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title: And he strove to comfort her, and thought they were enough in each o… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics
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# Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 5, sentence 43

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And he strove to comfort her, and thought they were enough in each other, and would be able to support themselves without aid from the world of enchantment; but in his mind he thought she might have gathered the flower, for tales were still told of great treasures guarded by the maiden of the Lauenburg, and he had himself already seen much of the wonder-world, and the influence of higher powers over human destiny.

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**Who acts:** troop, maidens, girl · **What happens:** strive, comfort, think, be, support, gather · **To what, where:** girl, each, maidens, mind, flower, tales · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (troop, maidens, girl), 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:pg74323:6:43
# text = And he strove to comfort her, and thought they were enough in each other, and would be able to support themselves without aid from the world of enchantment; but in his mind he thought she might have gathered the flower, for tales were still told of great treasures guarded by the maiden of the Lauenburg, and he had himself already seen much of the wonder-world, and the influence of higher powers over human destiny.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	strove	strive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	comfort	comfort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	9	ccomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	9	obl	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
20	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	22	obj	_	_
24	without	without	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
32	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
36	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
37	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
38	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
39	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
40	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	aux	_	_
41	gathered	gather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	37	ccomp	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
45	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
46	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	nsubj:pass	_	_
47	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	aux:pass	_	_
48	still	still	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	41	conj	_	_
50	of	of	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obl	_	_
53	guarded	guard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	52	acl	_	_
54	by	by	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	Lauenburg	Lauenburg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	56	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
62	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
63	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	conj	_	_
64	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	63	obj	_	_
65	already	already	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
66	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	63	xcomp	_	_
67	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	obj	_	_
68	of	of	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
70	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	70	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	79	amod	_	_
79	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	76	nmod	_	_
80	over	over	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
82	destiny	destiny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strive** | past | troop |  |  |  |  | the influence of higher powers over human destiny *parataxis* | tree rules |
| 2 | **comfort** | to-infinitive | troop *not said here* | girl |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  | each |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | maidens *= maiden* |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | would |  |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **support** | to-infinitive |  | maidens *= maiden* |  |  |  | without aid from the world of enchantment | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer themselves=Stimulus |
| 7 | **think** *speech: other* | past | troop |  |  | troop's mind |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 8 | **gather** | might · perfect | girl | the flower |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |
| 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | tales |  |  | still | of great treasures | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 10 | **guard** | participle |  | great treasures *not said here* |  |  |  | by the maiden of the Lauenburg | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **have** | past | troop | troop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **see** | participle | troop *not said here* | much of the wonder world |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus |
| 13 | **mind** |  | troop |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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