--- title: The discreet Antonio Agapida, though he records this circumstance as… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The discreet Antonio Agapida, though he records this circumstance as it is set down in ancient chronicle, yet withholds his belief from the pretended prophecy, considering the whole a cunning device of Taric to increase the courage of his troops. Who acts: discreet Antonio, Antonio. 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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 (discreet Antonio, Antonio), 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:pg77685:11:35 # text = The discreet Antonio Agapida, though he records this circumstance as it is set down in ancient chronicle, yet withholds his belief from the pretended prophecy, considering the whole a cunning device of Taric to increase the courage of his troops. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 discreet discreet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 Antonio Antonio PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 Agapida Agapida PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 though though SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 records record VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 circumstance circumstance NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 as as SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ _ 15 down down ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 chronicle chronicle NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 withholds withhold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 belief belief NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 from from ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 pretended pretend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 amod _ _ 27 prophecy prophecy NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 considering consider VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 advcl _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 31 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 33 cunning cunning ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 device device NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 Taric Taric PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 increase increase VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 advcl _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 troops troops NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **record** | present | the discreet Antonio | this circumstance | | | | Antonio *nsubj* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme | | 2 | **set down** | present · passive | | circumstance | | ancient chronicle | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in chronicle=Destination | | 3 | **withhold** | present | the discreet Antonio *not said here* | Antonio's belief | | the pretended prophecy | | | tree rules | | 4 | **pretend** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **consider** | gerund | the discreet Antonio *not said here* | the whole cunning device of Taric | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent device=Attribute | | 6 | **increase** | to-infinitive | the discreet Antonio *not said here* | the courage of Antonio's troops | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer courage=Patient | | 7 | **believe** | | Antonio | | | | | | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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:** «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Project Gutenberg book 77685 (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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/36/) - ↑ back to [Letter of Muza to the Caliph.—second Expedition of Taric El Tuerto.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/11/)