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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 (King), 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:pg65965:27:22 # text = The King entered the house of the famous fakir, whom he found in the midst of his pupils, and who at once rose and made a respectful bow to one who was more powerful than himself. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 entered enter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 fakir fakir NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 obj _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 17 of of 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 pupils pupil NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 22 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 23 at at ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 25 obl _ _ 25 rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 respectful respectful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 27 obl _ _ 33 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 36 nsubj _ _ 34 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 cop _ _ 35 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 36 advmod _ _ 36 powerful powerful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 acl:relcl _ _ 37 than than ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | past | the King | the house of the famous fakir | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme house=Destination | | 2 | **find** | past | king | the famous fakir | | the midst of FAKIR's pupils | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Topic | | 3 | **rise** | past | | | | | | who *nsubj* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at once=Location | | 4 | **make** | past | | a respectful bow | one | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bow=Product | | 5 | **is** | past | | | | | | than FAKIR; who *nsubj*; powerful *property* | tree rules | 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 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/27/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/27/22/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/27/)