--- title: So busy, indeed, was the master Smith that he heard nothing, saw not… — The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North · tree and pragmatics description: So busy, indeed, was the master Smith that he heard nothing, saw nothing, thought of nothing, save the work which he had in hand; therefore, when his sister Anniki came suddenly to the outer door and called to him, he did not hear her. Who acts: elf, sister. 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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 (elf, sister), 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:pg66819:20:5 # text = So busy, indeed, was the master Smith that he heard nothing, saw nothing, thought of nothing, save the work which he had in hand; therefore, when his sister Anniki came suddenly to the outer door and called to him, he did not hear her. 1 So so ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 Smith Smith PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 13 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 16 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 thought think VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 16 acl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 conj _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 25 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 obj _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 31 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 33 when when SCONJ WRB _ 37 mark _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 36 Anniki Anniki PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 appos _ _ 37 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 38 suddenly suddenly ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 41 outer outer ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 37 conj _ _ 45 to to ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 49 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 50 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 51 advmod _ _ 51 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 52 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the master Smith | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | past | elf | nothing | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | | 3 | **see** | past | elf *not said here* | nothing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | | 4 | **think** *speech: other* | participle | | | | | | of nothing | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **save** | infinitive | elf *not said here* | the work | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme | | 6 | **have** | past | elf | the work | | hand | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient | | 7 | **come** | past | elf's sister | | | the outer door | | suddenly, therefore *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to door=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **call** | participle | elf's sister *not said here* | | elf | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | | 9 | **not** **hear** | past · do-support | elf | sister | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | 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 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/20/4/) - next →: [sentence 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/20/6/) - ↑ back to [The Unexpected Journey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66819/20/)