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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 (commander, this), 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:pg77685:32:16 # text = When he entered this royal city, however, and ascended to the ancient palace of the Gothic kings, and reflected that all this had been a scene of triumph to his rival, he could no longer repress his indignation. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 entered enter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 advcl _ _ 4 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 5 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 however however ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 ascended ascend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 Gothic gothic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 kings king NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 reflected reflect VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 23 that that SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 24 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 29 det:predet _ _ 25 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 nsubj _ _ 26 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 27 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 cop _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 scene scene NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 ccomp _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 triumph triumph NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 rival rival NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 37 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 38 no no ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 39 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 40 advmod _ _ 40 repress repress VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 indignation indignation NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 40 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | past | commander | this royal city | | | | however *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme city=Destination | | 2 | **ascend** | participle | commander *not said here* | | | the ancient palace of the Gothic kings | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to palace=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **reflect** | past | commander *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is a** | past · perfect | this | all scene | | | | of triumph; to commander's rival | tree rules | | 5 | **repress** | could | commander | commander's indignation | | | | long *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indignation=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 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/15/) - next →: [sentence 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/17/) - ↑ back to [Muza Arrives At Toledo.—interview Between Him and Taric.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/)