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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 (that, Floripas, I, courtesy), 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:pg75339:19:68 # text = Floripas, who for all that she was not a Christian woman, was of great courtesy and compassion, said to them, "Now I promise that I will take you out of this prison, only you must engage to do what I demand of you." 1 Floripas Floripas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 6 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 nsubj _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 courtesy courtesy NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 compassion compassion NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 parataxis _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 25 " " PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 28 advmod _ _ 27 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 promise promise VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 conj _ _ 29 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 ccomp _ _ 33 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ _ 34 out out ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 det _ _ 37 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 39 only only ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 40 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 engage engage VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 conj _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 45 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 44 obj _ _ 46 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 demand demand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 acl:relcl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is a** | past | that a Christian woman | a Christian woman | | | | Floripas *nsubj* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | past | Floripas | | | | | of great courtesy and compassion; compassion *conj* | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | courtesy | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient | | 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* *in a quote* | present | I | | | | now | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **take** *in a quote* | future | I | courtesy | | this prison | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent you=Theme out prison=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **engage** *in a quote* | must | courtesy | | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | | 7 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | courtesy *not said here* | | | | | what *obj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 8 | **demand** *speech: request* *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | of courtesy | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme | 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 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/19/67/) - next →: [sentence 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/19/69/) - ↑ back to [How Oliver and His Comrades Fared](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/19/)