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title: The citizens of the near-situated Aschersleben suffered most by thes… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics
description: The citizens of the near-situated Aschersleben suffered most by these raids; for when in the sweat of the brow they had cultivated their fields, and rejoiced in view of the approaching harvest, Arno would swoop down like a bird of prey, and gather the rich grains and fruits into his barns; and when 
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# Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 12, sentence 87

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The citizens of the near-situated Aschersleben suffered most by these raids; for when in the sweat of the brow they had cultivated their fields, and rejoiced in view of the approaching harvest, Arno would swoop down like a bird of prey, and gather the rich grains and fruits into his barns; and when the wealthy merchants of Magdeburg, Ascherslebeh, and Nordhausen, reckoning how they could make what was worth fifty per cent. bring a hundred, travelled past, he took pity on their problem-solving souls, and relieved their weary brains of the difficult calculations and the burden of sales by carrying off their goods to his castle--sometimes, indeed, the merchants themselves, whose friends redeemed them with heavy sums.

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**Who acts:** citizens, Arno, wealthy merchants, merchants, friends · **What happens:** situate, suffer, cultivate, rejoice, approach, swoop down · **To what, where:** most, fields, sweat, view, rich grains, hundred

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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 (citizens, Arno, wealthy merchants, merchants), 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:pg74323:13:87
# text = The citizens of the near-situated Aschersleben suffered most by these raids; for when in the sweat of the brow they had cultivated their fields, and rejoiced in view of the approaching harvest, Arno would swoop down like a bird of prey, and gather the rich grains and fruits into his barns; and when the wealthy merchants of Magdeburg, Ascherslebeh, and Nordhausen, reckoning how they could make what was worth fifty per cent. bring a hundred, travelled past, he took pity on their problem-solving souls, and relieved their weary brains of the difficult calculations and the burden of sales by carrying off their goods to his castle--sometimes, indeed, the merchants themselves, whose friends redeemed them with heavy sums.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	near	near	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	Aschersleben	Aschersleben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	raids	raid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	brow	brow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	cultivated	cultivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	rejoiced	rejoice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	conj	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	approaching	approach	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	36	amod	_	_
36	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
38	Arno	arno	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nsubj	_	_
39	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
40	swoop	swoop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	parataxis	_	_
41	down	down	ADP	RP	_	40	compound:prt	_	_
42	like	like	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
43	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
51	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obj	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	_
55	into	into	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	57	nmod:poss	_	_
57	barns	barn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
60	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	72	advmod	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
62	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	63	amod	_	_
63	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	nsubj	_	_
64	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
65	Magdeburg	Magdeburg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	63	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
67	Ascherslebeh	Ascherslebeh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	65	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	Nordhausen	Nordhausen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	65	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
72	reckoning	reckon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
73	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	76	advmod	_	_
74	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
75	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	72	advcl	_	_
77	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	79	nsubj	_	_
78	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	79	cop	_	_
79	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	xcomp	_	_
80	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	82	nummod	_	_
81	per	per	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	compound	_	_
82	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	76	punct	_	_
84	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	xcomp	_	_
85	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	84	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
88	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	conj	_	_
89	past	past	ADV	RB	_	88	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
91	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
92	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
93	pity	pity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	obj	_	_
94	on	on	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
95	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	99	nmod:poss	_	_
96	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	96	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	solving	solving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	compound	_	_
99	souls	soul	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	92	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
101	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
102	relieved	relieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	92	conj	_	_
103	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	105	nmod:poss	_	_
104	weary	weary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	amod	_	_
105	brains	brain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	obj	_	_
106	of	of	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
107	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
108	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	_
109	calculations	calculation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	105	nmod	_	_
110	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	112	cc	_	_
111	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
112	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	conj	_	_
113	of	of	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
114	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	nmod	_	_
115	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	116	mark	_	_
116	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	102	advcl	_	_
117	off	off	ADP	RP	_	116	compound:prt	_	_
118	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	119	nmod:poss	_	_
119	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	116	obj	_	_
120	to	to	ADP	IN	_	122	case	_	_
121	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	122	nmod:poss	_	_
122	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	116	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	129	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	129	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	126	punct	_	_
126	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	129	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
127	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	126	punct	_	_
128	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	129	det	_	_
129	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	92	obl	_	_
130	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	129	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
131	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	134	punct	_	_
132	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	133	nmod:poss	_	_
133	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	134	nsubj	_	_
134	redeemed	redeem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	129	conj	_	_
135	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	134	obj	_	_
136	with	with	ADP	IN	_	138	case	_	_
137	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	138	amod	_	_
138	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	134	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
139	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **situate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **suffer** | past | the citizens of the situated Aschersleben | most |  |  |  | by this raids | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer most=Stimulus |
| 3 | **cultivate** | past · perfect | citizens *= citizen* | citizens's fields |  | the sweat of the brow |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Product |
| 4 | **rejoice** | participle | citizens *= citizen* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **approach** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **swoop down** | would | Arno |  |  | view of the approaching harvest |  | like a bird of prey | tree rules |
| 7 | **gather** | present | Arno *not said here* | the rich grains and fruits |  |  |  | into Arno's barns | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent grain=Patient into barn=Co-Patient |
| 8 | **reckon** | gerund | the wealthy merchants of Magdeburg and Ascherslebeh and Nordhausen |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **make** | could | merchants *= merchant* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | what *nsubj*; fifty per cent *obj*; worth *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **bring** | infinitive | merchants *= merchant* *not said here* | a hundred |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme |
| 12 | **travel** | past | merchants *= merchant* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 13 | **take** | past | Arno | pity |  | citizens's solving souls |  | the merchants  merchants *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pity=Theme on soul=Destination |
| 14 | **relieve** | past | Arno *not said here* | citizens's weary brains of the difficult calculations and the burden of sales |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brain=Experiencer |
| 15 | **carry off** | gerund | Arno *not said here* | citizens's goods |  | Arno's castle |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to castle=Destination |
| 16 | **redeem** | past | friends | merchants *= merchant* |  |  |  | with heavy sums | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 17 | **view** |  |  | the approaching harvest |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 18 | **burden** |  |  | sales |  |  |  |  | nom burden «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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