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title: Now when he reached the middle of the wilderness, the ogre who lived… — The grateful elephant · tree and pragmatics
description: Now when he reached the middle of the wilderness, the ogre who lived in the wilderness, thinking, “I will make these men throw away the water they took,” created a car to delight the heart, drawn by pure white young oxen; and surrounded by ten or twelve demons bearing in their hands bow, quiver, shi
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# The grateful elephant, Opening, part 15, sentence 37

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Now when he reached the middle of the wilderness, the ogre who lived in the wilderness, thinking, “I will make these men throw away the water they took,” created a car to delight the heart, drawn by pure white young oxen; and surrounded by ten or twelve demons bearing in their hands bow, quiver, shield, and weapon, decked with water-lilies both blue and white, head wet, garments wet, seated in that car like a very lord, the wheels of the car smeared with mud, came down that road from the opposite direction.

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**Who acts:** set, ogre, men, water, ten demons, hands · **What happens:** reach, live, think, make, throw away, take · **To what, where:** middle, wilderness, car, heart, weapon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame, Opening, part 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (set, ogre, men, water), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg74064:15:37
# text = Now when he reached the middle of the wilderness, the ogre who lived in the wilderness, thinking, “I will make these men throw away the water they took,” created a car to delight the heart, drawn by pure white young oxen; and surrounded by ten or twelve demons bearing in their hands bow, quiver, shield, and weapon, decked with water-lilies both blue and white, head wet, garments wet, seated in that car like a very lord, the wheels of the car smeared with mud, came down that road from the opposite direction.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wilderness	wilderness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ogre	ogre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	wilderness	wilderness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
25	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	26	det	_	_
26	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	throw	throw	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
28	away	away	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
31	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
35	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	32	conj	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	_
38	to	to	PART	TO	_	39	mark	_	_
39	delight	delight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	advcl	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
43	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	41	acl	_	_
44	by	by	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
45	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
46	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
47	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
48	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
52	by	by	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
53	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	56	nummod	_	_
54	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
55	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	53	conj	_	_
56	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	obl	_	_
57	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	56	acl	_	_
58	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	61	mark	_	_
59	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	60	nmod:poss	_	_
60	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	nsubj	_	_
61	bow	bow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	57	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
63	quiver	quiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
65	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
68	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
70	decked	deck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
71	with	with	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
72	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	76	obl	_	_
75	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc:preconj	_	_
76	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	parataxis	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
78	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
80	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	compound	_	_
81	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
83	garments	garment	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
84	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	83	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
86	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	83	advcl	_	_
87	in	in	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
88	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	89	det	_	_
89	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	obl	_	_
90	like	like	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
91	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
92	very	very	ADV	RB	_	93	advmod	_	_
93	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
95	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	96	det	_	_
96	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	100	nsubj	_	_
97	of	of	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nmod	_	_
100	smeared	smear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	83	parataxis	_	_
101	with	with	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
102	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
104	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	100	conj	_	_
105	down	down	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	_
106	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	107	mark	_	_
107	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	advcl	_	_
108	from	from	ADP	IN	_	111	case	_	_
109	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
110	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	amod	_	_
111	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | set | the middle of the wilderness |  |  | now |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent middle=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | past | the ogre |  |  | the wilderness |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wilderness=Location |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | set *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** *in a quote* | future | set |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **throw away** *in a quote* | present | this men |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **take** *in a quote* | past | the water |  |  |  |  | men *= man* *nsubj* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **create** | past | the water *not said here* | a car |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Result |
| 8 | **delight** | to-infinitive | the water *not said here* | the heart |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus heart=Experiencer |
| 9 | **draw** | participle |  | the heart *not said here* |  |  |  | by pure white young oxen | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **surround** | participle | set *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by ten demons and quiver and shield | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **bear** | gerund | ten demons and quiver and shield *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 12 | **bow** | present | men's hands |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **deck** | participle · passive |  | weapon |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
| 14 | **garment** | present | set *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **seat** | participle | set *not said here* |  |  | that car like a lord |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in car=Location |
| 16 | **smear** | past | the wheels of the car |  |  |  |  | with mud | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mud=Theme |
| 17 | **come down** | past | the wheels of the car *not said here* |  |  |  |  | road from the opposite direction *advcl*; down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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**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.

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