--- title: The two met with so great force that the spears of both were broken… — Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of F… · tree and pragmatics description: The two met with so great force that the spears of both were broken in pieces; but Reynaud being the quicker to draw his sword dealt the Archbishop so grievous a blow that both he and his horse were well-nigh brought to the ground. Who acts: two, spears, Reynaud, quicker. 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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 (two, spears, Reynaud, quicker), 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:pg75339:7:27 # text = The two met with so great force that the spears of both were broken in pieces; but Reynaud being the quicker to draw his sword dealt the Archbishop so grievous a blow that both he and his horse were well-nigh brought to the ground. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nsubj _ _ 3 met meet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 force force NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 spears spear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 18 but but CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 19 Reynaud Reynaud PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 20 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 cop _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 quicker quick ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 27 nsubj _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 draw draw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 xcomp _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 27 dealt deal VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 Archbishop archbishop NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 so so ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 grievous grievous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 xcomp _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 34 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 obj _ _ 35 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 36 reparandum _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 conj _ _ 40 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux:pass _ _ 41 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 44 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 nigh nigh ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 44 brought bring VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 acl:relcl _ _ 45 to to ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **meet** | participle | two | | | | | with great force the spears | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with force=Co-Agent | | 2 | **break** | past · passive | the spears *not said here* | both | | pieces | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **is** | gerund | Reynaud | | | | | quick *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **draw** | to-infinitive | Reynaud *not said here* | Reynaud's sword | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | | 5 | **deal** | past | the quicker | the Archbishop | | | | a blow *obj*; grievous *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent archbishop=Recipient blow=Theme | | 6 | **bring** | past · passive | | Reynaud | | | | to the ground; a blow *obj*; nigh, well *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Destination that=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 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/26/) - next →: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/28/) - ↑ back to [Of the Treachery of King John](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/)