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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 (other, party), 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:pg66596:14:38 # text = The younger of the two carried a bow and arrows, and the other had an old shot-gun the barrels of which had been cut off short, so that he could carry it under his robe without its being seen. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 younger young ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 advcl _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 obl _ _ 6 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 arrows arrow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 nsubj _ _ 15 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 16 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 17 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 18 shot shot NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 19 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 gun gun NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 barrels barrel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obj _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 obl _ _ 25 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 26 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 27 aux:pass _ _ 27 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl:relcl _ _ 28 off off ADP RP _ 27 compound:prt _ _ 29 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 35 mark _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 31 fixed _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 34 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 35 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 conj _ _ 36 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 under under ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 40 without without SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 41 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 42 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | past | | a bow and arrows | | | | of the two | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent bow=Theme of two=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **have** | past | the other | a old shot gun the barrels | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Patient | | 3 | **cut off** | past · perfect · passive | | | | | | of the barrels; short *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: of which=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **carry** | could | party | gun | | party's robe | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 5 | **see** | gerund · passive | party *not said here* | | | | | robe *nmod:poss* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» | 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 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/37/) - next →: [sentence 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/39/) - ↑ back to [Ragged Head](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/14/)