--- title: One of the strangers replied to this address mildly, regretted that… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: One of the strangers replied to this address mildly, regretted that they certainly had caused a little damage, but that was unfortunately not to be prevented, since they sought just on this very spot certain stones which were absolutely necessary to them, and that they were come from a great distanc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/54/) [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 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/) / 54 # Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 14, sentence 54 One of the strangers replied to this address mildly, regretted that they certainly had caused a little damage, but that was unfortunately not to be prevented, since they sought just on this very spot certain stones which were absolutely necessary to them, and that they were come from a great distance to make the search. **Who acts:** One, strangers, spot · **What happens:** reply, regret, cause, not prevent, seek, be · **To what, where:** strangers, that, spot, search This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 14. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (One, strangers, spot), 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:pg74323:15:54 # text = One of the strangers replied to this address mildly, regretted that they certainly had caused a little damage, but that was unfortunately not to be prevented, since they sought just on this very spot certain stones which were absolutely necessary to them, and that they were come from a great distance to make the search. 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 strangers stranger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 5 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 address address NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 mildly mildly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 regretted regret VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 certainly certainly ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 15 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 caused cause VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 parataxis _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 damage damage NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 21 but but CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 22 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 28 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 24 unfortunately unfortunately ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 25 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 28 mark _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 prevented prevent VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 since since SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 31 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ _ 33 just just ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 34 on on ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 det _ _ 36 very very ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 38 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 conj _ _ 40 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ _ 41 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 42 absolutely absolutely ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 necessary necessary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 acl:relcl _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 48 that that SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux:pass _ _ 51 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 conj _ _ 52 from from ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 53 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 54 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 amod _ _ 55 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 57 mark _ _ 57 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 advcl _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 search search NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | One | | | | | of the strangers; to this address; mildly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to address=Theme | | 2 | **regret** | past | One *not said here* | | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **cause** | past · perfect · passive | | strangers *= stranger* | | | | a little damage *obj*; certainly *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Theme damage=Eventuality | | 4 | **not** **prevent** | past · passive | | that | | | | unfortunately *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **seek** | past | strangers *= stranger* | this spot and certain stones | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Theme | | 6 | **is** | past | this spot and certain stones | | strangers *= stranger* | | | absolutely, necessary *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **come** | past · passive | | strangers *= stranger* | | | | from a great distance | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 8 | **make** | to-infinitive | | the search | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset search=Product | 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 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/53/) - next →: [sentence 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/55/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/15/)