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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 (Plover Call, Call, husband, deathless ones), 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:pg66596:12:145 # text = Now that Plover Call knew who her new husband really was, she was not at all afraid of him, although he was one of the deathless ones, who, for the time, had taken the form of man. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 Plover Plover PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 Call Call PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 obj _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 really really ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 16 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 18 obl _ _ 18 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 advcl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 although although SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 25 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 18 conj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 deathless deathless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 31 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 38 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 37 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 acl:relcl _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | Plover Call | | | | now | who *obj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer who=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **is** | past | Call | | | all | | of husband; afraid *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** | past | husband | one | | | | of the deathless ones | tree rules | | 4 | **take** | past · perfect | the deathless ones | the form of man | | | time | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Theme | | 5 | **form** | | | man | | | | | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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 Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, Project Gutenberg book 66596 (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 144](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/12/144/) - next →: [sentence 146](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/12/146/) - ↑ back to [Thunder Maker and Cold Maker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/12/)