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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, enemy, horses), 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:pg75339:5:84 # text = When Reynaud saw that the enemy was within the castle, he and his brethren took their places in the tower, and, when the tower was set on fire, they took their stand in a certain pit and defended it right valiantly against all the King's men. 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 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 within within ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 brethren brethren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 conj _ _ 16 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 tower tower NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 25 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 29 advmod _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 tower tower NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux:pass _ _ 29 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 conj _ _ 30 on on ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 33 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 35 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 stand stand NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 defended defend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 43 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 right right ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 45 valiantly valiantly ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 46 against against ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 47 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 51 det:predet _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 50 's 's PART POS _ 49 case _ _ 51 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Reynaud | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | the enemy | | | | | within the castle | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | past | Reynaud | horses's places | | the tower | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in tower=Location | | 4 | **set** | past · passive | | the tower | | fire | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on fire=Destination | | 5 | **take** | past | horses *= horse* | horses's stand | | a certain pit | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent stand=Value in pit=Location | | 6 | **defend** | past | horses *= horse* *not said here* | brethren | | | | against the King's men; valiantly *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary against man=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 83](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/83/) - next →: [sentence 85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/85/) - ↑ back to [How It Fared With the Brethren](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/5/)