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title: When the King had considered the matter awhile, knowing that Roland… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics
description: When the King had considered the matter awhile, knowing that Roland had spoken truth, he said, "Go now, three of you, to wit, Duke Naymes, Ogier the Dane, and Roland, with olive branches in your hands, and say to him, 'Thus saith the King, deliver to me Mawgis into my hands, and I will give you peac
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# Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, How Peace Was Made, sentence 59

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When the King had considered the matter awhile, knowing that Roland had spoken truth, he said, "Go now, three of you, to wit, Duke Naymes, Ogier the Dane, and Roland, with olive branches in your hands, and say to him, 'Thus saith the King, deliver to me Mawgis into my hands, and I will give you peace; you and your brothers shall have your lands again, and your two sons I will receive at my court, and I will make them knights with my own hands.'"

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**Who acts:** Roland, you, two sons · **What happens:** consider, know, speak, say, go, wit · **To what, where:** King, Roland, three, Duke Naymes, Mawgis, hands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, How Peace Was Made. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Roland, you, two sons), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg75339:12:59
# text = When the King had considered the matter awhile, knowing that Roland had spoken truth, he said, "Go now, three of you, to wit, Duke Naymes, Ogier the Dane, and Roland, with olive branches in your hands, and say to him, 'Thus saith the King, deliver to me Mawgis into my hands, and I will give you peace; you and your brothers shall have your lands again, and your two sons I will receive at my court, and I will make them knights with my own hands.'"
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	awhile	awhile	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	Roland	Roland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	_
15	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	_	_
22	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	wit	wit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	Duke	Duke	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	Naymes	Naymes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	Ogier	Ogier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	Dane	Dane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
39	Roland	Roland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
41	with	with	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	compound	_	_
43	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	appos	_	_
44	in	in	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
50	to	to	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
51	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	55	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
55	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	parataxis	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
59	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	55	advcl	_	_
60	to	to	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	59	obl	_	_
62	Mawgis	Mawgis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
63	into	into	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	65	nmod:poss	_	_
65	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
68	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
69	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	70	aux	_	_
70	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	conj	_	_
71	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	70	iobj	_	_
72	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	79	punct	_	_
74	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
76	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	77	nmod:poss	_	_
77	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	74	conj	_	_
78	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	79	aux	_	_
79	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
80	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	81	nmod:poss	_	_
81	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	obj	_	_
82	again	again	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
85	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	87	nmod:poss	_	_
86	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	87	nummod	_	_
87	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	90	nsubj	_	_
88	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	90	nsubj	_	_
89	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	90	aux	_	_
90	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	conj	_	_
91	at	at	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
92	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	93	nmod:poss	_	_
93	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
96	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
97	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	98	aux	_	_
98	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	parataxis	_	_
99	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	obj	_	_
100	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	98	obj	_	_
101	with	with	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
102	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	104	nmod:poss	_	_
103	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	amod	_	_
104	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	98	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | past · perfect · passive |  | the King |  |  |  | the matter *xcomp*; awhile *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **know** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | Roland |  |  |  | truth *obj* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Roland |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | three of you |  |  | now |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **wit** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | Duke Naymes and Ogier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | Roland |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 8 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | the King |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent king=Topic |
| 9 | **deliver** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | Mawgis | Roland | my hands |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mawgis=Theme to i=Destination |
| 10 | **give** *in a quote* | future | Roland | peace | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient peace=Theme |
| 11 | **have** *in a quote* | shall | you | your lands |  |  | again |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Patient |
| 12 | **receive** *in a quote* | future | your two sons |  |  | my court |  | I *nsubj* | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at court=Location |
| 13 | **make** *in a quote* | future | Roland | sons *= son* |  |  |  | with my own hands; knights *obj* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset they=Beneficiary knight=Product |

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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.

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**Text:** «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Project Gutenberg book 75339 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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