--- title: As soon as the army could be got together it was marched to the fron… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: As soon as the army could be got together it was marched to the frontier, where it met the opposing force headed by Brandatimor himself, who was full of fury, determined to avenge the insult to his Ambassador and to possess himself of the Princess Sabella. Who acts: army, opposing force. 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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 (army, opposing force), 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:pg7277:17:3 # text = As soon as the army could be got together it was marched to the frontier, where it met the opposing force headed by Brandatimor himself, who was full of fury, determined to avenge the insult to his Ambassador and to possess himself of the Princess Sabella. 1 As as ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 army army NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 advcl _ _ 9 together together ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 marched march VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 frontier frontier NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 19 advmod _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 parataxis _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 opposing oppose VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 22 amod _ _ 22 force force NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 23 headed head VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl _ _ 24 by by ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 Brandatimor Brandatimor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 obl:agent _ _ 26 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 30 nsubj _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 cop _ _ 30 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 parataxis _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 fury fury NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 determined determine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 conj _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 avenge avenge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 insult insult NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 Ambassador Ambassador PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 possess possess VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 conj _ _ 45 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 44 obj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 48 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 compound _ _ 49 Sabella Sabella PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get together** | could · passive | | the army | | | | together *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | | 2 | **march** | past · passive | | army | | the frontier | | soon *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to frontier=Trajectory | | 3 | **meet** | past | army | the opposing force | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Co-Agent | | 4 | **oppose** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **head** | participle | the opposing force *not said here* | Brandatimor | | | | | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | past | the opposing force | | | | | of fury; full *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **determine** | participle | army *not said here* | | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **avenge** | to-infinitive | army *not said here* | the insult | Brandatimor's Ambassador | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **possess** | to-infinitive | army *not said here* | Ambassador | | | | of the Princess Sabella | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot himself=Theme | 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 Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 7277 (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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/17/2/) - next →: [sentence 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/17/4/) - ↑ back to [Heart of Ice, part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/17/)