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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 (one, Pastor Wang, those, welfare), 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:pg75089:5:9 # text = There, as one listened to the discriminating words of Pastor Li in his address, and Pastor Wang in his prayer, it brought keen satisfaction to think that the fragrance, the real essence of such a life, was perceived by those for whose welfare she had laboured. 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 5 expl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nsubj _ _ 5 listened listen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 discriminating discriminate VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 amod _ _ 9 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Pastor Pastor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 Li Li PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 flat _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 address address NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 18 Pastor Pastor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 compound _ _ 19 Wang Wang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 prayer prayer NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 26 keen keen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 satisfaction satisfaction NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 advcl _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 fragrance fragrance NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 essence essence NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 appos _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 40 det:predet _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 42 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 perceived perceive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 ccomp _ _ 44 by by ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 43 obl _ _ 46 for for ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 welfare welfare NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nmod _ _ 49 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj:pass _ _ 50 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 laboured labour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 48 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **listen** | participle | one | | | Pastor's address; there | | to the discriminating words of Pastor | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to word=Theme | | 2 | **discriminate** | gerund | | | | | | | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **bring** | past | Pastor Wang in Wang's prayer | keen satisfaction | | | | journey *nsubj* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent satisfaction=Theme | | 4 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Pastor Wang in Wang's prayer *not said here* | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 5 | **perceive** | past · passive | those for welfare | the fragrance | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus | | 6 | **labour** | past · perfect · passive | welfare *not said here* | hair | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **word** | | | Pastor | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 8 | **address** | | Pastor | | | | | | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **pray** | | Wang | | | | | | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent | 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:** «Gleanings from Chinese folklore» by Nellie Naomi Russell, Project Gutenberg book 75089 (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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/5/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/5/10/) - ↑ back to [Miss Russell’s Funeral Service](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/5/)