--- title: The king had turned his eyes for a moment toward Ulu and had caught… — Hawaiian Historical Legends · tree and pragmatics description: The king had turned his eyes for a moment toward Ulu and had caught the joy flashing from his eyes when he heard of his brother’s speedy coming, then, looking down upon Taunoa, who had prostrated himself as soon as his message was delivered, simply said: Who acts: king, joy, Taunoa. 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D. Westervelt, The Sons of Kii. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (king, joy, Taunoa), 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:pg66357:7:52 # text = The king had turned his eyes for a moment toward Ulu and had caught the joy flashing from his eyes when he heard of his brother’s speedy coming, then, looking down upon Taunoa, who had prostrated himself as soon as his message was delivered, simply said: 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 toward toward ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Ulu Ulu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 flashing flash VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 16 acl _ _ 18 from from ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 21 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 23 advmod _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 advcl _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 28 speedy speedy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 xcomp _ _ 29 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 33 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 conj _ _ 34 down down ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 35 upon upon ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 Taunoa Taunoa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 40 nsubj _ _ 39 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 prostrated prostrate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 36 acl:relcl _ _ 41 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 40 obj _ _ 42 as as ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 40 advmod _ _ 44 as as SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj:pass _ _ 47 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 delivered deliver VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 43 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 simply simply ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past · perfect | the king | king's eyes | | | moment | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | | 2 | **catch** | past · perfect | the king *not said here* | the joy | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Theme | | 3 | **flash** | gerund | the joy *not said here* | | | king's eyes | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **hear** | past | king | | | | | of king's brother | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of brother=Stimulus | | 5 | **come** | gerund | the king *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **look down** | gerund | the king *not said here* | | | | then | upon Taunoa; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon taunoa=Theme | | 7 | **prostrate** | past · perfect | Taunoa | king | | | | soon *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **deliver** | past · passive | | king's message | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle | | | | | | simply *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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:** «Hawaiian Historical Legends» by W. D. Westervelt, Project Gutenberg book 66357 (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 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/7/51/) - next →: [sentence 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/7/53/) - ↑ back to [The Sons of Kii](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66357/7/)