--- title: The old man was so much astonished at hearing this reply, which he l… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: The old man was so much astonished at hearing this reply, which he looked upon as a proof of the Boy’s supernatural powers, that he forthwith became one of his most ardent admirers; and as he had seen where the Boy’s horse, dog, and other belongings had disappeared to on the occasion when they had a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/48/) [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 Dislodged the Spider.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/) / 48 # Folk tales from Tibet, How He Dislodged the Spider., sentence 48 The old man was so much astonished at hearing this reply, which he looked upon as a proof of the Boy’s supernatural powers, that he forthwith became one of his most ardent admirers; and as he had seen where the Boy’s horse, dog, and other belongings had disappeared to on the occasion when they had all followed the fox, he was able to lead the boy to a distant valley, where he found his horse and dog together. **Who acts:** old man, reply, Boy, other belongings · **What happens:** be, hear, look, become, see, disappear · **To what, where:** reply, horse, occasion, belongings, boy, distant valley This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, How He Dislodged the Spider.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (old man, reply, Boy, other belongings), 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:pg75000:24:48 # text = The old man was so much astonished at hearing this reply, which he looked upon as a proof of the Boy’s supernatural powers, that he forthwith became one of his most ardent admirers; and as he had seen where the Boy’s horse, dog, and other belongings had disappeared to on the occasion when they had all followed the fox, he was able to lead the boy to a distant valley, where he found his horse and dog together. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 much much ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 astonished astonished ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 at at SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 hearing hear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 10 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 11 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 16 upon upon ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 as as ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 proof proof NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Boy Boy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ’s 's PART POS _ 22 case _ _ 24 supernatural supernatural NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 25 powers power NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 28 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 forthwith forthwith ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 30 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 31 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 30 xcomp _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 34 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 35 advmod _ _ 35 ardent ardent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 admirers admirer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 39 as as SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 40 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 parataxis _ _ 43 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 47 advmod _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 Boy Boy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ’s 's PART POS _ 45 case _ _ 47 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 49 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 52 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 belongings belonging NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 nsubj _ _ 54 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 disappeared disappear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 42 conj _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 55 xcomp _ _ 57 on on ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 occasion occasion NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 60 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 64 advmod _ _ 61 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj:pass _ _ 62 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 63 all all ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 64 followed follow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 advcl _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj _ _ 69 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 cop _ _ 70 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 conj _ _ 71 to to PART TO _ 72 mark _ _ 72 lead lead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 70 xcomp _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obj _ _ 75 to to ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 76 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 77 distant distant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 78 amod _ _ 78 valley valley NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 80 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 82 advmod _ _ 81 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 82 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 acl:relcl _ _ 83 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 84 nmod:poss _ _ 84 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ _ 85 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 86 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 conj _ _ 87 together together ADV RB _ 82 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the old man | | | | | astonished *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | gerund | the old man *not said here* | this reply | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer reply=Stimulus | | 3 | **look** | past | this reply | | | | | upon a proof of the Boy's supernatural powers; Boy *nsubj* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon proof=Theme | | 4 | **become** | past | Boy | | | | | one of Boy's ardent admirers *xcomp*; forthwith *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **see** | past · perfect | Boy | the Boy's horse and dog | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer horse=Stimulus | | 6 | **disappear** | past · perfect | other belongings | | | the occasion | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **follow** | past · perfect · passive | | belongings *= belonging* | | | | the fox *obj*; all *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme fox=Attribute | | 8 | **is** | past | Boy | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **lead** | to-infinitive | Boy *not said here* | the boy | | a distant valley | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent boy=Theme to valley=Destination | | 10 | **find** | past | Boy | Boy's horse and dog | | | | together *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Topic | | 11 | **proof** | | | the Boy's supernatural powers | | | | | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=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 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/47/) - next →: [sentence 49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/49/) - ↑ back to [How He Dislodged the Spider.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/)