--- title: Many years after, the chamber having been opened, the body of the Em… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics description: Many years after, the chamber having been opened, the body of the Emperor was found seated on a throne as if he yet lived, clothed with imperial robes, bearing on his head the crown, and grasping the sceptre in his hand, while by his side lay his sword Joyous, and on his knees was a book of the Gosp --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/42/125/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/) / [How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/42/) / 125 # Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled, sentence 125 Many years after, the chamber having been opened, the body of the Emperor was found seated on a throne as if he yet lived, clothed with imperial robes, bearing on his head the crown, and grasping the sceptre in his hand, while by his side lay his sword Joyous, and on his knees was a book of the Gospels. **Who acts:** chamber, Charlemagne, grasping · **What happens:** have, open, find, seat, live, clothe · **To what, where:** chamber, throne, head, sceptre, hand, sword This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (chamber, Charlemagne, grasping), 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:pg75339:42:125 # text = Many years after, the chamber having been opened, the body of the Emperor was found seated on a throne as if he yet lived, clothed with imperial robes, bearing on his head the crown, and grasping the sceptre in his hand, while by his side lay his sword Joyous, and on his knees was a book of the Gospels. 1 Many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 after after ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 chamber chamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 having have VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 8 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 opened open VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux:pass _ _ 17 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 18 seated seat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 xcomp _ _ 19 on on ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 throne throne NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 as as SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 23 if if SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 yet yet ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 26 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 clothed clothe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 conj _ _ 29 with with ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 imperial imperial ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 robes robe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 bearing bear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ _ 34 on on ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 41 grasping grasp VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 52 csubj _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 sceptre sceptre NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 44 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 48 while while SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 49 by by ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 52 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 53 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 55 Joyous joyous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 58 on on ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 60 nmod:poss _ _ 60 knees knee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 63 obl _ _ 61 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 63 cop _ _ 62 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 Gospels Gospel PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 63 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | gerund | the chamber and the body of the Emperor *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **open** | participle · passive | the chamber and the body of the Emperor *not said here* | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V» | | 3 | **find** | past · passive | | the chamber and the body of the Emperor | | | year | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme | | 4 | **seat** | participle | the chamber and the body of the Emperor *not said here* | | | a throne | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location | | 5 | **live** | past | Charlemagne | | | | yet | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **clothe** | participle | | | | | | with imperial robes | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **bear** | gerund | | | | Charlemagne's head and the crown | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 8 | **grasp** | gerund | | the sceptre | | Charlemagne's hand | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sceptre=Stimulus | | 9 | **lie** | past | grasping | Charlemagne's sword | | | | by Charlemagne's side; joyous *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sword=Theme | | 10 | **is a** | past | | a book | | Charlemagne's knees | | of the Gospels | 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 124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/42/124/) - next →: [sentence 126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/42/126/) - ↑ back to [How Huon Returned, His Errand Fulfilled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/42/)