--- title: The negroes at the quarter hard by, hearing the noise and cries for… — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · tree and pragmatics description: The negroes at the quarter hard by, hearing the noise and cries for help, armed with torches, hoes, axes, and billets, rushed to the spot just in time to save the life of the unfortunate man. Who acts: negroes. 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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 (negroes), 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:pg76586:13:80 # text = The negroes at the quarter hard by, hearing the noise and cries for help, armed with torches, hoes, axes, and billets, rushed to the spot just in time to save the life of the unfortunate man. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 negroes negro NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 quarter quarter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 6 fixed _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 hearing hear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 cries cry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 armed armed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 torches torch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 hoes hoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 axes ax NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 billets billet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 rushed rush VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl _ _ 29 to to ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 just just ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 acl _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 41 unfortunate unfortunate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | gerund | the negroes at the quarter | the noise | | | | billets *parataxis* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer noise=Stimulus | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | the negroes at the quarter *not said here* | | | | | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient | | 3 | **rush** | participle | | billets *not said here* | | | time | to the spot *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to spot=Result | | 4 | **save** | to-infinitive | | the life of the unfortunate man | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=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:** «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones, Project Gutenberg book 76586 (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 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/13/79/) - next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/13/81/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/13/)