--- title: The female intellect is quick in perceiving the merits of new doctri… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The female intellect is quick in perceiving the merits of new doctrines: the archbishop, therefore, soon succeeded in converting, not merely the princess, but most of her attendants; and a day was appointed for their public baptism. Who acts: female intellect. 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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 (female intellect), 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:pg77685:4:39 # text = The female intellect is quick in perceiving the merits of new doctrines: the archbishop, therefore, soon succeeded in converting, not merely the princess, but most of her attendants; and a day was appointed for their public baptism. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 female female ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 intellect intellect NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 in in SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 perceiving perceive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 merits merit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 doctrines doctrine NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 archbishop archbishop NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 20 advmod _ _ 20 succeeded succeed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 acl:relcl _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 converting converting NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 27 advmod _ _ 25 merely merely ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 but but CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 30 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 33 amod _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 attendants attendant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl:unmarked _ _ 38 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux:pass _ _ 39 appointed appoint VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 40 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 41 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 42 public public ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 baptism baptism NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the female intellect | | | | | the archbishop but Elyata's most attendants *parataxis*; quick *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **perceive** | gerund | the female intellect *not said here* | the merits of new doctrines | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer merit=Stimulus | | 3 | **succeed** | participle | | the archbishop but Elyata's most attendants *not said here* | | converting and the princess | | soon, therefore *property* | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in converting=Eventuality | | 4 | **appoint** | past · passive | | | | | day | for princess's public baptism | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP» | 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 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/4/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/4/40/) - ↑ back to [Of the Loves of Roderick and the Princess Elyata.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/4/)