--- title: They were permitted to remain in quiet possession of their homes and… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: They were permitted to remain in quiet possession of their homes and effects, paying only a moderate tribute; and they were allowed to exercise the rites of their religion in the existing churches, to the number of seven, but were prohibited from erecting any others. Who acts: troops. 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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 (troops), 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:pg77685:27:32 # text = They were permitted to remain in quiet possession of their homes and effects, paying only a moderate tribute; and they were allowed to exercise the rites of their religion in the existing churches, to the number of seven, but were prohibited from erecting any others. 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 permitted permit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 remain remain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 homes home NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 effects effect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 paying pay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 16 only only ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 moderate moderate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 tribute tribute NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 exercise exercise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 xcomp _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 rites rite NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 religion religion NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 existing exist VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 amod _ _ 35 churches church NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 39 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 but but CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 prohibited prohibit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 46 from from SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 47 erecting erect VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 45 advcl _ _ 48 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 49 det _ _ 49 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **permit** | past · passive | | troops | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **remain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | quiet possession of troops's homes and effects | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in possession=Location | | 3 | **pay** | gerund | | a moderate tribute | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribute=Asset | | 4 | **allow** | past · passive | | troops | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **exercise** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | troops *not said here* | the rites of troops's religion | | the existing churches | | to the number of seven | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rite=Patient | | 6 | **exist** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **prohibit** | past · passive | | | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING» | | 8 | **erect** | gerund | | any others | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Product | | 9 | **possess** | | | troops's homes and effects | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient | 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 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/31/) - next →: [sentence 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/33/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VI.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/)