--- title: The principal nobles throughout the kingdom repaired to his court to… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The principal nobles throughout the kingdom repaired to his court to pay him homage, and to receive his commands; and none were more devoted in their reverence than those who were obnoxious to suspicion, from their connection with the late king. Who acts: principal nobles, none, Don, nobles. 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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 (principal nobles, none, Don, nobles), 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:pg77685:5:2 # text = The principal nobles throughout the kingdom repaired to his court to pay him homage, and to receive his commands; and none were more devoted in their reverence than those who were obnoxious to suspicion, from their connection with the late king. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 nobles noble NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 4 throughout throughout ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 repaired repair VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 advcl _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 homage homage NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 receive receive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 commands command NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 23 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 26 nsubj _ _ 24 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 cop _ _ 25 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 26 advmod _ _ 26 devoted devoted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 parataxis _ _ 27 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 reverence reverence NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 30 than than ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 26 obl _ _ 32 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 34 nsubj _ _ 33 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 obnoxious obnoxious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 acl:relcl _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 suspicion suspicion VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 from from ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 connection connection NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 41 with with ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 late late ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **repair** | past | the principal nobles throughout the kingdom | | | | | to Don's court | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | the principal nobles throughout the kingdom *not said here* | | Don | | | homage *obj* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient homage=Asset | | 3 | **receive** | to-infinitive | the principal nobles throughout the kingdom *not said here* | Don's commands | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Theme | | 4 | **is** | past | none | | | nobles's reverence | | than those; devoted *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **is** | past | | | | | | who *nsubj*; obnoxious *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **suspicion** | to-infinitive | | | | nobles's connection with the late king | | | tree rules | | 7 | **command** | | Don | | | | | | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **reverence** | | nobles *= noble* | | | | | | nom reverence «feeling 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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/5/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/5/3/) - ↑ back to [Of Count Julian.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/5/)