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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 (Charles, destruction, King, bolt), 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:pg75339:25:67 # text = When King Charles saw what destruction she wrought he called for a cross-bow, and shot a bolt at her, aiming it so nicely that it struck her between the brows and slew her. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:desc _ _ 3 Charles Charles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 6 destruction destruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 wrought wrought VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 ccomp _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 cross-bow cross-bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 shot shoot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 bolt bolt NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 aiming aim VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 23 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 nicely nicely ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 26 that that SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 29 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obj _ _ 30 between between ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 brows brow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obl _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 slew slay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ _ 35 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Charles King | | | | | what *obj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 2 | **wrought** | past | destruction | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **call** | participle | King | | | | | for a cross-bow | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for cross-bow=Recipient | | 4 | **shoot** | past | Charles King *not said here* | a bolt | | | | at destruction | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bolt=Theme at she=Destination | | 5 | **aim** | gerund | Charles King *not said here* | bolt | | | | nicely *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme | | 6 | **strike** | past | bolt | destruction | | | | between the brows | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent she=Instrument | | 7 | **slay** | past | bolt *not said here* | destruction | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=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 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/25/66/) - next →: [sentence 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/25/68/) - ↑ back to [How the Bridge Mantryble Was Won](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/25/)