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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 (Reynaud, brethren, I), 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:pg75339:13:9 # text = That is well," said Reynaud, but perceiving that his brethren were troubled, he bade them tell him the truth, for "I see," said he, "that you have heavy tidings." 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 ccomp _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 ccomp _ _ 7 Reynaud Reynaud PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 perceiving perceive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 brethren brethren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 14 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 troubled troubled ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 bade bade VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 parataxis _ _ 19 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ _ 20 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 xcomp _ _ 21 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 iobj _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 for for SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 26 " " PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 " " PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ _ 31 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 34 " " PUNCT `` _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 37 obj _ _ 36 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 31 ccomp _ _ 38 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 tidings tiding NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 " " PUNCT '' _ 31 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Reynaud | | | | | That *ccomp*; say, well *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **perceive** *in a quote* | gerund | Reynaud *not said here* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Reynaud's brethren | | | | | troubled *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **bade** *in a quote* | past | Reynaud | brethren | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | Reynaud *not said here* | the truth | Reynaud | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient truth=Topic | | 6 | **see** | present | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **have** | present | Reynaud | that | | | | you *nsubj*; heavy tidings *obj* | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/13/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/13/10/) - ↑ back to [Of Reynaud's End](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/13/)