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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 (great, man, GARDEN, gardener), 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:pg65965:26:95 # text = So great became his admiration for this man, whoever he might be, that it became his greatest desire to know him, and to thank him for all the pleasure he had received from just being there, and for the opportunity allowed him to study the marvels that were all about him. 1 So so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 nsubj _ _ 3 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 admiration admiration NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 xcomp _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 whoever whoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 acl:relcl _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 19 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 20 amod _ _ 20 desire desire NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 xcomp _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 advcl _ _ 23 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 thank thank VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 28 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 32 det:predet _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 pleasure pleasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 34 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 35 received receive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 32 acl:relcl _ _ 36 from from ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 37 just just ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 38 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 cop _ _ 39 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 opportunity opportunity NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 45 allowed allow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 46 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 iobj _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 study study VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 marvels marvel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ _ 51 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 55 nsubj _ _ 52 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 cop _ _ 53 all all ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 54 about about ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | past | great | gardener's admiration | | | | for this man | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is a** | infinitive | this man *not said here* | whoever | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **become** | past | GARDEN | gardener's greatest desire | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **know** | to-infinitive | GARDEN *not said here* | gardener | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 5 | **thank** *speech: thank* | to-infinitive | great *not said here* | | gardener | | | for all pleasure | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme for pleasure=Attribute | | 6 | **receive** | past · perfect | gardener | all pleasure *not said here* | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pleasure=Theme | | 7 | **is** | gerund | | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **allow** | past | great *not said here* | | gardener | | | for the opportunity | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer he=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **study** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | great *not said here* | the marvels | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marvel=Topic | | 10 | **is** | past | the marvels | | | | | about gardener; all *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **admire** | | gardener | | | | | | nom admiration «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 12 | **desire** | | gardener | | | | | | nom desire «feeling transitive»: 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:** «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 93](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/26/93/) - next →: [sentence 95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/26/95/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/26/)