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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 (King, knights, Vancouleurs), 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:pg75339:7:58 # text = When he saw the brethren, he said to them, "I have spoken for you to King Charles, and he has promised that if you will go to the plain of Vancouleurs riding on mules, clad in scarlet mantles which I will presently give you, with flowers in your hands and without arms, he will make peace with you. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 brethren brethren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 ccomp _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nmod:desc _ _ 20 Charles Charles PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 promised promise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 parataxis _ _ 26 that that SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 27 if if SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 ccomp _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 plain plain NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 Vancouleurs Vancouleur PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 33 nmod _ _ 36 riding ride VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 acl _ _ 37 on on ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 mules mule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 40 clad clad VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 acl _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 scarlet scarlet NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 compound _ _ 43 mantles mantle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 obl _ _ 44 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 48 obj _ _ 45 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 46 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 47 presently presently ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 acl:relcl _ _ 49 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 48 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 with with ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obl _ _ 53 in in ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 nmod _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 57 without without ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 60 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 61 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 62 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 conj _ _ 63 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obj _ _ 64 with with ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 62 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 66 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | King | the brethren | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brethren=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | King | | knights *= knight* | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · perfect | King | | Charles King | | | for knights *= knight* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to charles=Co-Agent | | 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* *in a quote* | present · perfect | King | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | future | knights *= knight* | | | the plain of Vancouleurs | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to plain=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **ride** *in a quote* | gerund | Vancouleurs *not said here* | | | | | on mules | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **clad** *in a quote* | participle | | mules *not said here* | | scarlet mantles | | | tree rules | | 8 | **give** *in a quote* | future | King | scarlet mantles | knights *= knight* | | | with flowers in your hands and arms; presently *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient which=Theme | | 9 | **make** *in a quote* | future | King | peace | | | | with knights *= knight* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Product | 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 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/57/) - next →: [sentence 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/59/) - ↑ back to [Of the Treachery of King John](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75339/7/)