--- title: Now here they are in my wallet, and when the loss is discovered pres… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: Now here they are in my wallet, and when the loss is discovered presently, as it is sure to be, and a reward offered for their discovery, I propose to present them to the Emperor.” Who acts: obstacles, it, I. 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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 (obstacles, it, I), 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:pg75000:15:22 # text = Now here they are in my wallet, and when the loss is discovered presently, as it is sure to be, and a reward offered for their discovery, I propose to present them to the Emperor.” 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ 2 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 wallet wallet NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 10 when when SCONJ WRB _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 loss loss NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 discovered discover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 parataxis _ _ 15 presently presently ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 as as SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 conj _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ 27 offered offer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 discovery discovery NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 propose propose VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 present present VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 ccomp _ _ 36 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ” " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | obstacles *= obstacle* | | | my wallet and a reward; here | now | my *nmod:poss*; a reward *conj* | tree rules | | 2 | **discover** | present · passive | | the loss | | | | presently *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 3 | **is** | present | it | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **be** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **offer** | participle | | a reward *not said here* | | | | for obstacles's discovery *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for discovery=Goal | | 6 | **propose** | present | I | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **present** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | obstacles *= obstacle* | the Emperor | | | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to emperor=Recipient | | 8 | **discover** | | obstacles *= obstacle* | | | | | | nom discovery «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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/21/) - next →: [sentence 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/23/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Three Thieves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/)