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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 (wife, husband, Harisarman), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg7128:15:124 # text = Then, while Sthuladatta was distressed at the evil omen, and searching for the thieves who had carried off the horse, the wife of Harisarman came and said to him, "My husband is a wise man, skilled in astrology and magical sciences; he can get the horse back for you; why do you not ask him?" 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 while while SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 Sthuladatta Sthuladatta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 evil evil ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 omen omen NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 13 searching search VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 19 csubj:pass _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 thieves thief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obl _ _ 17 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 18 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 parataxis _ _ 20 off off ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 Harisarman Harisarman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 28 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 34 " " PUNCT `` _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 37 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 skilled skill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 acl _ _ 43 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 astrology astrology NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 46 magical magical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 47 sciences science NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ; ; PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 back back ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 55 for for ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ; ; PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 58 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 62 advmod _ _ 59 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 60 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 61 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 62 advmod _ _ 62 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 parataxis _ _ 63 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 ? ? PUNCT . _ 62 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **distress** | past · passive | | Sthuladatta | | the evil omen | then | | tree rules | | 2 | **search** | gerund | | | | | | for the thieves | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for thief=Theme | | 3 | **carry off** | past · perfect · passive | | the horse | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary horse=Value | | 4 | **come** | past | the wife of Harisarman | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the wife of Harisarman *not said here* | | Harisarman | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | My husband | a wise man | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **skill** *in a quote* | participle | | a wise man *not said here* | | astrology and magical sciences | | | tree rules | | 8 | **get back** *in a quote* | can | Harisarman | the horse | | | | for Harisarman | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent horse=Theme for you=Beneficiary | | 9 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present · do-support | Harisarman | | Harisarman | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | 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:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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 123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/123/) - next →: [sentence 125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/125/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/15/)