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title: So it happened, that on a day, when he was disputing about her with… — The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth · tree and pragmatics
description: So it happened, that on a day, when he was disputing about her with one of his friends, and abusing him, for not readily admitting all his own eulogies of his wife, that friend of his suddenly burst out laughing, and exclaimed: For all things there is a cure, even for snake-bite there is a cure, but
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# The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, An Evil Eye., sentence 35

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So it happened, that on a day, when he was disputing about her with one of his friends, and abusing him, for not readily admitting all his own eulogies of his wife, that friend of his suddenly burst out laughing, and exclaimed: For all things there is a cure, even for snake-bite there is a cure, but there is no cure, for one who has been bitten with a woman's beauty.

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**Who acts:** it, that, friend, cure · **What happens:** happen, dispute, abuse, not admit, burst out, laugh · **To what, where:** purpose, own eulogies, things, snake bite

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This is a sentence of «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, An Evil Eye.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (it, that, friend, cure), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg68641:2:35
# text = So it happened, that on a day, when he was disputing about her with one of his friends, and abusing him, for not readily admitting all his own eulogies of his wife, that friend of his suddenly burst out laughing, and exclaimed: For all things there is a cure, even for snake-bite there is a cure, but there is no cure, for one who has been bitten with a woman's beauty.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	disputing	dispute	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	abusing	abuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
27	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
28	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	admitting	admit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	conj	_	_
30	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	33	det:predet	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
32	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	eulogies	eulogy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obj	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	39	det	_	_
39	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
40	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
41	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
42	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	_
43	burst	burst	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	acl:relcl	_	_
44	out	out	ADP	RP	_	43	compound:prt	_	_
45	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	43	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
48	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	52	punct	_	_
50	For	for	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	52	det	_	_
52	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	48	obj	_	_
53	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	54	expl	_	_
54	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	52	acl:relcl	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
58	even	even	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
59	for	for	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
60	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	appos	_	_
63	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	64	expl	_	_
64	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	62	acl:relcl	_	_
65	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
68	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
69	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	70	expl	_	_
70	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	48	parataxis	_	_
71	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	72	det	_	_
72	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
74	for	for	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
75	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	72	appos	_	_
76	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	79	nsubj:pass	_	_
77	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	79	aux	_	_
78	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	79	aux:pass	_	_
79	bitten	bite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	75	acl:relcl	_	_
80	with	with	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
81	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	's	's	PART	POS	_	82	case	_	_
84	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **dispute** | past · progressive | that |  |  |  | day | about woman; with one of purpose's friends; purpose *nsubj* | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent about she=Theme with one=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **abuse** | gerund |  | purpose |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **admit** *speech: other* | gerund |  | purpose's own eulogies of purpose's wife |  |  |  | that friend *conj*; readily *property* | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eulogy=Theme |
| 5 | **burst out** | past | that friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  | purpose *nmod:poss*; suddenly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **laugh** | gerund | that friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **exclaim** *speech: express* | past | that friend *not said here* | all things |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 8 | **be** | present | a cure | all things *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 9 | **be** | present | a cure | snake bite *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot bite=Theme |
| 10 | **be** | present | no cure |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **bite** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with a woman's beauty; who *nsubj:pass* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with beauty=Instrument |

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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.

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**Text:** «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, Project Gutenberg book 68641 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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