--- title: It was in vain he called to mind the sacred trust reposed in him by… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: It was in vain he called to mind the sacred trust reposed in him by Count Julian, and the promise he had given to watch over his daughter with paternal care; his heart was vitiated by sensual indulgence, and the consciousness of power had rendered him selfish in his gratifications. 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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 (eye, heart, sensual indulgence), 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:pg77685:6:34 # text = It was in vain he called to mind the sacred trust reposed in him by Count Julian, and the promise he had given to watch over his daughter with paternal care; his heart was vitiated by sensual indulgence, and the consciousness of power had rendered him selfish in his gratifications. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 vain vain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 sacred sacred ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 trust trust NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 reposed repose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 acl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ _ 15 by by ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 Count Count PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 Julian Julian PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 parataxis _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 watch watch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 advcl _ _ 27 over over ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 paternal paternal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ; ; PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 36 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 vitiated vitiate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 38 by by ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 sensual sensual ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 indulgence indulgence NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 consciousness consciousness NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj:pass _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod _ _ 47 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 48 rendered render VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 49 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 obj _ _ 50 selfish selfish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ _ 51 in in ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 gratifications gratification NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | eye | | | | | vain *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **call** | past | heart | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **mind** | to-infinitive | heart *not said here* | the sacred trust | | | | | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Theme | | 4 | **repose** | participle | | the sacred trust *not said here* | | | | in heart; by Count | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in he=Location | | 5 | **give** | past · perfect · passive | | the promise | | | | heart *nsubj:pass* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 6 | **watch** | to-infinitive | | | | | | over heart's daughter; with paternal care | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over daughter=Location | | 7 | **vitiate** | past · passive | sensual indulgence | heart's heart | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **render** | past · perfect · passive | | the consciousness of power | | heart's gratifications | | heart *obj*; selfish *obj* | tree rules | | 9 | **gratify** | | heart | | | | | | nom gratification «state 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 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/6/33/) - next →: [sentence 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/6/35/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Florinda.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/6/)