--- title: The arrival of the father, however, put an end to all fear, and afte… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: The arrival of the father, however, put an end to all fear, and after a short consultation, whether they should enter the desolate, ghost-like ruins, curiosity triumphed, so much the more, since they observed that the track of the dogs led through the bushes into the wall. 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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 (arrival, curiosity, track, father), 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:pg74323:24:66 # text = The arrival of the father, however, put an end to all fear, and after a short consultation, whether they should enter the desolate, ghost-like ruins, curiosity triumphed, so much the more, since they observed that the track of the dogs led through the bushes into the wall. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 7 however however ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 14 det _ _ 14 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 17 after after ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 consultation consultation NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 parataxis _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 desolate desolate NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 ghost ghost NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 30 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 like like ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 ruins ruin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 curiosity curiosity NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 35 triumphed triumph VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 so so ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 38 much much ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 since since SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 43 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 observed observe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 parataxis _ _ 45 that that SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 track track NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 nmod _ _ 51 led lead VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 advcl _ _ 52 through through ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 bushes bush NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obl _ _ 55 into into ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | infinitive | the arrival of the father | a end | | | after a short consultation | to all fear; however *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent end=Goal | | 2 | **enter** | should | curiosity | the desolate and like ruins | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **triumph** | past | curiosity | the desolate and like ruins *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **observe** | past | curiosity | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **lead** | past | the track of the dogs | | | the bushes | | into the wall | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent through bush=Destination | | 6 | **arrive** | | the father | | | | | | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent | 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 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/65/) - next →: [sentence 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/67/) - ↑ back to [A Historical Tale., part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/24/)