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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 (Genius, water, fountain, flowers), 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:pg62868:5:12 # text = “It is granted,” replies the Genius; and immediately he opened the ground with his sabre, and a fountain bubbling up under their feet, scattered its rills over the meadows; the flowers renewed their fragrance, the trees spread a greener foilage, and the flocks and herds quenched their thirst. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 granted grant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 csubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 7 replies reply VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Genius Genius PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 opened open VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 sabre sabre NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 fountain fountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 24 bubbling bubble VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 23 acl _ _ 25 up up ADP RP _ 24 compound:prt _ _ 26 under under ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 30 scattered scatter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 31 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 rills rill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obj _ _ 33 over over ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 meadows meadow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 nsubj _ _ 39 renewed renew VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 40 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 fragrance fragrance NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 nsubj _ _ 45 spread spread VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 acl:relcl _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 47 greener green ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 48 amod _ _ 48 foilage foilage NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 flocks flock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 nsubj _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 herds herd NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 conj _ _ 55 quenched quench VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 conj _ _ 56 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 thirst thirst NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grant** *in a quote* | present · passive | | brook | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present | the Genius | | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **open** | past | water | the ground | | | | with water's sabre; immediately *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ground=Patient with sabre=Instrument | | 4 | **bubble up** | gerund | a fountain *not said here* | | | Hamet's feet | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under foot=Location | | 5 | **scatter** | past | a fountain | brook's rills | | the meadows | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rill=Theme over meadow=Destination | | 6 | **renew** | past | the flowers | Hamet's fragrance | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fragrance=Patient | | 7 | **spread** | past | the trees | a greener foilage | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location foilage=Theme | | 8 | **quench** | past | the flocks and herds | Hamet's thirst | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thirst=Experiencer | | 9 | **thirst** | | Hamet | | | | | | nom thirst «state intransitive»: 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:** «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 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/5/11/) - next →: [sentence 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/5/13/) - ↑ back to [Hamet and Raschid.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/5/)