--- title: Meanwhile, Arno concluded that his robbery of the bride was undiscov… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: Meanwhile, Arno concluded that his robbery of the bride was undiscovered, and was strengthened in this idea, as some days after he saw a group of maidens, decked in bridal array, issue forth from the town to the same meadow. Who acts: Arno, robbery. 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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 (Arno, robbery), 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:pg74323:14:44 # text = Meanwhile, Arno concluded that his robbery of the bride was undiscovered, and was strengthened in this idea, as some days after he saw a group of maidens, decked in bridal array, issue forth from the town to the same meadow. 1 Meanwhile meanwhile ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Arno Arno PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 concluded conclude VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 robbery robbery NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 undiscovered undiscovered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 strengthened strengthen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 parataxis _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 19 det _ _ 19 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 as as ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 23 det _ _ 23 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 24 after after SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 maidens maiden NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 32 decked deck VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 28 acl _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 bridal bridal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 array array NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 37 issue issue NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 conj _ _ 38 forth forth ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 39 from from ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 meadow meadow NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **conclude** | past | Arno | | | | day | meanwhile *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **is** | past | Arno's robbery of the bride | | | | | undiscovered *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **strengthen** | past · passive | | | | this idea | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» | | 4 | **see** | past | Arno | a group of maidens | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer group=Stimulus | | 5 | **deck** | participle | | a group of maidens *not said here* | | | | in bridal array and issue from the town to the same meadow | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in array=Theme | | 6 | **rob** | | Arno | the bride | | | | | nom robbery «act transitive»: poss=agent 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 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/14/42/) - next →: [sentence 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/14/44/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/14/)