--- title: Through the power of magic he would subdue her; he would carry her a… — The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North · tree and pragmatics description: Through the power of magic he would subdue her; he would carry her aboard his vessel; he would bring her, willy nilly, to the Land of Heroes; she would have no choice but to be the queen of his dwelling in Wainola. Who acts: maiden, Maid. 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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 (maiden, Maid), 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:pg66819:13:38 # text = Through the power of magic he would subdue her; he would carry her aboard his vessel; he would bring her, willy nilly, to the Land of Heroes; she would have no choice but to be the queen of his dwelling in Wainola. 1 Through through ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 subdue subdue VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 aboard aboard ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 20 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 willy willy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 25 nilly nilly ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 Land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 Heroes hero NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 34 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 35 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 parataxis _ _ 36 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 37 det _ _ 37 choice choice NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ _ 38 but but CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 40 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 42 cop _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 conj _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 46 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 Wainola Wainola PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **subdue** | would | maiden | Maid | | the power of magic | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 2 | **carry** | would | maiden | Maid | | | | aboard maiden's vessel | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 3 | **bring** | would | maiden | | Maid | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination | | 4 | **willy** | infinitive | maiden *not said here* | | | | | to the Land of Heroes; nilly *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **have** | would | Maid | no choice | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Patient | | 6 | **is a** | to-infinitive | Maid *not said here* | the queen | | | | of maiden's dwelling in Wainola | tree rules | 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 Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North» by James Baldwin, Project Gutenberg book 66819 (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/pg66819/13/37/) - next →: [sentence 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/13/39/) - ↑ back to [The Unfinished Boat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/13/)