--- title: He dwelt there all that day, and on the morn he arose and asked beti… — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-Englis… · tree and pragmatics description: He dwelt there all that day, and on the morn he arose and asked betimes for his armour; and they brought it unto him on this wise: first, a rich carpet was stretched on the floor[4] (and brightly did the gold gear glitter upon it), then the knight stepped on to it, and handled the steel; clad he was --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/3/34/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Mid…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/) / [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/3/) / 34 # Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose, Opening, part 3, sentence 34 He dwelt there all that day, and on the morn he arose and asked betimes for his armour; and they brought it unto him on this wise: first, a rich carpet was stretched on the floor\[4\] (and brightly did the gold gear glitter upon it), then the knight stepped on to it, and handled the steel; clad he was in a doublet of silk, with a close hood, lined fairly throughout. **Who acts:** Gawain, men, knight · **What happens:** dwell, arise, ask, bring, stretch, do · **To what, where:** morn, armour, wise, rich carpet, floor, gear glitter This is a sentence of «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Gawain, men, knight), 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:pg66084:3:34 # text = He dwelt there all that day, and on the morn he arose and asked betimes for his armour; and they brought it unto him on this wise: first, a rich carpet was stretched on the floor[4] (and brightly did the gold gear glitter upon it), then the knight stepped on to it, and handled the steel; clad he was in a doublet of silk, with a close hood, lined fairly throughout. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 dwelt dwell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ 4 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 5 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 6 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 morn morn NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 arose arise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 16 betimes betimes ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 17 for for 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 armour armour NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 unto unto ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 27 on on ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 nsubj _ _ 29 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 : : PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 31 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 37 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 carpet carpet NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 36 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 stretched stretch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 conj _ _ 38 on on ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 4 4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 37 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 42 punct _ _ 44 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 46 brightly brightly ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 parataxis _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 49 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 compound _ _ 50 gear gear NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 compound _ _ 51 glitter glitter NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obj _ _ 52 upon upon ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 56 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 59 advmod _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 knight knight NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nsubj _ _ 59 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 60 on on ADP RP _ 59 compound:prt _ _ 61 to to ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 62 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 handled handle VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 conj _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 steel steel NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 ; ; PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 69 clad clad VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 70 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 71 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 cop _ _ 72 in in ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 73 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 doublet doublet NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 ccomp _ _ 75 of of ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 76 silk silk NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 78 with with ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 79 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 hood hood NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 83 punct _ _ 83 lined line VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 81 acl _ _ 84 fairly fairly ADV RB _ 83 advmod _ _ 85 throughout throughout ADV RB _ 83 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dwell** | past | Gawain | | | there | day | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **arise** | past | Gawain | | | the morn | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on morn=Location | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Gawain *not said here* | | | | | for Gawain's armour; betimes *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **bring** | past | men *= man* | armour | | wise this | | unto Gawain | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on wise=Destination | | 5 | **stretch** | past · passive | | a rich carpet | | the floor | | 4 *appos*; first *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | | 6 | **do** | past | | the gear glitter | | | | upon carpet; brightly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glitter=Eventuality | | 7 | **step on** | past | the knight | | | carpet | then | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to it=Destination | | 8 | **handle** | past | the knight *not said here* | the steel | | | | | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steel=Theme | | 9 | **clad** | past | Gawain *not said here* | | | | | with a close hood | tree rules | | 10 | **is** | past | Gawain | | | a doublet | | of silk | tree rules | | 11 | **line** | participle | | a close hood *not said here* | | | | fairly, throughout *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | 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:** «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 66084 (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 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/3/33/) - next →: [sentence 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/3/35/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66084/3/)