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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 (stream, I, report), 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:pg75339:24:91 # text = Meanwhile King Charles, being in great trouble about the knights whom he had sent with a message to the Admiral of Spain, called together his counsellors and told them what was in his mind, saying, "I am greatly troubled because that no report has come to me concerning the knights that I sent. 1 Meanwhile Meanwhile PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ _ 3 Charles Charles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 cop _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 9 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 knights knight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ _ 12 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 obj _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 acl:relcl _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 Admiral admiral NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 parataxis _ _ 26 together together ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 counsellors counsellor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 31 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 iobj _ _ 32 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 36 nsubj _ _ 33 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 cop _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 40 " " PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 42 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 44 cop _ _ 43 greatly greatly ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 44 troubled troubled ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 ccomp _ _ 45 because because SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 46 that that SCONJ IN _ 45 fixed _ _ 47 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 48 det _ _ 48 report report NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 49 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 44 advcl _ _ 51 to to ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 obl _ _ 53 concerning concern VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 50 advcl _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 knights knight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 obj _ _ 56 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 58 obj _ _ 57 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | gerund | | | | great trouble | | about the knights | tree rules | | 2 | **send** | past · perfect | stream | the knights | | the Admiral of Spain | | with a message | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent whom=Theme to admiral=Destination | | 3 | **call together** *speech: assert* | participle | | stream's counsellors | | | | together *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent counsellor=Recipient | | 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | | | counsellors *= counsellor* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 5 | **is** | past | | | | stream's mind | | what *nsubj*; stream *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | greatly, troubled *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **come** *in a quote* | present · perfect | no report | | me | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to i=Initial\_Location | | 9 | **concern** *in a quote* | gerund | no report *not said here* | the knights | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus knight=Experiencer | | 10 | **send** *in a quote* | past | I | the knights | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/24/90/) - next →: [sentence 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/24/92/) - ↑ back to [Of Richard of Normandy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/24/)