--- title: “Hence!” said he, “and tell your people I grant them the same terms… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: “Hence!” said he, “and tell your people I grant them the same terms I have already proffered, provided the city be instantly surrendered; but, by the head of Mahomet, if there be any further delay not one mother’s son of ye shall receive mercy at my hands!” Who acts: Muza, people, son. 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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 (Muza, people, son), 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:pg77685:30:62 # text = “Hence!” said he, “and tell your people I grant them the same terms I have already proffered, provided the city be instantly surrendered; but, by the head of Mahomet, if there be any further delay not one mother’s son of ye shall receive mercy at my hands!” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Hence hence ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 “ " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 11 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 grant grant VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 ccomp _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 terms term NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ 19 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 20 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 already already ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 proffered proffer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 18 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 provided provide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj:pass _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 29 aux:pass _ _ 28 instantly instantly ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 surrendered surrender VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 31 but but CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 by by ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 parataxis _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 Mahomet Mahomet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 39 if if SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 40 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 41 expl _ _ 41 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 44 cop _ _ 42 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 44 det _ _ 43 further further ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 delay delay NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 appos _ _ 45 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 49 advmod _ _ 46 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 47 nummod _ _ 47 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ’s 's PART POS _ 47 case _ _ 49 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nsubj _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 49 nmod _ _ 52 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 53 receive receive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 acl:relcl _ _ 54 mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ _ 55 at at ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 ! ! PUNCT . _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 ” " PUNCT '' _ 35 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: express* | past | Muza | | | | | the head of Mahomet *parataxis*; hence *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | Muza *not said here* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **grant** *in a quote* | present | your people | ambassadors *= ambassador* | | | | the same terms *obl*; I *nsubj* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 4 | **proffer** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Muza | the same terms *not said here* | | | | | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent term=Theme | | 5 | **provide** *in a quote* | past | Muza *not said here* | | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme | | 6 | **surrender** *in a quote* | infinitive · passive | | the city | | | | instantly *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | | 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive | | any further delay | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **receive** *in a quote* | shall | one mother's son of ye | mercy | | my hands | | | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mercy=Theme at hand=Location | 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 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/30/61/) - next →: [sentence 63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/30/63/) - ↑ back to [Muza Besieges the City of Merida.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/30/)