--- title: Then his palfrey was brought to him, which when he had mounted, he c… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics description: Then his palfrey was brought to him, which when he had mounted, he called to Ralph, where he lay, for he would take his leave in friendly fashion, as was fitting in one that had had such good cheer. Who acts: King, that. 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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 (King, that), 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:pg75339:14:69 # text = Then his palfrey was brought to him, which when he had mounted, he called to Ralph, where he lay, for he would take his leave in friendly fashion, as was fitting in one that had had such good cheer. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 palfrey palfrey NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 brought bring VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 13 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 mounted mount VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 Ralph Ralph PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 22 advmod _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 for for SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 ccomp _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 leave leave NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 in in ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 fashion fashion NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 as as SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 36 fitting fit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 27 advcl _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 41 obl _ _ 39 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 nsubj _ _ 40 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 36 ccomp _ _ 42 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 43 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 cheer cheer NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | past · passive | | King's palfrey | King | | then | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to he=Destination | | 2 | **mount** | past · perfect · passive | | | | | | which *nsubj:pass*; King *nsubj* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **call** | past | King | | | | | Ralph *xcomp* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **lie** | past | King | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **take** | would | King | King's leave | | friendly fashion | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent leave=Value in fashion=Location | | 6 | **fit** | past · progressive | King *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **have** | past · perfect | that | such good cheer | | | | in one | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheer=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:** «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 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/14/68/) - next →: [sentence 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/14/70/) - ↑ back to [How Ralph Entertained the King](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/14/)