--- title: Of the twenty-six stories contained in this book, of eight of which… — The grateful elephant · tree and pragmatics description: Of the twenty-six stories contained in this book, of eight of which two versions are given, eleven stories or versions of stories (6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 _a_, 18 _a_, 19 _a_, 20 _a_, 23 _a_, 24 _a_) are taken from the oldest canonical texts of the Buddhist Sacred Scriptures. 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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: 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:pg74064:1:269 # text = Of the twenty-six stories contained in this book, of eight of which two versions are given, eleven stories or versions of stories (6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 _a_, 18 _a_, 19 _a_, 20 _a_, 23 _a_, 24 _a_) are taken from the oldest canonical texts of the Buddhist Sacred Scriptures. 1 Of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 3 twenty twenty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 contained contain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 17 det _ _ 16 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 17 versions version NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ _ 18 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 21 eleven eleven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 22 nummod _ _ 22 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 69 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 or or CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 versions version NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 conj _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ _ 27 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 6 6 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 26 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 30 11 11 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 32 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 13 13 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 16 16 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 17 17 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 appos _ _ 39 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ SpaceAfter=No 41 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 43 18 18 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 conj _ _ 44 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ SpaceAfter=No 46 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 19 19 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 conj _ _ 49 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 51 det _ SpaceAfter=No 51 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 53 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 conj _ _ 54 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 56 det _ SpaceAfter=No 56 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 58 23 23 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 appos _ _ 59 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 61 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 61 det _ SpaceAfter=No 61 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 63 24 24 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 parataxis _ _ 64 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 66 det _ SpaceAfter=No 66 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 28 punct _ _ 68 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux:pass _ _ 69 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 parataxis _ _ 70 from from ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 72 oldest old ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 74 amod _ _ 73 canonical canonical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 74 amod _ _ 74 texts text NOUN NNS Number=Plur 69 obl _ _ 75 of of ADP IN _ 79 case _ _ 76 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 77 Buddhist Buddhist PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 compound _ _ 78 Sacred Sacred PROPN NNP Number=Sing 79 compound _ _ 79 Scriptures Scripture PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 74 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 80 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **contain** | participle | | the six stories *not said here* | | this book | | of eight which two versions | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in book=Location | | 2 | **give** | present · passive | | the six stories | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **take** | present · passive | | eleven stories or versions of stories | | the oldest canonical texts of the Sacred Scriptures | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from text=Initial\_Location | 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 grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame, Project Gutenberg book 74064 (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 250](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/1/250/) - next →: [sentence 252](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/1/252/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/1/)