--- title: So he took off his cloak [10] and fastened it to the saddle with his… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: So he took off his cloak [10] and fastened it to the saddle with his sword and his gun, and then placed his horse a little to one side of the fox’s earth, whilst his dog stood ready at the other side; and he himself took off his hat and put it over the mouth of the hole, and taking a large stone in --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Folk tales from Tibet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/) / [How He Found the Lost Turquoise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/) / 11 # Folk tales from Tibet, How He Found the Lost Turquoise., sentence 11 So he took off his cloak \[10\] and fastened it to the saddle with his sword and his gun, and then placed his horse a little to one side of the fox’s earth, whilst his dog stood ready at the other side; and he himself took off his hat and put it over the mouth of the hole, and taking a large stone in his hand, he crouched down ready to slay the fox when it came out. **Who acts:** Boy, dog, fox · **What happens:** take off, fasten, place, stand, put, take · **To what, where:** cloak, horse, hat, fox, mouth, large stone This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, How He Found the Lost Turquoise.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Boy, dog, fox), 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:pg75000:23:11 # text = So he took off his cloak [10] and fastened it to the saddle with his sword and his gun, and then placed his horse a little to one side of the fox’s earth, whilst his dog stood ready at the other side; and he himself took off his hat and put it over the mouth of the hole, and taking a large stone in his hand, he crouched down ready to slay the fox when it came out. 1 So so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 off off ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 cloak cloak NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 8 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 fastened fasten VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 saddle saddle NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 gun gun NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 25 advmod _ _ 25 placed place VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 obl:unmarked _ _ 30 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 32 nummod _ _ 32 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ’s 's PART POS _ 35 case _ _ 37 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 39 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 40 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ _ 42 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 43 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 xcomp _ _ 44 at at ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 46 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 47 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ; ; PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 50 nmod:unmarked _ _ 52 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 53 off off ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 hat hat NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 57 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 conj _ _ 58 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 obj _ _ 59 over over ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 hole hole NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 67 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 52 advcl _ _ 68 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 69 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obj _ _ 71 in in ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 73 nmod:poss _ _ 73 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 76 crouched crouch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 77 down down ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ _ 78 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 xcomp _ _ 79 to to PART TO _ 80 mark _ _ 80 slay slay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 xcomp _ _ 81 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 82 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obj _ _ 83 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 85 advmod _ _ 84 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 nsubj _ _ 85 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 80 advcl _ _ 86 out out ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take off** | past | Boy | Boy's cloak | | | | 10 *obl* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme | | 2 | **fasten** | past | Boy *not said here* | cloak | | | | to the saddle with Boy's sword and Boy's gun | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent it=Patient to saddle=Co-Patient | | 3 | **place** | past | Boy *not said here* | Boy's horse | | | then | to one side of the fox's earth; a little *obl:unmarked* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | | 4 | **stand** | past | Boy's dog | | | | | ready *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **take off** | past | Boy | Boy's hat | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme | | 6 | **put** | infinitive | Boy *not said here* | fox | | the mouth of the hole | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme over mouth=Destination | | 7 | **take** | gerund | Boy *not said here* | a large stone | | Boy's hand | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent stone=Value in hand=Location | | 8 | **crouch down** | past | Boy | | | | | down, ready *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **slay** | to-infinitive | Boy *not said here* | the fox | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Patient | | 10 | **come out** | past | fox | | | | | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | 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 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/10/) - next →: [sentence 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/12/) - ↑ back to [How He Found the Lost Turquoise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/)