--- title: Towards evening they packed up their various magical instruments and… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: Towards evening they packed up their various magical instruments and spells, and went away very downhearted; and as soon as they were gone the Boy emerged from his hiding-place, and going boldly to the house, he said that he was a famous magician and could find the turquoise for them; and he asked t --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/44/) [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/) / 44 # Folk tales from Tibet, How He Found the Lost Turquoise., sentence 44 Towards evening they packed up their various magical instruments and spells, and went away very downhearted; and as soon as they were gone the Boy emerged from his hiding-place, and going boldly to the house, he said that he was a famous magician and could find the turquoise for them; and he asked that on the following morning all the diviners and lamas should again be summoned, as well as the inhabitants of all the neighbouring houses. **Who acts:** efforts, Boy · **What happens:** pack up, go away, go, emerge, say, be · **To what, where:** various magical instruments, efforts, hiding place, house, famous magician, turquoise · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (efforts, Boy), 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:pg75000:23:44 # text = Towards evening they packed up their various magical instruments and spells, and went away very downhearted; and as soon as they were gone the Boy emerged from his hiding-place, and going boldly to the house, he said that he was a famous magician and could find the turquoise for them; and he asked that on the following morning all the diviners and lamas should again be summoned, as well as the inhabitants of all the neighbouring houses. 1 Towards toward NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 compound _ _ 2 evening evening NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 packed pack VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 7 various various ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 magical magical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 instruments instrument NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 spells spell NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 15 away away ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 16 very very ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 downhearted downhearted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 20 as as ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 25 advmod _ _ 22 as as SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux:pass _ _ 25 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 28 advcl _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 Boy Boy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 28 emerged emerge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 29 from from ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 31 hiding hiding NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 32 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 36 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 43 advcl _ _ 37 boldly boldly ADV RB Degree=Pos 36 advmod _ _ 38 to to ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 42 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 44 that that SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 46 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 cop _ _ 47 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 48 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 magician magician NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 ccomp _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 51 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 conj _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 turquoise turquoise NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 55 for for ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ; ; PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 58 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 61 that that SCONJ IN _ 74 mark _ _ 62 on on ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 64 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 65 amod _ _ 65 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ _ 66 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 68 det:predet _ _ 67 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 diviners diviner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 nsubj:pass _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 70 lamas lama NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 conj _ _ 71 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 72 again again ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 73 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 74 aux:pass _ _ 74 summoned summon VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 60 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 76 as as ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 80 cc _ _ 77 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 76 fixed _ _ 78 as as ADP IN _ 76 fixed _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 inhabitants inhabitant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 obl _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 82 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 85 det:predet _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 84 neighbouring neighbouring NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 compound _ _ 85 houses house NOUN NNS Number=Plur 80 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pack up** | past | efforts *= effort* | efforts's various magical instruments and spells | | | evening | | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **go away** | past | efforts *= effort* *not said here* | | | | | away, downhearted *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **go** | past · passive | | efforts *= effort* | | | | soon *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **emerge** | past | the Boy | | | Boy's hiding place | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from place=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **go** | gerund | Boy *not said here* | | | the house | | boldly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Boy | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is a** | past | Boy | a famous magician | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **find** | could | Boy *not said here* | the turquoise | | | | for efforts *= effort* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent turquoise=Theme for they=Beneficiary | | 9 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Boy | the inhabitants of all neighbouring houses | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **summon** | should · passive | | all diviners and lamas | | | again; morning | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient | 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 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/43/) - next →: [sentence 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/45/) - ↑ back to [How He Found the Lost Turquoise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/)