--- title: Evening came on, the council chamber was lighted; the palate of each… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: Evening came on, the council chamber was lighted; the palate of each worthy member of the council rebelled against the fatigue of a longer sitting, and at last the Bürgermeister raised his voice and addressed his colleagues: "It is necessary, honourable gentlemen, that we come to a decision, and as --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/100/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/) / [Legends and Tales., part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/) / 100 # Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 12, sentence 100 Evening came on, the council chamber was lighted; the palate of each worthy member of the council rebelled against the fatigue of a longer sitting, and at last the Bürgermeister raised his voice and addressed his colleagues: "It is necessary, honourable gentlemen, that we come to a decision, and as it has been proved, through reliable witnesses, that the robber of the bride is our dangerous neighbour, the Earl von Arnstein, and the crime has been committed within the territory of our town, and as such a crime is punishable with death, we sentence the said Arno to death by the hangman, do we not?" **Who acts:** Evening, last, we, robber, crime · **What happens:** come on, light, rebel, raise, address, be · **To what, where:** palate, council chamber, council, voice, colleagues, decision · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Evening, last, we, robber), 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:pg74323:13:100 # text = Evening came on, the council chamber was lighted; the palate of each worthy member of the council rebelled against the fatigue of a longer sitting, and at last the Bürgermeister raised his voice and addressed his colleagues: "It is necessary, honourable gentlemen, that we come to a decision, and as it has been proved, through reliable witnesses, that the robber of the bride is our dangerous neighbour, the Earl von Arnstein, and the crime has been committed within the territory of our town, and as such a crime is punishable with death, we sentence the said Arno to death by the hangman, do we not?" 1 Evening evening NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 council council NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 chamber chamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 lighted light VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 palate palate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 16 det _ _ 15 worthy worthy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 member member NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 council council NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 20 rebelled rebel VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 acl _ _ 21 against against ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 fatigue fatigue NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 longer long ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 27 amod _ _ 27 sitting sitting NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 30 at at ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 nsubj _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 Bürgermeister Bürgermeister PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ _ 34 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 35 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 addressed address VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 colleagues colleague NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 : : PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 42 " " PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 expl _ _ 44 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 cop _ _ 45 necessary necessary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 47 honourable honourable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 gentlemen gentleman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 that that SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 51 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 conj _ _ 53 to to ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 decision decision NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 58 as as SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 59 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj:pass _ _ 60 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 61 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 62 aux:pass _ _ 62 proved prove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 64 through through ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 reliable reliable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 amod _ _ 66 witnesses witness NOUN NNS Number=Plur 62 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 68 that that SCONJ IN _ 77 mark _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 70 robber robber NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 nsubj _ _ 71 of of ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 nmod _ _ 74 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 77 cop _ _ 75 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 77 nmod:poss _ _ 76 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 77 amod _ _ 77 neighbour neighbour NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 80 Earl Earl PROPN NNP Number=Sing 81 compound _ _ 81 von von PROPN NNP _ 82 compound _ _ 82 Arnstein Arnstein PROPN NNP Number=Sing 77 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 89 cc _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 86 crime crime NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 nsubj:pass _ _ 87 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 89 aux _ _ 88 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 89 aux:pass _ _ 89 committed commit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 62 conj _ _ 90 within within ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 91 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 92 det _ _ 92 territory territory NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obl _ _ 93 of of ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 94 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 95 nmod:poss _ _ 95 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 96 , , PUNCT , _ 103 punct _ _ 97 and and CCONJ CC _ 103 cc _ _ 98 as as SCONJ IN _ 103 mark _ _ 99 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 101 det:predet _ _ 100 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 101 det _ _ 101 crime crime NOUN NN Number=Sing 103 nsubj _ _ 102 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 103 cop _ _ 103 punishable punishable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 104 with with ADP IN _ 105 case _ _ 105 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 103 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 106 , , PUNCT , _ 108 punct _ _ 107 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 108 nsubj _ _ 108 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 103 appos _ _ 109 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 111 det _ _ 110 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 111 amod _ _ 111 Arno Arno PROPN NNP Number=Sing 108 appos _ _ 112 to to ADP IN _ 113 case _ _ 113 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 111 nmod _ _ 114 by by ADP IN _ 116 case _ _ 115 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 116 det _ _ 116 hangman hangman NOUN NN Number=Sing 111 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 117 , , PUNCT , _ 118 punct _ _ 118 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 111 conj _ _ 119 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 118 obj _ _ 120 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 118 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 121 ? ? PUNCT . _ 118 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 122 " " PUNCT '' _ 108 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come on** | past | Evening | the palate of each worthy member of the council | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **light** | past · passive | | the council chamber | | | | | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product | | 3 | **rebel** | participle | | the council *not said here* | | | | against the fatigue of a longer sitting | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against fatigue=Maleficiary | | 4 | **raise** | past | last the Bürgermeister | Bürgermeister's voice | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme | | 5 | **address** | past | last the Bürgermeister *not said here* | Bürgermeister's colleagues | | | | | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colleague=Destination | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | last the Bürgermeister *not said here* | | | | | honourable gentlemen *obl*; necessary *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **come** *in a quote* | present | we | | | a decision | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to decision=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **prove** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | chamber | | reliable witnesses | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 9 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the robber of the bride | our dangerous neighbour | | | | the von Arnstein *nmod*; our *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 10 | **commit** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | the crime | | | | within the territory of our town | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 11 | **is** *in a quote* | present | such crime | | | | | with death; punishable *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **sentence** *in a quote* | | we | | | | | the said Arno to death by the hangman *appos* | tree rules | | 13 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | present | we *not said here* | we | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Eventuality | | 15 | **fatigue** | | | a longer sitting | | | | | nom fatigue «state transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Project Gutenberg book 74323 (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 99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/99/) - next →: [Legends and Tales., part 13, 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/14/1/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/13/)