--- title: The caliph waited for no proofs in confirmation; he immediately sent… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The caliph waited for no proofs in confirmation; he immediately sent private orders that Abdalasis should be put to death, and that the same fate should be dealt to his two brothers who governed in Africa, as a sure means of crushing the conspiracy of this ambitious family. 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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 (caliph, two brothers, sure, ambitious family), 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:pg77685:38:22 # text = The caliph waited for no proofs in confirmation; he immediately sent private orders that Abdalasis should be put to death, and that the same fate should be dealt to his two brothers who governed in Africa, as a sure means of crushing the conspiracy of this ambitious family. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 caliph caliph NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 waited wait VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 proofs proof NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 confirmation confirmation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 private private ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 orders order NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obj _ _ 15 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 Abdalasis Abdalasis PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 acl:relcl _ _ 20 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 24 that that SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 dealt deal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 33 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 34 nummod _ _ 34 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ _ 35 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 36 nsubj _ _ 36 governed govern VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 acl:relcl _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 Africa Africa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 40 as as SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 nsubj _ _ 43 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 44 of of SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 45 crushing crush VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 43 ccomp _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 conspiracy conspiracy NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 49 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 51 det _ _ 50 ambitious ambitious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | past | the caliph | | | confirmation | | for no proofs | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in confirmation=Location | | 2 | **send** | past | caliph | private orders | | | | immediately *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme | | 3 | **put** | should · passive | | private orders | | | | to death; Abdalasis *nsubj:pass* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | | 4 | **deal** | should · passive | | the same fate | Abdalasis's two brothers | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to brother=Recipient | | 5 | **govern** | past | Abdalasis's two brothers | | | Africa | | | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **mean** | present | a sure | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **crush** | gerund | | the conspiracy of this ambitious family | | | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conspiracy=Patient | | 8 | **conspire** | | this ambitious family | | | | | | nom conspiracy «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/38/21/) - next →: [sentence 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/38/23/) - ↑ back to [Fate of Abdalasis and Exilona.—death of Muza.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/38/)