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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 (third time, three brave brothers, larger, brothers), 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:pg78491:5:66 # text = But when a third time rang that shout, now nearer, The three brave brothers recognised the sound, And, listening, larger grew their eyes, and clearer, And from their seats they leaped, and gazed around, And smote their palms, and clamoured, ‘O the joy! 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 2 when when SCONJ WRB _ 6 mark _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 amod _ _ 5 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 rang ring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 advcl _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 shout shout NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ _ 11 nearer near ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 13 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 14 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 16 nummod _ _ 15 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nsubj _ _ 17 recognised recognise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 And and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 listening listen VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 17 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 larger large ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 26 nsubj _ _ 26 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 parataxis _ _ 27 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 clearer clear ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 33 And and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 seats seat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ _ 37 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 leaped leap VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 41 gazed gaze VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 42 around around ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 And and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 smote smite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 46 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 palms palm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 50 clamoured clamour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 52 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 O o INTJ UH _ 55 discourse _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ! ! PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ring** | past | a third time | that shout | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shout=Theme | | 2 | **recognise** | past | the three brave brothers | the sound | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus | | 3 | **listen** | gerund | the three brave brothers *not said here* | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **grow** | past | larger | brothers's eyes | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | | 5 | **leap** | past | brothers *= brother* | | | brothers's seats | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from seat=Trajectory | | 6 | **gaze around** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | | | | | around *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **smite** | past | brothers *= brother* *not said here* | brothers's palms | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus palm=Experiencer | | 8 | **clamour** | participle | larger *not said here* | the joy | | | | | 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 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/65/) - next →: [sentence 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/67/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/)