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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 (Roland), 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:pg75339:35:7 # text = When he saw Roland, he raised himself from where he was lying among the slain and ran to the place, and, being full of pride and fury, seized the Count in his arms, crying aloud, "He is conquered, he is conquered, the famous nephew of King Charles! 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 4 Roland Roland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 7 obj _ _ 9 from from SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 10 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 14 among among ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 slain slain NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 25 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 26 cop _ _ 26 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 parataxis _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 pride pride NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 fury fury NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 32 seized seize VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 Count Count PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 39 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 advcl _ _ 40 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 42 " " PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 44 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 conquered conquer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 48 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux:pass _ _ 49 conquered conquer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 45 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 52 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 nephew nephew NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 54 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 nmod:desc _ _ 56 Charles Charles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 53 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ! ! PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Roland | Roland | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer roland=Stimulus | | 2 | **raise** | past | Roland | Roland | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme | | 3 | **lie** | past · progressive | Roland | | | the slain | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among slain=Location | | 4 | **run** | past | Roland *not said here* | | | | | to the place *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to place=Result | | 5 | **is** | gerund | | | | | | of pride and fury; full *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **seize** | past | Roland *not said here* | the Count | | Roland's arms | | | tree rules | | 7 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | Roland *not said here* | | | | | aloud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **conquer** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Roland | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 9 | **conquer** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Roland | | | | the famous nephew of Charles King *obl* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=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 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/35/6/) - next →: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/35/8/) - ↑ back to [The Death of Roland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/35/)