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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 (old councillor, councillor, giant), 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:pg75339:41:108 # text = When the old councillor heard these things, he said to the Admiral, "Sir, we ought to thank this man rather than harm him, seeing that he has slain the giant that was wont to do us so much mischief." 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 councillor councillor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 6 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 7 det _ _ 7 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Admiral admiral NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 " " PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 thank thank VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 22 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 23 det _ _ 23 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 rather rather ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 26 cc _ _ 25 than than ADP IN _ 24 fixed _ _ 26 harm harm VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 conj _ _ 27 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 advcl _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 slain slay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 ccomp _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 36 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 38 nsubj _ _ 37 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 cop _ _ 38 wont wont ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 acl:relcl _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 41 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 iobj _ _ 42 so so ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 mischief mischief NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | the old councillor | this things | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | councillor | | the Admiral | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to admiral=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* *in a quote* | ought | | | this man | | | Sir *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | | 4 | **harm** *in a quote* | infinitive | | councillor | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | | 5 | **see** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **slay** *in a quote* | present · perfect | councillor | the giant | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giant=Patient | | 7 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the giant | | | | | wont *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the giant *not said here* | much mischief | us | | | | tree rules | 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 107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/41/107/) - next →: [sentence 109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/41/109/) - ↑ back to [How Huon, Having Slain a Giant, Came to Babylon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/41/)