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title: Yet he never found anyone who could tell him his way, or had ever he… — The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth · tree and pragmatics
description: Yet he never found anyone who could tell him his way, or had ever heard the name of the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. And meanwhile the suns of the hot seasons burned him like a furnace, and the cold seasons froze the blood in his veins, and the rains roared over his head like a wild-elephant, and a
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# The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, A Sleep and a Dream., part 3, sentence 32

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Yet he never found anyone who could tell him his way, or had ever heard the name of the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. And meanwhile the suns of the hot seasons burned him like a furnace, and the cold seasons froze the blood in his veins, and the rains roared over his head like a wild-elephant, and at the last, he said to himself: Now for thrice six seasons have I been seeking, and yet I know no more of my way to the Land of the Lotus than I did before.

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**Who acts:** Nightwalker, suns, cold seasons, rains, thrice six seasons, I · **What happens:** not find, tell, hear, meanwhile, burn, freeze · **To what, where:** anyone, way, Nightwalker, name, blood, veins · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, A Sleep and a Dream., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Nightwalker, suns, cold seasons, rains), 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:pg68641:5:32
# text = Yet he never found anyone who could tell him his way, or had ever heard the name of the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. And meanwhile the suns of the hot seasons burned him like a furnace, and the cold seasons froze the blood in his veins, and the rains roared over his head like a wild-elephant, and at the last, he said to himself: Now for thrice six seasons have I been seeking, and yet I know no more of my way to the Land of the Lotus than I did before.
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	16	advmod	_	_
16	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Lotus	Lotus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	meanwhile	meanwhile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	suns	sun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	_
36	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	ccomp	_	_
37	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	obj	_	_
38	like	like	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	furnace	furnace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
44	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
45	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	nsubj	_	_
46	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obj	_	_
49	in	in	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
51	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	rains	rain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	nsubj	_	_
56	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
57	over	over	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
60	like	like	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
62	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
67	at	at	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
69	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
71	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	72	nsubj	_	_
72	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
73	to	to	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
74	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	72	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	81	punct	_	_
76	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	81	advmod	_	_
77	for	for	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
78	thrice	thrice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
79	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	80	nummod	_	_
80	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	nsubj	_	_
81	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	72	ccomp	_	_
82	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
83	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	84	aux	_	_
84	seeking	seek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	81	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
87	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	89	advmod	_	_
88	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	89	nsubj	_	_
89	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	81	parataxis	_	_
90	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	91	det	_	_
91	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	89	obj	_	_
92	of	of	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	94	nmod:poss	_	_
94	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obl	_	_
95	to	to	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	nmod	_	_
98	of	of	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	100	det	_	_
100	Lotus	Lotus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	97	nmod	_	_
101	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	103	mark	_	_
102	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	103	nsubj	_	_
103	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	advcl	_	_
104	before	before	ADV	RB	_	103	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | past | Nightwalker | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | could |  | Nightwalker's way | Nightwalker |  |  | who *nsubj* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient way=Topic |
| 3 | **hear** | past · perfect | Nightwalker *not said here* | the name of the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. |  |  | ever |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |
| 4 | **meanwhile** | past | Nightwalker *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **burn** | past | the suns of the hot seasons | Nightwalker |  |  |  | like a furnace | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 6 | **freeze** | past | the cold seasons | the blood |  | Nightwalker's veins |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient blood=Result |
| 7 | **roar** | past | the rains |  |  | Nightwalker's head |  | like a wild elephant | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over head=Location |
| 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Nightwalker |  | Nightwalker | the last |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to himself=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 9 | **have** | present | thrice six seasons |  |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **seek** | participle · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **know** | present | I | no more of my way to the Land of the Lotus |  |  | yet |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus |
| 12 | **do** | past | I |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **name** |  |  | the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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