--- title: The emir was confounded by the solemnity of her words; but the withe… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The emir was confounded by the solemnity of her words; but the withered astrologer, Yuza, who stood by his side regarding the countess from beneath his bushed eyebrows, perceived trouble in her countenance and equivocation in her words. Who acts: solemnity, withered astrologer, part. 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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 (solemnity, withered astrologer, part), 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:pg77685:39:123 # text = The emir was confounded by the solemnity of her words; but the withered astrologer, Yuza, who stood by his side regarding the countess from beneath his bushed eyebrows, perceived trouble in her countenance and equivocation in her words. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 emir emir NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 confounded confound VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 solemnity solemnity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 withered wither VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 amod _ _ 15 astrologer astrologer NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 Yuza Yuza PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 20 nsubj _ _ 20 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 21 by by ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 24 regarding regard VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 countess countess NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 from from ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 28 beneath beneath ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 29 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 30 bushed bush VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 amod _ _ 31 eyebrows eyebrow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 34 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 countenance countenance NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 equivocation equivocation NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 conj _ _ 40 in in ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confound** | past · passive | the solemnity of part's words | the emir | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **wither** | participle | | | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **stand** | past | the withered astrologer | | | astrologer's bushed eyebrows | | by astrologer's side regard the countess; who *nsubj* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by side=Location | | 4 | **regard** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **bush** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **perceive** | past | the withered astrologer *not said here* | trouble | | part's countenance and equivocation | | in part's words | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer trouble=Stimulus | | 7 | **word** | | part | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **word** | | part | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=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 122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/39/122/) - next →: [sentence 124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/39/124/) - ↑ back to [Legend of Count Julian and His Family.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/39/)