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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 (Baki), 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:pg75000:22:79 # text = On arriving at the capital Baki decided to hire a small house, where he could lodge the young lady and change his own dress before proceeding to pay his respects to the King; so having taken a house in the suburbs, he left the lady there while he went out himself into the streets to hear the news. 1 On on SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 arriving arrive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 Baki Baki PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 decided decide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 hire hire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 17 advmod _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 lodge lodge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 conj _ _ 23 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 24 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 dress dress NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 26 before before SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 27 proceeding proceed VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 advcl _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 xcomp _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 respects respects NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 obj _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 so so ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 37 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 38 aux _ _ 38 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 conj _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 suburbs suburb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ _ 49 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 46 advmod _ _ 50 while while SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 51 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 advcl _ _ 53 out out ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 52 obl _ _ 55 into into ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 streets street NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obl _ _ 58 to to PART TO _ 59 mark _ _ 59 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 advcl _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arrive** | gerund | Baki *not said here* | | | the capital | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **decide** | past | Baki | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **hire** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Baki *not said here* | a small house | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme | | 4 | **lodge** | could | Baki | the young lady | | | | | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme lady=Location | | 5 | **change** | infinitive | Baki *not said here* | Baki's own dress | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient | | 6 | **proceed** | gerund | Baki *not said here* | | | | | | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 7 | **pay** | to-infinitive | Baki *not said here* | Baki's respects | | | | to the King | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respects=Asset | | 8 | **take** | gerund · perfect | Baki *not said here* | a house | | the suburbs | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent house=Value in suburb=Location | | 9 | **leave** | past | Baki | the lady | | there | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Theme | | 10 | **go out** | past | Baki | Baki | | the streets | | | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **hear** | to-infinitive | Baki *not said here* | the news | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus | 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 78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/22/78/) - next →: [sentence 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/22/80/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Room Bacha and Baki.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/22/)