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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 (Ting, Sin), 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:pg65965:15:105 # text = Ting promised not to leave his master for an instant, but a little later on he heard sounds of merriment in the servants’ quarters, and as Mr. Sin had fallen asleep, he quietly went out to enjoy himself among his fellows. 1 Ting ting NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 instant instant NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 obl:unmarked _ _ 15 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 18 advmod _ _ 16 on on SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 19 sounds sound NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 merriment merriment NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ’ 's PART POS _ 24 case _ _ 26 quarters quarter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 29 as as SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 30 Mr. Mr. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nmod:desc _ _ 31 Sin Sin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 32 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 fallen fall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 38 advcl _ _ 34 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 quietly quietly ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 38 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 39 out out ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 41 enjoy enjoy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 42 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 41 obj _ _ 43 among among ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 fellows fellow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | Ting | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Ting *not said here* | Ting's master | | | | for a instant | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent master=Theme for instant=Recipient | | 3 | **hear** | past | Ting | sounds of merriment | | the servants's quarters | | late *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus | | 4 | **fall** | past · perfect | Sin Mr. | | | | | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **go out** | past | SIN | | | | | out, quietly *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | SIN *not said here* | SIN | | | | among SIN's fellows | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer himself=Stimulus | 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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Project Gutenberg book 65965 (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 102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/15/102/) - next →: [sentence 104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/15/104/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/15/)