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description: The more they gazed, the plainer became the motion, and the louder the noise; and the linen cloth rolled forth, and amplified and spread out, as it were, a mighty banner, and filled the hall, and mingled with the air, until its texture was no longer visible, or appeared as a transparent cloud: and t
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# Legends of the conquest of Spain, Story of the Marvellous and Portentous Tower., sentence 63

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The more they gazed, the plainer became the motion, and the louder the noise; and the linen cloth rolled forth, and amplified and spread out, as it were, a mighty banner, and filled the hall, and mingled with the air, until its texture was no longer visible, or appeared as a transparent cloud: and the shadowy figures became all in motion, and the din and uproar became fiercer and fiercer; and whether the whole were an animated picture, or a vision, or an array of embodied spirits, conjured up by supernatural power, no one present could tell.

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**Who acts:** attendants, plainer, noise, texture, shadowy figures, din · **What happens:** gaze, become, roll, amplify, spread out, be · **To what, where:** motion, linen cloth, mighty banner, hall, whole animated picture · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Story of the Marvellous and Portentous Tower.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (attendants, plainer, noise, texture), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg77685:8:63
# text = The more they gazed, the plainer became the motion, and the louder the noise; and the linen cloth rolled forth, and amplified and spread out, as it were, a mighty banner, and filled the hall, and mingled with the air, until its texture was no longer visible, or appeared as a transparent cloud: and the shadowy figures became all in motion, and the din and uproar became fiercer and fiercer; and whether the whole were an animated picture, or a vision, or an array of embodied spirits, conjured up by supernatural power, no one present could tell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gazed	gaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plainer	plainer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	amplified	amplify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
29	out	out	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
31	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
33	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	banner	banner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	parataxis	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	mingled	mingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
46	with	with	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
50	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	56	mark	_	_
51	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
52	texture	texture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	nsubj	_	_
53	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	56	cop	_	_
54	no	no	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
55	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	56	advmod	_	_
56	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
59	appeared	appear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	56	conj	_	_
60	as	as	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
62	transparent	transparent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	63	amod	_	_
63	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	69	punct	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
67	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	68	amod	_	_
68	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	nsubj	_	_
69	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	parataxis	_	_
70	all	all	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
71	in	in	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	din	din	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nsubj	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
78	uproar	uproar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	conj	_	_
79	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	69	conj	_	_
80	fiercer	fierce	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	79	xcomp	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	fiercer	fierce	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	80	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
85	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	87	mark	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	91	amod	_	_
88	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	cop	_	_
89	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
90	animated	animated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	91	amod	_	_
91	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
93	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
94	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
95	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	_
97	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
98	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	array	array	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	conj	_	_
100	of	of	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
101	embodied	embodied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	amod	_	_
102	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	99	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
104	conjured	conjure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	91	parataxis	_	_
105	up	up	ADP	RP	_	104	compound:prt	_	_
106	by	by	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
107	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	114	punct	_	_
110	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	112	det	_	_
111	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	compound	_	_
112	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	114	nsubj	_	_
113	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	114	aux	_	_
114	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	91	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gaze** | past | attendants *= attendant* |  |  |  |  | the linen cloth *conj* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** | past | the plainer | the motion |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **roll** | participle |  | the linen cloth *not said here* |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **amplify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **spread out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **is a** | past | noise | a mighty banner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **fill** | past |  | the hall |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |
| 8 | **mingle** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with the air | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with air=Co-Patient |
| 9 | **is** | past | cloth's texture |  |  |  |  | long, visible *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **appear** | participle | cloth's texture *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a transparent cloud | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **become** | past | the shadowy figures | motion |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 12 | **become** | past | the din and uproar |  |  |  |  | fierce *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 13 | **is a** | past |  | a whole animated picture or a vision or a array of embodied spirits |  |  |  | a vision *conj*; a array of embodied spirits *conj* | tree rules |
| 14 | **conjure up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by supernatural power | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **tell** *speech: assert* | could | no one present |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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**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.

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