--- title: When the men of France saw this they were in great fear lest some mi… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics description: When the men of France saw this they were in great fear lest some mischance should befall Oliver; as for the King, he hid his face in his mantle and kneeling before the crucifix embraced it, weeping the while, and crying, "O Lord, I beseech Thee keep Oliver and suffer not the Christian faith to be d --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/17/20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/) / [How Oliver Fought With Fierabras](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/17/) / 20 # Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, How Oliver Fought With Fierabras, sentence 20 When the men of France saw this they were in great fear lest some mischance should befall Oliver; as for the King, he hid his face in his mantle and kneeling before the crucifix embraced it, weeping the while, and crying, "O Lord, I beseech Thee keep Oliver and suffer not the Christian faith to be dishonoured by his downfall." **Who acts:** men, this, mischance, kneeling, Oliver, downfall · **What happens:** see, be, befall, hide, kneel, embrace · **To what, where:** great fear, Oliver, face, mantle, crucifix, Lord · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, How Oliver Fought With Fierabras. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (men, this, mischance, kneeling), 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:pg75339:17:20 # text = When the men of France saw this they were in great fear lest some mischance should befall Oliver; as for the King, he hid his face in his mantle and kneeling before the crucifix embraced it, weeping the while, and crying, "O Lord, I beseech Thee keep Oliver and suffer not the Christian faith to be dishonoured by his downfall." 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 France France PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 advcl _ _ 7 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 nsubj _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 9 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 13 lest lest SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 14 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 15 det _ _ 15 mischance mischance NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 16 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 befall befall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 csubj _ _ 18 Oliver Oliver PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 20 as as ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 21 for for ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 hid hide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 mantle mantle NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 33 kneeling kneel VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 37 csubj _ _ 34 before before ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 crucifix crucifix NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 37 embraced embrace VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 38 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 40 weeping weep VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 37 advcl _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 47 " " PUNCT `` _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 O o INTJ UH _ 49 discourse _ _ 49 Lord Lord PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 beseech beseech VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 parataxis _ _ 53 Thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 obj _ _ 54 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 xcomp _ _ 55 Oliver Oliver PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 obj _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 57 suffer suffer VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 conj _ _ 58 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 57 advmod _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 60 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 ccomp _ _ 62 to to PART TO _ 64 mark _ _ 63 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 64 aux:pass _ _ 64 dishonoured dishonour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 61 acl _ _ 65 by by ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 67 nmod:poss _ _ 67 downfall downfall NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 68 . . PUNCT . _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 " " PUNCT '' _ 26 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | the men of France | | | | | as the King | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as king=Attribute | | 2 | **is** | past | this | | | great fear | | champions *= champion* *nsubj* | tree rules | | 3 | **befall** | should | some mischance | Oliver | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **hide** | past | mischance | mischance's face | | mischance's mantle | | | tree rules | | 5 | **kneel** | gerund | | | | the crucifix | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before crucifix=Location | | 6 | **embrace** | past | kneeling | face | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent | | 7 | **weep** | gerund | kneeling *not said here* | Lord | | | while | | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | kneeling *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **beseech** *in a quote* | present | Oliver | Thee | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **keep** *in a quote* | infinitive | Oliver *not said here* | Oliver | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oliver=Theme | | 11 | **not** **suffer** *in a quote* | present | Oliver *not said here* | | | | | the Christian faith *ccomp* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 12 | **dishonour** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | mischance's downfall | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | 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 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/17/19/) - next →: [sentence 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/17/21/) - ↑ back to [How Oliver Fought With Fierabras](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/17/)