--- title: And he said to the Swans: As you carried him hither from that Land o… — The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth · tree and pragmatics description: And he said to the Swans: As you carried him hither from that Land of the Lotus of the Sun, so swear now, that you will carry me first back thither, leaving him here till you return: otherwise I will keep him, and cut you to pieces. Who acts: Umra, you, I. 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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 (Umra, you, I), 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:pg68641:7:13 # text = And he said to the Swans: As you carried him hither from that Land of the Lotus of the Sun, so swear now, that you will carry me first back thither, leaving him here till you return: otherwise I will keep him, and cut you to pieces. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Swans swan NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 As as SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 11 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 hither hither ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 13 from from ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 det _ _ 15 Land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Lotus Lotus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 so so ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 swear swear VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 25 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 24 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 31 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ _ 32 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 30 advmod _ _ 33 back back ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 34 thither thither ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 leaving leave VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ _ 37 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 36 advmod _ _ 39 till till SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 40 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 return return VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 : : PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 43 otherwise otherwise ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 44 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 45 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 46 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 47 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 50 cut cut VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 51 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Umra | | the Swans | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to swan=Recipient | | 2 | **carry** | past | you | Umra | | that Land of the Lotus of the Sun | | hither *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent he=Theme from land=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **swear** | infinitive | | | | | now | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **carry** | future | you | me | | | | first, thither *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 5 | **leave** | gerund | you *not said here* | Umra | | here | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 6 | **return** | present | you | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **keep** | future | I | Umra | | | | otherwise *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 8 | **cut** | past | | you | | | | to pieces *result* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent you=Patient to piece=Result | 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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/7/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/7/14/) - ↑ back to [A Sleep and a Dream., part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/7/)