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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 (New Robe, Robe, old beaver, woman), 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:pg66596:17:120 # text = New Robe considered; he wondered if the old woman had not been mistaken in advising him to choose the old beaver cutting, but he caught her eye, and, assured by her meaning glance, replied as before, “Give me the stick.” 1 New New ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 Robe Robe PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 considered consider VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 wondered wonder VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 13 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 mistaken mistake VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 ccomp _ _ 15 in in SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 advising advise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 17 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 beaver beaver NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 23 cutting cut VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 22 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 but but CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 caught catch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 28 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 assured assure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 34 by by ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 36 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 compound _ _ 37 glance glance NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 39 replied reply VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 conj _ _ 40 as as ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 before before ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 “ " PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 conj _ _ 45 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 iobj _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ” " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **consider** | past | New Robe | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | Robe | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **not** **mistake** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive | | the old woman | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **advise** *speech: other* | gerund | | | Robe | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 5 | **choose** | to-infinitive | | the old beaver | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beaver=Theme | | 6 | **cut** | gerund | the old beaver *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **catch** | past | Robe | woman's eye | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | | 8 | **assure** | participle | New Robe *not said here* | | | | | by woman's meaning glance | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | | 9 | **reply** *speech: assert* | participle | New Robe *not said here* | | | | | before *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | New Robe *not said here* | the stick | New Robe *= robe* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient stick=Theme | | 11 | **glance** | | woman | | | | | | nom glance «act intransitive»: 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 119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/119/) - next →: [sentence 121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/121/) - ↑ back to [The Beaver Stick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/)