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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 (Gerard, others, 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:pg75339:4:65 # text = And Gerard gave them this counsel that before they sought audience of the King they should seek out the Duke Naymes, and beseech him to plead their cause with the King, "for the Duke," said he, "is a lover of peace." 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Gerard Gerard PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 ccomp _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 6 counsel counsel NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 obj _ _ 8 before before SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 11 audience audience NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 18 out out ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 Duke Duke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 compound _ _ 21 Naymes Naymes PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 beseech beseech VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 25 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 plead plead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 xcomp _ _ 28 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 34 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 for for ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 Duke Duke PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 40 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 41 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 43 " " PUNCT '' _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 lover lover NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 ccomp _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 " " PUNCT '' _ 46 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | Gerard | this counsel | others *= other* | | | for the Duke | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Recipient counsel=Theme for duke=Asset | | 2 | **seek** | past | others *= other* | this counsel | | | | audience of the King *obj* | tree rules | | 3 | **seek out** | should | others *= other* | the Duke Naymes | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent naymes=Theme | | 4 | **beseech** | infinitive | Gerard *not said here* | King | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **plead** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | Gerard *not said here* | others's cause | | | | with the King | tree rules | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | King | a lover | | | | of peace | tree rules | | 8 | **cause** | | others *= other* | | | | | with the King | nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent with=obl | 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 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/64/) - next →: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/66/) - ↑ back to [How the Duke Benes Came By His End](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/4/)