43 acl _ _ 48 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 azure azure NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 compound _ _ 50 robes robe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 crowned crown VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 acl _ _ 53 with with ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 amaranth amaranth NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 57 waving wave VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 67 advcl _ _ 58 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 branch branch NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 palm palm NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nmod _ _ 62 in in ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 63 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 65 nmod:poss _ _ 64 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 65 amod _ _ 65 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 67 arrested arrest VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 conj _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 arm arm NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obj _ _ 70 of of ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 trembling trembling NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nmod _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 74 astonished astonish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ _ 75 Calif Calif PROPN NNP Number=Sing 74 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 77 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 78 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ _ 79 with with ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 80 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 81 majestic majestic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 82 amod _ _ 82 smile smile NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 84 “ " PUNCT `` _ 85 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 85 Follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 ccomp _ _ 86 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 85 obj _ _ 87 to to ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 88 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 89 det _ _ 89 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 obl _ _ 90 of of ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 91 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 92 det _ _ 92 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 85 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 94 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **raise** | past | God | God's hand | | | moment | furiously *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | | 2 | **arm** | past · perfect · passive | | God's hand | | | | with a dagger; Despair *nsubj* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with dagger=Theme | | 3 | **strike** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | | | God's bosom | | deep *property* | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into bosom=Location | | 4 | **shoot** | participle | | lightning *not said here* | | the cavern | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent through cavern=Destination | | 5 | **is** | gerund | thick flashes of lightning | | | | | than human beauty and magnitude; more *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **array** | participle | | human beauty and magnitude *not said here* | | azure robes | | | tree rules | | 7 | **crown** | participle | | azure robes *not said here* | | | | with amaranth | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with amaranth=Theme | | 8 | **wave** | gerund | | a branch of palm | | | | in God's right hand | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent branch=Patient in hand=Theme | | 9 | **arrest** | past | thick flashes of lightning *not said here* | the arm of the trembling | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient | | 10 | **astonish** | past | thick flashes of lightning *not said here* | Calif | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus calif=Experiencer | | 11 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | thick flashes of lightning *not said here* | | | | | with a majestic smile | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **follow** *in a quote* | infinitive | | thick flashes of lightning *= flash* | | the top of this mountain | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent i=Theme to top=Trajectory | | 13 | **bosom** | | God | | | | | | nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=agent | | 14 | **flash** | | lightning | | | | | | nom flash «event intransitive»: of=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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/19/7/) - next →: [sentence 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/19/9/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Bozaldab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/19/)