--- title: He soon perceived that the _o-fuda_ had been taken from the little w… — In Ghostly Japan · tree and pragmatics description: He soon perceived that the _o-fuda_ had been taken from the little window at the back of the house; and on searching the body of Shinzaburō, he discovered that the golden _mamori_ had been taken from its wrapping, and a copper image of Fudō put in place of it. Who acts: man, copper image. 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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 (man, copper image), 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:pg8128:7:73 # text = He soon perceived that the _o-fuda_ had been taken from the little window at the back of the house; and on searching the body of Shinzaburō, he discovered that the golden _mamori_ had been taken from its wrapping, and a copper image of Fudō put in place of it. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ 3 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 6 _ _ PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 o o NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 fuda fuda NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 _ _ NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ 14 from from ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 18 at at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 26 on on SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 27 searching search VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 Shinzaburō Shinzaburō PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 discovered discover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 35 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 37 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 38 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 mamori mamori NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 40 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 39 punct _ _ 41 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 42 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 34 advcl _ _ 44 from from ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 wrapping wrapping NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 49 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 50 copper copper NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 compound _ _ 51 image image NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 nsubj _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 Fudō Fudō PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 54 put put VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perceive** | past | man | | | | | soon *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | | the fuda \_ | | the little window | | at the back of the house | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme from window=Source at back=Asset | | 3 | **search** | gerund | man *not said here* | the body of Shinzaburō | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Location | | 4 | **discover** | past | man | | | | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | | the golden mamori | | mamori's wrapping | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from wrapping=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **put** | past | a copper image of Fudō | | | place of mamori | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in place=Destination | | 7 | **image** | | | Fudō | | | | | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/7/72/) - next →: [sentence 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/7/74/) - ↑ back to [Names of Incense Used., part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8128/7/)