--- title: The dissensions, which for a time had distracted the conquering army… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The dissensions, which for a time had distracted the conquering army, being appeased, and the Arabian generals being apparently once more reconciled, Muza, as commander-in-chief, proceeded to complete the enterprise by subjugating the northern parts of Spain. Who acts: Arabian generals, chief. 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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 (Arabian generals, chief), 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:pg77685:33:2 # text = The dissensions, which for a time had distracted the conquering army, being appeased, and the Arabian generals being apparently once more reconciled, Muza, as commander-in-chief, proceeded to complete the enterprise by subjugating the northern parts of Spain. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dissensions dissension NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 distracted distract VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 conquering conquer VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 amod _ _ 12 army army NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 appeased appease VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 Arabian Arabian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 generals general NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nsubj _ _ 21 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 cop _ _ 22 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 25 advmod _ _ 24 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 25 advmod _ _ 25 reconciled reconciled ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 Muza Muza PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 29 as as ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 30 commander commander NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ SpaceAfter=No 33 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 acl:relcl _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 complete complete VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 xcomp _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 enterprise enterprise NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 by by SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 42 subjugating subjugate VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 38 advcl _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 44 northern northern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **distract** | past · perfect | | the dissensions | | | time | the conquering army *obj* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus which=Experiencer army=Result | | 2 | **conquer** | gerund | | | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **appease** | gerund · passive | | the dissensions | | | | as chief commander | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 4 | **is** | gerund | the Arabian generals | | | | | Muza *obl*; once, reconciled *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **proceed** | past | chief commander *not said here* | | | | | | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 6 | **complete** | to-infinitive | chief commander *not said here* | the enterprise | | | | | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enterprise=Eventuality | | 7 | **subjugate** | gerund | chief commander *not said here* | the northern parts of Spain | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/33/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/33/3/) - ↑ back to [Chapter XII.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/33/)