--- title: Once more the old man tried with all his power to persuade him to ma… — The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian S… · tree and pragmatics description: Once more the old man tried with all his power to persuade him to make a different choice, and the sweat rolled from his brow as he entreated the young man to select something else, and once more New Robe said, “I want the stick.” Who acts: old man, sweat, New Robe. 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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 (old man, sweat, New Robe), 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:pg66596:17:121 # text = Once more the old man tried with all his power to persuade him to make a different choice, and the sweat rolled from his brow as he entreated the young man to select something else, and once more New Robe said, “I want the stick.” 1 Once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 2 advmod _ _ 2 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 tried try VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 10 det:predet _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 persuade persuade VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 advcl _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 choice choice NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 sweat sweat NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 rolled roll VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 24 from from 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 brow brow NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 27 as as SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 28 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 entreated entreat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 advcl _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 34 select select VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 advcl _ _ 35 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 34 obj _ _ 36 else else ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 39 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 43 advmod _ _ 40 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 43 advmod _ _ 41 New New ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 Robe Robe PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 nsubj _ _ 43 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 “ " PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 ccomp _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past | the old man | | | | | with man's power | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **persuade** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the old man *not said here* | man | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | the old man *not said here* | a different choice | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset choice=Product | | 4 | **roll** | past | the sweat | | | man's brow | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from brow=Trajectory | | 5 | **entreat** | past | sweat | | the young man | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Recipient | | 6 | **select** | to-infinitive | sweat *not said here* | something | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | New Robe | | | | | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **want** *in a quote* | present | New Robe *= robe* | the stick | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stick=Theme | 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 120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/120/) - next →: [sentence 122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/122/) - ↑ back to [The Beaver Stick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/17/)