--- title: Then he drew forth from his pocket the pin, as proof; but it was so… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics description: Then he drew forth from his pocket the pin, as proof; but it was so heavy he could not hold it, and it fell to the ground with a clear ring; when, lifting it up, it was found to be pure gold. Who acts: forest, it, proof. 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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 (forest, it, proof), 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:pg74323:9:33 # text = Then he drew forth from his pocket the pin, as proof; but it was so heavy he could not hold it, and it fell to the ground with a clear ring; when, lifting it up, it was found to be pure gold. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 forth forth ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 pin pin NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 proof proof NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 20 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 22 advmod _ _ 22 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 ccomp _ _ 23 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 31 with with ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 33 clear clear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 36 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 38 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 lifting lift VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 39 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 up up ADP RP _ 38 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux:pass _ _ 44 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 conj _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 46 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 cop _ _ 47 pure pure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draw** | past | forest | | | | then | from forest's pocket and the pin; proof *conj*; forth *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from pocket=Co-Patient | | 2 | **is** | past | it | | | | | heavy *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **hold** | could | forest | proof | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 4 | **fall** | past | proof | | | | | to the ground; with a clear ring | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme | | 5 | **lift up** | gerund | forest *not said here* | proof | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 6 | **find** | past · passive | | proof | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 7 | **is a** | to-infinitive | proof *not said here* | pure gold | | | | | tree rules | 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 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/9/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/9/34/) - ↑ back to [Legends and Tales., part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/9/)