--- title: On this they gathered about the tree, and they dug about the root, a… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: On this they gathered about the tree, and they dug about the root, and the first branching root that they cut, she gave a shiver to fall, and I myself gave a shout, and it was not to be wondered at. Who acts: places, first branching root, I. 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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 (places, first branching root, I), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg7885:9:91 # text = On this they gathered about the tree, and they dug about the root, and the first branching root that they cut, she gave a shiver to fall, and I myself gave a shout, and it was not to be wondered at. 1 On on ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 gathered gather VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 dug dig VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 about about ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 root root NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 18 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 20 amod _ _ 19 branching branching NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ _ 20 root root NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 cut cut VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 25 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 shiver shiver NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 33 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 34 myself myself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 35 nsubj _ _ 35 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 shout shout NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj:pass _ _ 41 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 42 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 44 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 wondered wonder VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 conj _ _ 46 at at ADP IN _ 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **gather** | past | places *= place* | | | this | | about the tree | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **dig** | past | places *= place* | | | | | about the root | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about root=Location | | 3 | **cut** | present | places *= place* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **give** | past | the first branching root | a shiver | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shiver=Theme | | 5 | **fall** | to-infinitive | the first branching root *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **give** | past | I | a shout | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shout=Theme | | 7 | **not** **wonder** *speech: ask* | past · passive | | tree | | | | | 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:** «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7885 (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 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/90/) - next →: [sentence 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/92/) - ↑ back to [Conall Yellowclaw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/)