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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 (things, Ogier, message, Duke Benes), 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:pg75339:4:29 # text = So they brought him to the King, and he delivered his message, which was from Aubrey, lord of Troyes, and to this effect; that Duke Benes and his two brothers had come up against the town of Troyes with a very great host, and would most certainly take it unless the King should come to his help. 1 So so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 delivered deliver VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 from from ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Aubrey Aubrey PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 appos _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 Troyes troy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 27 det _ _ 27 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 29 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 31 nsubj _ _ 30 Duke Duke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 compound _ _ 31 Benes Benes PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 34 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 35 nummod _ _ 35 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 conj _ _ 36 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 parataxis _ _ 38 up up ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 39 against against ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 Troyes troy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 nmod _ _ 44 with with ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 46 very very ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 51 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 52 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 53 advmod _ _ 53 certainly certainly ADV RB _ 54 advmod _ _ 54 take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 55 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 obj _ _ 56 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 60 mark _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 nsubj _ _ 59 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 60 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 advcl _ _ 61 to to ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 63 nmod:poss _ _ 63 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | past | things *= thing* | Ogier | the King | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to king=Destination | | 2 | **deliver** | past | Ogier | Ogier's message | | | | this effect *conj* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Patient | | 3 | **is** | past | Ogier's message | | | Aubrey | | | tree rules | | 4 | **come up** | past · perfect | Duke Benes that and Ogier's two brothers | | | the town of Troyes with a great host | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against town=Location | | 5 | **take** | would | | message | | | | certainly *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 6 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | should | the King | | | Ogier's help | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to help=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **help** | | Ogier | | | | | | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/30/) - ↑ back to [How the Duke Benes Came By His End](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/)