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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 (cavaliers, you, we), 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:pg77685:31:63 # text = Upon this the cavaliers and proud hidalgoes drew up scornfully and tossed their heads: “What do you see in us,” said they, “that you think we will show our backs to the enemy? 1 Upon upon ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 cavaliers cavalier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 proud proud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 hidalgoes hidalgoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ _ 8 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 scornfully scornfully ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 tossed toss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 13 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 : : PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 16 “ " PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 20 obj _ _ 18 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 19 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ” " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ 25 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 26 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 28 “ " PUNCT `` _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 that that SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 30 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 advcl _ _ 32 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 parataxis _ _ 35 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 backs back NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obj _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draw up** | past | the cavaliers upon this and proud hidalgoes | | | | | scornfully *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **toss** | past | the cavaliers upon this and proud hidalgoes *not said here* | cavaliers's heads | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient | | 3 | **see** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you | | | | | in us; What *obj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 4 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | cavaliers *= cavalier* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **show** *in a quote* | future | we | our backs | the enemy | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent back=Topic to enemy=Recipient | 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 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/31/62/) - next →: [sentence 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/31/64/) - ↑ back to [Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/31/)