--- title: Still, she did not feel that she could see the five knights, even th… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: Still, she did not feel that she could see the five knights, even though assured that they were worthy, but would make one more trial of their love, and if they were successful in this, then would she grant their request. Who acts: Princess, knights. 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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 (Princess, knights), 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:pg65965:5:18 # text = Still, she did not feel that she could see the five knights, even though assured that they were worthy, but would make one more trial of their love, and if they were successful in this, then would she grant their request. 1 Still still ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 knights knight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 even even ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 though though SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 17 assured assure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 advcl _ _ 18 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 19 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 20 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 21 worthy worthy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 26 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 28 nummod _ _ 27 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 28 amod _ _ 28 trial trial NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 34 if if SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 37 successful successful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 advcl _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 41 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 44 advmod _ _ 42 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 grant grant VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 conj _ _ 45 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **feel** | past · do-support | Princess | | | | still | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **see** | could | Princess | the five knights | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer knight=Stimulus | | 3 | **assure** | participle | Princess *not said here* | | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | | 4 | **is** | past | knights *= knight* | | | | | worthy *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **make** | would | | one more trial of knights's love | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset trial=Product | | 6 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | knights *= knight* | | | this | | successful *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **grant** | would | Princess | knights's request | | | then | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent request=Theme | | 8 | **try** | | | knights's love | | | | | nom trial «act transitive»: of=patient | | 9 | **love** | | knights *= knight* | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 10 | **request** | | knights *= knight* | | | | | | nom request «communication 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 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/5/17/) - next →: [sentence 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/5/19/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/5/)