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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 (Reynaud, King, men, commander), 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:pg75339:5:50 # text = When Reynaud saw the guards that the King had set at the gates, he said to his men, "These men are worn and weary with travel, and it were but small glory to overcome them now. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 Reynaud Reynaud PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 advcl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 guards guard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 gates gate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 These this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 23 det _ _ 23 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nsubj _ _ 24 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 25 worn worn ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 parataxis _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 weary weary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 conj _ _ 28 with with ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 travel travel NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 32 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 33 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 cop _ _ 34 but but CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 35 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 glory glory NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 overcome overcome VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 acl _ _ 39 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 38 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Reynaud | the guards | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guard=Stimulus | | 2 | **set** | past · perfect · passive | | the guards | | the gates | | the King *nsubj:pass* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at gate=Destination | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | King | | King's men | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to man=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | this men | | | | | worn *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **be** *in a quote* | | this men *not said here* | | | | | with travel | tree rules | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | commander | small glory | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **overcome** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | this men *not said here* | guards *= guard* | | | now | | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot they=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 49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/49/) - next →: [sentence 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/51/) - ↑ back to [How It Fared With the Brethren](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/)