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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 (Achor), 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:pg70959:5:86 # text = Achor then went to bed, but the next morning she rose early, and calling the dogs to follow her, she went to the farm, where she collected five bundles of firewood and placed them in a row. 1 Achor Achor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 3 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 calling call VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 21 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 31 advmod _ _ 30 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 collected collect VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 32 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 33 nummod _ _ 33 bundles bundle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 firewood firewood NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 placed place VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 38 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 row row NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | Achor | | | bed | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **rise** | past | Achor | | | | morning | early *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **call** | gerund | Achor *not said here* | | the dogs | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient | | 4 | **follow** | to-infinitive | Achor *not said here* | Achor | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 5 | **go** | past | Achor | | | the farm | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to farm=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **collect** | past | Achor | five bundles of firewood | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme | | 7 | **place** | past | Achor *not said here* | bundles *= bundle* | | a row | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in row=Destination | 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:** «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Project Gutenberg book 70959 (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 85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/5/85/) - next →: [sentence 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/5/87/) - ↑ back to [Iv.--how Elili of Inkum Died, and Was Brought Back to Life Again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/5/)