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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 (King), 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:pg75339:36:159 # text = But when King Canaben, who was uncle to the Prince, saw what had befallen his nephew, he rode at the Duke, and, drawing his sword, dealt him a great blow on the helmet. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 3 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 4 Canaben Canaben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 acl:relcl _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 13 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 befallen befall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 xcomp _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 nephew nephew NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 22 at at ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 Duke Duke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 28 drawing draw VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 advcl _ _ 29 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 32 dealt deal VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 33 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 37 on on ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 helmet helmet NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | King | uncle | | | | to the Prince | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | past | King | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **befall** | past · perfect · passive | | King's nephew | | | | what *nsubj:pass* | tree rules | | 4 | **ride** | past | King | | | | | at the Duke | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **draw** | gerund | | King's sword | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | | 6 | **deal** | past | King *not said here* | a great blow | King | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient blow=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 158](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/36/158/) - next →: [sentence 160](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/36/160/) - ↑ back to [How Charlemagne Sought Vengeance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/36/)