--- title: It seemed as if she saw the dwarf from her window go out at the entr… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: It seemed as if she saw the dwarf from her window go out at the entrance of the tower, large as a giant, striking in the air with his hands all sorts of odd signs and motions, and with a powerful voice she heard him cry: "Slide on! Who acts: It, Countess, spirit. 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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 (It, Countess, spirit), 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:pg74323:23:86 # text = It seemed as if she saw the dwarf from her window go out at the entrance of the tower, large as a giant, striking in the air with his hands all sorts of odd signs and motions, and with a powerful voice she heard him cry: "Slide on! 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dwarf dwarf NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 12 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 13 out out ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 entrance entrance NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 tower tower NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 parataxis _ _ 22 as as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 striking strike VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 advcl _ _ 27 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obl _ _ 33 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 34 det _ _ 34 sorts sort NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 conj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 odd odd ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 signs sign NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 nmod _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 motions motion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 42 with with ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 powerful powerful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 46 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 48 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 cry cry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 50 : : PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 51 " " PUNCT `` _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 Slide slide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 conj _ _ 53 on on ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seem** | past | It | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 2 | **see** | past | Countess | the dwarf | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dwarf=Stimulus | | 3 | **go out** | infinitive | | | | Countess's window | | at the entrance of the tower; out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **strike** | gerund | | | | the air | | with spirit's hands and all sorts of odd signs and motions | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in air=Location | | 5 | **hear** | past | Countess | spirit | | | | with a powerful voice | tree rules | | 6 | **cry** *speech: express* | infinitive | spirit *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **slide on** *in a quote* | infinitive | spirit *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **sort** | | | odd signs and motions | | | | | nom sort «cognition 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 85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/23/85/) - next →: [sentence 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/23/87/) - ↑ back to [A Historical Tale., part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/23/)