--- title: He demanded of Taric a strict account of all the riches he had gathe… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: He demanded of Taric a strict account of all the riches he had gathered in Spain, even of the presents he had reserved for the caliph; and, above all, he made him yield up his favourite trophy, the talismanic table of Solomon. Who acts: commander, Taric. 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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, Taric), 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:pg77685:32:17 # text = He demanded of Taric a strict account of all the riches he had gathered in Spain, even of the presents he had reserved for the caliph; and, above all, he made him yield up his favourite trophy, the talismanic table of Solomon. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 demanded demand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Taric Taric PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 strict strict ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 account account NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 11 det:predet _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 riches rich NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 gathered gather VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 acl:relcl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 18 even even ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 presents present NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 reserved reserve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 25 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 caliph caliph NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 31 above above ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 36 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 yield yield VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 xcomp _ _ 38 up up ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 40 favourite favourite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 trophy trophy NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 talismanic talismanic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 conj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | commander | a strict account of all riches | | | | of Taric | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme account=Precondition | | 2 | **gather** | past · perfect | commander | all riches *not said here* | | Spain | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Theme | | 3 | **reserve** | past · perfect · passive | | the presents | | | | for the caliph; commander *nsubj* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for caliph=Beneficiary | | 4 | **make** | past | commander | Taric | | all | | | tree rules | | 5 | **yield up** | infinitive | Taric *not said here* | commander's favourite trophy and the talismanic table of Solomon | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent trophy=Theme | | 6 | **account** | | | all riches | | | | | nom account «communication transitive»: of=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 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/16/) - next →: [sentence 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/18/) - ↑ back to [Muza Arrives At Toledo.—interview Between Him and Taric.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/32/)