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title: Conrad assures her the danger is not so great as it appears; that he… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics
description: Conrad assures her the danger is not so great as it appears; that he is protected by an amulet, a cross made from the true cross of the Saviour, that has defended him from ocean perils, and rescued him from the swords and dungeons of the Saracens, and immediately prepares for the perilous rescue. Wh
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# Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 1, sentence 89

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Conrad assures her the danger is not so great as it appears; that he is protected by an amulet, a cross made from the true cross of the Saviour, that has defended him from ocean perils, and rescued him from the swords and dungeons of the Saracens, and immediately prepares for the perilous rescue.

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**Who acts:** Conrad, danger, it · **What happens:** assure, not be, appear, protect, make, defend · **To what, where:** maiden, Conrad, cross, true cross, ocean perils, swords

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This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Conrad, danger, it), 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:pg74323:2:89
# text = Conrad assures her the danger is not so great as it appears; that he is protected by an amulet, a cross made from the true cross of the Saviour, that has defended him from ocean perils, and rescued him from the swords and dungeons of the Saracens, and immediately prepares for the perilous rescue.
1	Conrad	Conrad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assures	assure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	amulet	amulet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
24	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	Saviour	Saviour	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	35	nsubj:pass	_	_
34	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	defended	defend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl	_	_
36	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obj	_	_
37	from	from	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	_
39	perils	peril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
43	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	obj	_	_
44	from	from	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	obl	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
48	dungeons	dungeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	conj	_	_
49	of	of	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	Saracens	Saracen	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	48	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
54	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
55	prepares	prepare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
56	for	for	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
58	perilous	perilous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assure** | present | Conrad |  | maiden |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | the danger |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **appear** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **protect** | present · passive |  | Conrad |  |  |  | by a amulet | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **make** | participle |  | a cross *not said here* |  | the true cross of the Saviour |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from cross=Material |
| 6 | **defend** | present · perfect · passive |  | a cross |  | ocean perils |  | Conrad *obj* | tree rules |
| 7 | **rescue** | past |  | Conrad |  | the swords and dungeons of the Saracens |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent he=Theme from sword=Source |
| 8 | **prepare** | present | Conrad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the perilous rescue; immediately *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for rescue=Beneficiary |

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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:** «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.

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