--- title: The young Man, who was of a courageous and kindly disposition, deter… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: The young Man, who was of a courageous and kindly disposition, determined to save the young Gryphons from the maw of this monster; so, drawing his sword, he waited till the Dragon had set foot upon dry land, and then, attacking him fiercely, he engaged single-handed in a desperate conflict. 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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 (young Man, word), 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:pg75000:16:63 # text = The young Man, who was of a courageous and kindly disposition, determined to save the young Gryphons from the maw of this monster; so, drawing his sword, he waited till the Dragon had set foot upon dry land, and then, attacking him fiercely, he engaged single-handed in a desperate conflict. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 Man Man PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 9 courageous courageous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 kindly kindly ADV RB _ 9 conj _ _ 12 disposition disposition NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 determined determine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 acl _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 Gryphons gryphon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 20 from from ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 maw maw NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 25 det _ _ 25 monster monster NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 27 so so ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 drawing draw VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 waited wait VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 parataxis _ _ 35 till till SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 Dragon Dragon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 34 advcl _ _ 40 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 41 upon upon ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 46 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 48 attacking attack VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 conj _ _ 49 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 obj _ _ 50 fiercely fiercely ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 52 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 53 engaged engage VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 54 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 handed hand VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 53 xcomp _ _ 57 in in ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 58 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 59 desperate desperate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 amod _ _ 60 conflict conflict NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the young Man | | | | | of a courageous disposition; who *nsubj* | tree rules | | 2 | **determine** | participle | | a courageous disposition *not said here* | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **save** | to-infinitive | | the young Gryphons | | the maw of this monster | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent gryphon=Theme from maw=Source | | 4 | **draw** | gerund | word *not said here* | word's sword | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | | 5 | **wait** | past | word | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **set** | past · perfect · passive | | the Dragon | | | | upon dry land; foot *obj* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme foot=Destination | | 7 | **attack** | gerund | | word | | | then | fiercely *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 8 | **engage** | past | word | | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | | 9 | **hand** | participle | word *not said here* | | | a desperate conflict | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/16/62/) - next →: [sentence 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/16/64/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Boy With the Deformed Head.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/16/)