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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 (burro, first runner), 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:pg77804:16:64 # text = Unfortunately for him, however, the trick was detected--he was the twin brother of the challenged man, and had awaited him in the cave, taking up the race fresh when the first runner was tired! 1 Unfortunately unfortunately ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 5 however however ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 trick trick NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 detected detect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 -- -- PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 twin twin NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 challenged challenge VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 20 amod _ _ 20 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 awaited await VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ _ 25 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 30 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 31 up up ADP RP _ 30 compound:prt _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 34 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 xcomp _ _ 35 when when SCONJ WRB _ 40 mark _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 38 amod _ _ 38 runner runner NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 39 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 40 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ! ! PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **detect** | past · passive | | the trick | | | | however, unfortunately *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus | | 2 | **is a** | past | burro | the twin brother | | | | of the challenged man | tree rules | | 3 | **challenge** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **await** | past · perfect | | burro | | the cave | | | tree rules | | 5 | **take up** | gerund | | the race | | | | fresh *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Theme | | 6 | **is** | past | the first runner | | | | | tired *property* | tree rules | 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:** «The man who married the moon, and other Pueblo Indian folk-stories» by Charles Fletcher Lummis, Project Gutenberg book 77804 (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 62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/16/62/) - next →: [sentence 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/16/64/) - ↑ back to [The Race of the Tails](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/16/)