--- title: Before the battle, the Earl von Mannsfeld called his men in a circle… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: Before the battle, the Earl von Mannsfeld called his men in a circle around him, and addressed them thus: "My friends! fear not because the enemy outnumbers us; let the rebels come, we will be their death-angel, for, listen all of you, and doubt not of victory, for so sure as my hand presses itself --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/23/) [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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/) / 23 # Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 2, sentence 23 Before the battle, the Earl von Mannsfeld called his men in a circle around him, and addressed them thus: "My friends! fear not because the enemy outnumbers us; let the rebels come, we will be their death-angel, for, listen all of you, and doubt not of victory, for so sure as my hand presses itself into this rock as if it were dough, so sure will the victory rest with our flag as long as I fight with you." **Who acts:** Earl von Mannsfeld, enemy, rebels, we, hand · **What happens:** call, address, not outnumber, let, come, be · **To what, where:** men, circle, us, death angel, all, hand · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Earl von Mannsfeld, enemy, rebels, we), 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:pg74323:3:23 # text = Before the battle, the Earl von Mannsfeld called his men in a circle around him, and addressed them thus: "My friends! fear not because the enemy outnumbers us; let the rebels come, we will be their death-angel, for, listen all of you, and doubt not of victory, for so sure as my hand presses itself into this rock as if it were dough, so sure will the victory rest with our flag as long as I fight with you." 1 Before before ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 battle battle NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 Earl Earl PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 7 von von PROPN NNP _ 8 compound _ _ 8 Mannsfeld Mannsfeld PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 circle circle NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 15 around around ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 addressed address VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 20 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 thus thus ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 : : PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 23 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ! ! PUNCT . _ 27 punct _ _ 27 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 28 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 32 advmod _ _ 29 because because SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 32 outnumbers outnumber VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 advcl _ _ 33 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 35 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 rebels rebel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 nsubj _ _ 38 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 40 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 41 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 42 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 46 cop _ _ 43 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 44 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 45 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 angel angel NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 for for ADP IN _ 50 case _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 50 listen listen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 conj _ _ 51 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 50 obj _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 51 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 56 doubt doubt NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nsubj _ _ 57 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 59 advmod _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 victory victory NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 61 for for ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 so so ADV RB _ 63 advmod _ _ 63 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 parataxis _ _ 64 as as SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 65 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 67 presses press VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 ccomp _ _ 68 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 67 obj _ _ 69 into into ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 70 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 71 det _ _ 71 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ _ 72 as as ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 73 if if SCONJ IN _ 76 mark _ _ 74 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 75 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 76 cop _ _ 76 dough dough NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 so so ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ _ 79 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ _ 80 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 88 aux _ _ 81 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 83 det _ _ 82 victory victory ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 amod _ _ 83 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 nsubj _ _ 84 with with ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 85 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 86 nmod:poss _ _ 86 flag flag NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 nmod _ _ 87 as as ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ _ 88 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 79 ccomp _ _ 89 as as SCONJ IN _ 91 mark _ _ 90 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 91 nsubj _ _ 91 fight fight VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 88 advcl _ _ 92 with with ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 93 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 91 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 94 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 95 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: express* | past | the Earl von Mannsfeld | | Mannsfeld's men | a circle around version | before the battle | victory doubt *xcomp* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient | | 2 | **address** | past | | men *= man* | | | | My friends and fear *conj*; thus *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination | | 3 | **not** **outnumber** *in a quote* | present | the enemy | us | | | | | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot we=Theme | | 4 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | the Earl von Mannsfeld *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **come** *in a quote* | present | the rebels | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | we | battles's death angel | | | | battles *= battle* *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 7 | **listen** *in a quote* | infinitive | the Earl von Mannsfeld *not said here* | all of you | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **press** *in a quote* | present | my hand | hand | | this rock | | | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme | | 9 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past | hand | | | | | as dough | tree rules | | 10 | **fight** *in a quote* | present | the Earl von Mannsfeld *= mannsfeld* | | | | | with Mannsfeld's men *= man* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with you=Co-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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/24/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/3/)