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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 (Ragged Head, Head), 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:pg66596:14:15 # text = After Ragged Head had returned to the camp, he told this part of his dream to no one, except to two of his close friends, for he did not wish it to be known and talked about. 1 After after SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 Ragged ragged ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 Head Head PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 returned return VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 camp camp NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 det _ _ 13 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 dream dream NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 19 det _ _ 19 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 except except ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 ccomp _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 26 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 for for SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 30 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 31 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 32 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 33 advmod _ _ 33 wish wish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 34 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 obj _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 advcl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 talked talk VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 37 conj _ _ 40 about about ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **return** | past · perfect | Ragged Head | | | | | to the camp *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to camp=Result | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Head | this part of Head's dream | no one | | | two of Head's close friends *ccomp* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent part=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **not** **wish** | past · do-support | Head | part | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme | | 4 | **know** | to-infinitive · passive | Head *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V» | | 5 | **talk about** | participle | Head *not said here* | | | | | about *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **dream** | | Head | | | | | | nom dream «cognition 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 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 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/14/) - next →: [sentence 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/16/) - ↑ back to [Ragged Head](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/)