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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 (questioner, many, lovers, We), 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:pg78491:4:45 # text = But when, to many a questioner replying, They found that they had only met that noon, The lovers laughed a sweet-voiced laughter, crying, ‘We thought we had been wedded many a moon! 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 nsubj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 questioner questioner NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 appos _ _ 8 replying reply VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 10 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 only only ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 met meet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 ccomp _ _ 17 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 noon noon NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 lovers lover NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nsubj _ _ 22 laughed laugh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 24 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 voiced voice VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 amod _ _ 27 laughter laughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 34 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 35 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 36 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 wedded wed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 ccomp _ _ 38 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 moon moon NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ! ! PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | gerund | a questioner *not said here* | | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **find** | past | many | | | | | lovers *= lover* *nsubj* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **meet** | past · perfect | lovers *= lover* | | | | noon | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **laugh** | past | the lovers | a sweet voiced laughter | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laughter=Theme | | 5 | **voice** *speech: other* | participle | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | the lovers *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **think** *speech: other* | past | We | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 8 | **wed** | past · perfect · passive | | we | | | | a many moon *obj* | 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 foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Project Gutenberg book 78491 (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 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/4/44/) - next →: [sentence 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/4/46/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/4/)