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title: The articles of capitulation were then drawn out; and, when Abdalasi… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics
description: The articles of capitulation were then drawn out; and, when Abdalasis had affixed his name and seal, Theodomir took the pen and wrote his signature. Who acts: Abdalasis, Theodomir. A sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the 
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# Legends of the conquest of Spain, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”, sentence 83

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The articles of capitulation were then drawn out; and, when Abdalasis had affixed his name and seal, Theodomir took the pen and wrote his signature.

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**Who acts:** Abdalasis, Theodomir · **What happens:** draw out, affix, take, write, article, name · **To what, where:** articles, name, pen, signature, capitulation

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This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Abdalasis, Theodomir), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg77685:31:83
# text = The articles of capitulation were then drawn out; and, when Abdalasis had affixed his name and seal, Theodomir took the pen and wrote his signature.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	capitulation	capitulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
13	Abdalasis	Abdalasis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	affixed	affix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	Theodomir	Theodomir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw out** | past · passive |  | the articles of capitulation |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **affix** | past · perfect | Abdalasis | Abdalasis's name and seal |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | past | Theodomir | the pen |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Theme |
| 4 | **write** | past | Theodomir *not said here* | Theodomir's signature |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signature=Theme |
| 5 | **article** |  |  | capitulation |  |  |  |  | nom article «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **name** |  | Abdalasis |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 7 | **sign** |  | Theodomir |  |  |  |  |  | nom signature «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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**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.

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