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title: For as I listened to that wild tide of the Suruga coast, I could dis… — In Ghostly Japan · tree and pragmatics
description: For as I listened to that wild tide of the Suruga coast, I could distinguish nearly every sound of fear known to man: not merely noises of battle tremendous,—of interminable volleying,—of immeasurable charging,—but the roaring of beasts, the crackling and hissing of fire, the rumbling of earthquake,
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# In Ghostly Japan, Story of a Tengu\[1\], sentence 173

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For as I listened to that wild tide of the Suruga coast, I could distinguish nearly every sound of fear known to man: not merely noises of battle tremendous,—of interminable volleying,—of immeasurable charging,—but the roaring of beasts, the crackling and hissing of fire, the rumbling of earthquake, the thunder of ruin, and, above all these, a clamor continual as of shrieks and smothered shoutings,—the Voices that are said to be the voices of the drowned., Awfulness supreme of tumult,—combining all imaginable echoings of fury and destruction and despair!

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**Who acts:** I, noises, Suruga coast, battle, beasts, earthquake · **What happens:** listen, distinguish, know, volley, smother, say · **To what, where:** sound, fear, shoutings, these, Voices, imaginable echoings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «In Ghostly Japan» by Lafcadio Hearn, Story of a Tengu\[1\]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, noises, Suruga coast, battle), 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:pg8128:27:174
# text = For as I listened to that wild tide of the Suruga coast, I could distinguish nearly every sound of fear known to man: not merely noises of battle tremendous,—of interminable volleying,—of immeasurable charging,—but the roaring of beasts, the crackling and hissing of fire, the rumbling of earthquake, the thunder of ruin, and, above all these, a clamor continual as of shrieks and smothered shoutings,—the Voices that are said to be the voices of the drowned., Awfulness supreme of tumult,—combining all imaginable echoings of fury and destruction and despair!
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tide	tide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Suruga	Suruga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	distinguish	distinguish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	TO	_	24	case	_	_
24	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
27	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	noises	noise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
31	tremendous	tremendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
35	interminable	interminable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	volleying	volley	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	28	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	immeasurable	immeasurable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	charging	charging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	roaring	roaring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	_
47	of	of	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	crackling	crackling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	hissing	hissing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	conj	_	_
54	of	of	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	rumbling	rumbling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	_
64	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
65	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
69	above	above	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
70	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	71	det:predet	_	_
71	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	80	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
73	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	clamor	clamor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	appos	_	_
75	continual	continual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	74	amod	_	_
76	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	78	case	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	76	fixed	_	_
78	shrieks	shriek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	75	obl	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	smothered	smother	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	parataxis	_	_
81	shoutings	shouting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	Voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	conj	_	_
86	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	88	nsubj:pass	_	_
87	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	88	aux:pass	_	_
88	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	85	acl:relcl	_	_
89	to	to	PART	TO	_	92	mark	_	_
90	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	92	cop	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
92	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	88	obj	_	_
93	of	of	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
94	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
95	drowned	drown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	99	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	95	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
98	Awfulness	awfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	compound	_	_
99	supreme	supreme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	nmod	_	_
100	of	of	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	tumult	tumult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	combining	combine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	80	advcl	_	_
105	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	107	det	_	_
106	imaginable	imaginable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	107	amod	_	_
107	echoings	echoing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	obj	_	_
108	of	of	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
109	fury	fury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nmod	_	_
110	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	111	cc	_	_
111	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	conj	_	_
112	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	113	cc	_	_
113	despair	despair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | I |  |  |  |  | to that wild tide of the Suruga coast | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to tide=Theme |
| 2 | **distinguish** | could | I | every sound of fear |  |  |  | noises of battle *obl*; the roaring of beasts and the crackling and hissing of fire and the rumbling of earthquake and the thunder of ruin *parataxis* | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute sound=Theme |
| 3 | **know** | participle |  | fear *not said here* |  |  |  | to man | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **volley** | gerund | noises of battle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **smother** | past |  | shoutings and the Voices |  | these |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shouting=Destination |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the Voices |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 7 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | the voices |  |  |  | of the drowned Awfulness supreme of tumult | tree rules |
| 8 | **drown** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **combine** | gerund |  | all imaginable echoings of fury and destruction and despair |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent echoing=Patient |
| 10 | **tide** |  | the Suruga coast |  |  |  |  |  | nom tide «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 11 | **noise** |  | battle |  |  |  |  |  | nom noise «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 12 | **roar** |  | beasts |  |  |  |  |  | nom roaring «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 13 | **hiss** |  |  | fire |  |  |  |  | nom hissing «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 14 | **rumble** |  | earthquake |  |  |  |  |  | nom rumbling «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 15 | **thunder** |  | ruin |  |  |  |  |  | nom thunder «event intransitive»: of=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:** «In Ghostly Japan» by Lafcadio Hearn, Project Gutenberg book 8128 (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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