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Weston, Opening, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (compilation, comparison, Morte), 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:pg8447:1:34 # text = Unfortunately, the first volume of this compilation, which was originally in four parts, has been lost; consequently we are without any of the indications, so often to be found in the opening lines of similar compositions, as to the personality of the compiler, or the material at his disposal; but judging from those sections in which comparison is possible, the _Lancelot_, _Queste_, and _Morte Arthur_, the entire work is a translation, and a very faithful translation, of a French original. 1 Unfortunately unfortunately ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 amod _ _ 5 volume volume NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 compilation compilation NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 12 originally originally ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 17 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 consequently consequently ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 22 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 23 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 24 without without ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 19 parataxis _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 indications indication NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 30 so so ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 31 often often ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 33 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 34 aux:pass _ _ 34 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 parataxis _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 opening opening ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 lines line NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 similar similar ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 compositions composition NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 as as ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 46 case _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 43 fixed _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 personality personality NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 compiler compiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 or or CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 material material NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 conj _ _ 54 at at ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 56 nmod:poss _ _ 56 disposal disposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 ; ; PUNCT : _ 59 punct _ _ 58 but but CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 59 judging judge VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 19 advcl _ _ 60 from from ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 62 det _ _ 62 sections section NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obl _ _ 63 in in ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 67 obl _ _ 65 comparison comparison NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 66 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 67 cop _ _ 67 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 70 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 Lancelot Lancelot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 72 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 73 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 74 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 75 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 75 Queste Queste PROPN NNP Number=Sing 71 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 76 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 89 cc _ _ 79 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 80 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 80 Morte Morte PROPN NNP Number=Sing 89 nsubj _ _ 81 Arthur Arthur PROPN NNP Number=Sing 80 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 82 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 80 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 84 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 85 entire entire ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 amod _ _ 86 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 nsubj _ _ 87 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 89 cop _ _ 88 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 89 det _ _ 89 translation translation NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 90 , , PUNCT , _ 95 punct _ _ 91 and and CCONJ CC _ 95 cc _ _ 92 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 95 det _ _ 93 very very ADV RB _ 94 advmod _ _ 94 faithful faithful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 95 amod _ _ 95 translation translation NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 96 , , PUNCT , _ 100 punct _ _ 97 of of ADP IN _ 100 case _ _ 98 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 100 det _ _ 99 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 100 amod _ _ 100 original original NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 101 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | this compilation | | | four parts | | originally *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **lose** | present · perfect · passive | | the first volume of this compilation | | | | unfortunately *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 3 | **find** | to-infinitive · passive | | | | the opening lines of similar compositions | | as the personality of the compiler or the material at Lancelot's disposal; often *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: as personality=Attribute | | 4 | **judge** | gerund | | the Lancelot and Queste and a translation and a faithful translation | | that sections | | | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent lancelot=Value | | 5 | **is** | present | comparison | | | that sections | | possible *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is a** | present | Morte | a translation | | | | the entire work *nsubj* | 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:** «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 8447 (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 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/1/33/) - next →: [sentence 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/1/35/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/1/)