--- title: The jealous spirit of Muza was still more exasperated by these tidin… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The jealous spirit of Muza was still more exasperated by these tidings: he looked upon Taric no longer as a friend and coadjutor, but as an invidious rival, the decided enemy of his glory; and he determined on his ruin. Who acts: tidings, Muza. 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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 (tidings, Muza), 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:pg77685:28:9 # text = The jealous spirit of Muza was still more exasperated by these tidings: he looked upon Taric no longer as a friend and coadjutor, but as an invidious rival, the decided enemy of his glory; and he determined on his ruin. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 jealous jealous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Muza Muza PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 7 still still ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ _ 9 exasperated exasperate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 tidings tiding NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 16 upon upon ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 Taric Taric PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 18 no no ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 19 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 15 advmod _ _ 20 as as ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 coadjutor coadjutor NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 26 but but CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 27 as as ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 invidious invidious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 rival rival NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 33 decided decided ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 appos _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 glory glory NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 ; ; PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 40 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 determined determine VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 42 on on ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 ruin ruin NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **exasperate** | past · passive | this tidings | the jealous spirit of Muza | | | still | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **look** | past | Muza | | | | | upon Taric; a invidious rival *parataxis*; long *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon taric=Theme | | 3 | **determine** | past | Muza | | | Muza's ruin | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **glory** | | Muza | | | | | | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent | | 5 | **ruin** | | Muza | | | | | | nom ruin «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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/28/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/28/10/) - ↑ back to [Muza Ben Nozier.—his Entrance Into Spain, and Capture of Carmona.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/28/)