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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 (place), 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:pg75000:18:38 # text = Carrying this with him, and bringing also a couple of candles, he proceeded to the hillside, and following the directions he had received from his brother, he soon found himself face to face with the stone Lion. 1 Carrying carry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 33 advcl _ _ 2 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 1 obj _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 7 bringing bring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ _ 8 also also ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 couple couple NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 candles candle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 16 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 hillside hillside NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 conj _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 directions direction NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obj _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 received receive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 23 acl:relcl _ _ 27 from from ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 33 advmod _ _ 33 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 34 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 33 obj _ _ 35 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 36 to to ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ _ 38 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ _ 41 Lion Lion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 33 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | gerund | place *not said here* | this | | | | with place | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Theme | | 2 | **bring** | gerund | place *not said here* | a couple of candles | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **proceed** | past | place | | | | | to the hillside | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **follow** | gerund | place *not said here* | the directions | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Theme | | 5 | **receive** | past · perfect | place | the directions *not said here* | | | | from place's brother | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent direction=Theme from brother=Source | | 6 | **find** | past | place | place | | | | face *obj*; soon *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent himself=Theme face=Attribute | 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 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/18/37/) - next →: [sentence 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/18/39/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Stone Lion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/18/)