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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 (Pelistes, Arab chieftains, courteous), 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:pg77685:26:2 # text = He was for a long time disabled by his wounds, during which he was kindly treated by the Arab chieftains, who strove by every courteous means to cheer his sadness and make him forget that he was a captive. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 disabled disable VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 wounds wound NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 12 during during ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obl _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux:pass _ _ 16 kindly kindly ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 treated treat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 18 by by ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 Arab Arab ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 chieftains chieftain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 strove strove VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 acl:relcl _ _ 25 by by SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 26 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 27 det _ _ 27 courteous courteous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 nsubj _ _ 28 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 cheer cheer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 ccomp _ _ 31 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 sadness sadness NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 conj _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ _ 36 forget forget VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 39 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 captive captive NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Pelistes | | | | for a long time | | tree rules | | 2 | **disable** | participle | | a long time *not said here* | | | | by Pelistes's wounds | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **treat** | past · passive | the Arab chieftains | Pelistes | | | during a long time | kindly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | | 4 | **strove** | present | the Arab chieftains | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **mean** | present | every courteous | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **cheer** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | Pelistes's sadness | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sadness=Experiencer | | 7 | **make** | infinitive | | Pelistes | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **forget** | infinitive | Pelistes *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **is a** | past | Pelistes | a captive | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **wound** | | Pelistes | | | | | | nom wound «state 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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/26/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/26/3/) - ↑ back to [Meeting Between the Patriot Pelistes and the Traitor Julian.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/26/)