--- title: “You have saved my life,” she said; “and much as I grieve to, we mus… — The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian S… · tree and pragmatics description: “You have saved my life,” she said; “and much as I grieve to, we must part now, for, while I might prevent the people from harming you, I could not stop the camp dogs from tearing you to pieces. Who acts: You, woman, we. 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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 (You, woman, we), 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:pg66596:18:137 # text = “You have saved my life,” she said; “and much as I grieve to, we must part now, for, while I might prevent the people from harming you, I could not stop the camp dogs from tearing you to pieces. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 saved save VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 ccomp _ _ 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 “ " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 ccomp _ _ 15 as as SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 grieve grieve VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 20 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 advcl _ _ 23 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 22 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 25 for for SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 while while SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 prevent prevent VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obj _ _ 33 from from SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 34 harming harm VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ _ 35 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 38 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 40 advmod _ _ 40 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 conj _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 42 camp camp NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 compound _ _ 43 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 obj _ _ 44 from from SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 45 tearing tear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 advcl _ _ 46 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ _ 47 to to ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** *in a quote* | present · perfect | You | my life | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | woman | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **grieve** *in a quote* | present | woman | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **part** *in a quote* | must | we | | | | now | | tree rules | | 5 | **prevent** *in a quote* | might | woman | the people | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer people=Theme | | 6 | **harm** *in a quote* | gerund | woman *not said here* | you | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer | | 7 | **not** **stop** *in a quote* | could | woman | the camp dogs | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector dog=Eventuality | | 8 | **tear** *in a quote* | gerund | woman *not said here* | you | | | | to pieces *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent you=Patient to piece=Result | 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 136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/136/) - next →: [sentence 138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/138/) - ↑ back to [Little Friend Coyote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/)