--- title: On the road she told the servants that, as early as possible, after… — Gleanings from Chinese folklore · tree and pragmatics description: On the road she told the servants that, as early as possible, after reaching the city they must find a way for her to see the Emperor, for she was going to plead for her father. Who acts: offence, servants. 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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 (offence, servants), 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:pg75089:7:21 # text = On the road she told the servants that, as early as possible, after reaching the city they must find a way for her to see the Emperor, for she was going to plead for her father. 1 On on ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 iobj _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 as as ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 13 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 after after SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 reaching reach VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 20 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl:relcl _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nmod _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 acl _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 for for SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 32 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 conj _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 plead plead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 for for ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | offence | | the servants | the road | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent servant=Recipient | | 2 | **reach** | gerund | offence *not said here* | the city | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent city=Theme | | 3 | **find** | must | servants *= servant* | a way | | | | for offence | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent way=Theme for she=Beneficiary | | 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | servants *= servant* *not said here* | the Emperor | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer emperor=Stimulus | | 5 | **go** | past · progressive | offence | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **plead** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | offence *not said here* | | | | | for offence's father | tree rules | 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 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/7/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/7/22/) - ↑ back to [A Daughter of the Orient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75089/7/)