--- title: May drew forth the sketch-book, which she had purposely carried in h… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: May drew forth the sketch-book, which she had purposely carried in her pocket, and handed it to her, remarking she had recognized her from the photo at the first glance, and explained how it had come into her possession. Who acts: Countess, book. 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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 (Countess, book), 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:pg74323:5:38 # text = May drew forth the sketch-book, which she had purposely carried in her pocket, and handed it to her, remarking she had recognized her from the photo at the first glance, and explained how it had come into her possession. 1 May may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 2 aux _ _ 2 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 forth forth ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 sketch sketch NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 purposely purposely ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl:relcl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 handed hand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 remarking remark VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 19 advcl _ _ 25 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 recognized recognize VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 xcomp _ _ 28 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 from from ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 photo photo NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 32 at at ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 35 amod _ _ 35 glance glance NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 explained explain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 39 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 42 advmod _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 38 ccomp _ _ 43 into into ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draw** | may | | the sketch book | | | | forth *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme | | 2 | **carry** | past · perfect · passive | | the sketch book | | Countess's pocket | | Countess *nsubj*; purposely *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in pocket=Location | | 3 | **hand** | past | | book | Countess | | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to she=Destination | | 4 | **remark** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **recognize** | past · perfect | Countess | friend | | the photo | | at the first glance | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 6 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **come** | past · perfect | book | | | Countess's possession | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into possession=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **possess** | | Countess | | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=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 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/5/37/) - next →: [sentence 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/5/39/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/5/)