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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 (Front, parents), 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:pg66596:18:3 # text = Front Wolf was himself a noted warrior, and had grown rich from his forays on the camps of the enemy, so when he asked for the young woman her parents were pleased—pleased to give their daughter to such a strong young man, and pleased to accept the thirty horses he sent them with the request. 1 Front Front PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 noted note VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 warrior warrior NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 parataxis _ _ 12 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ _ 13 from from ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 forays foray NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ 16 on on ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 camps camp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 23 so so ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 24 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 26 advmod _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 27 for for ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 31 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 nsubj _ _ 33 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 35 — - PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 conj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 xcomp _ _ 39 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 iobj _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 42 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 46 det:predet _ _ 43 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 44 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ _ 45 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ _ 46 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 49 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 conj _ _ 50 to to PART TO _ 51 mark _ _ 51 accept accept VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 xcomp _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 thirty thirty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 54 nummod _ _ 54 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obj _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 acl:relcl _ _ 57 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 obj _ _ 58 with with ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | Front | Front | | | | a noted warrior *obj* | tree rules | | 2 | **note** | participle | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **grow** | past · perfect | | | | | | rich *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Front | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | Su's parents | | | | | for the young woman; pleased *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **be** | | Su's parents *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **give** | to-infinitive | Su's parents *not said here* | | parents's daughter | | | to such strong young man | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to man=Recipient | | 8 | **be** | | Su's parents *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **accept** | to-infinitive | Su's parents *not said here* | the thirty horses | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | | 10 | **send** | past | Front | parents *= parent* | | | | with the request | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 11 | **foray** | | Front | | | the camps of the enemy | | | nom foray «act intransitive»: poss=agent on=place | 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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/2/) - next →: [sentence 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/4/) - ↑ back to [Little Friend Coyote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/18/)