--- title: When the feast was ended, and all the nobles departed, and all had t… — Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English… · tree and pragmatics description: When the feast was ended, and all the nobles departed, and all had taken leave, then was it in the mind of Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Perceval to betake them straightway to King Arthur's court, for 'twas nigh to Pentecost, and the king (thus do I read the tale) would hold high court (greater --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/12/68/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered in…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/) / [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/12/) / 68 # Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 12, sentence 68 When the feast was ended, and all the nobles departed, and all had taken leave, then was it in the mind of Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Perceval to betake them straightway to King Arthur's court, for 'twas nigh to Pentecost, and the king (thus do I read the tale) would hold high court (greater was never held) on behalf of Galahad, Sir Lancelot's son, for that this hero should then come to court, and receive the honour of knighthood. **Who acts:** feast, nobles, Sir, I, king, high court · **What happens:** be, depart, take, betake, do, read · **To what, where:** all, leave, mind, nobles, tale, high court This is a sentence of «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (feast, nobles, Sir, I), 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:pg8447:12:68 # text = When the feast was ended, and all the nobles departed, and all had taken leave, then was it in the mind of Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Perceval to betake them straightway to King Arthur's court, for 'twas nigh to Pentecost, and the king (thus do I read the tale) would hold high court (greater was never held) on behalf of Galahad, Sir Lancelot's son, for that this hero should then come to court, and receive the honour of knighthood. 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 ended ended ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 10 det:predet _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 nobles noble NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 11 departed depart VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 14 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 conj _ _ 17 leave leave NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 21 advmod _ _ 20 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 advcl _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod:desc _ _ 27 Gawain Gawain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 appos _ _ 30 Lancelot Lancelot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 33 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 34 Perceval Perceval PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 flat _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 betake betake VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 37 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 straightway straightway NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 40 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 compound _ _ 41 Arthur Arthur PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 42 's 's PART POS _ 41 case _ _ 43 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 for for ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 twas twa NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl _ _ 48 nigh nigh ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 49 to to ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 Pentecost Pentecost PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nsubj _ _ 55 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 thus thus ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 57 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 parataxis _ _ 58 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 acl:relcl _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 57 punct _ _ 63 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 64 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 conj _ _ 65 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 amod _ _ 66 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ _ 67 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 68 greater great ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 71 nsubj:pass _ _ 69 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 71 aux:pass _ _ 70 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 71 advmod _ _ 71 held hold VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 66 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 71 punct _ _ 73 on on ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 behalf behalf NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 75 of of ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 76 Galahad Galahad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 74 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 78 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 79 nmod:desc _ _ 79 Lancelot Lancelot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 81 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 80 's 's PART POS _ 79 case _ _ 81 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 83 for for SCONJ IN _ 89 mark _ _ 84 that that SCONJ IN _ 89 mark _ _ 85 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 86 det _ _ 86 hero hero NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 nsubj _ _ 87 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 89 aux _ _ 88 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 89 advmod _ _ 89 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 conj _ _ 90 to to ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 94 punct _ _ 93 and and CCONJ CC _ 94 cc _ _ 94 receive receive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 conj _ _ 95 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 96 det _ _ 96 honour honour NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 obj _ _ 97 of of ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 98 knighthood knighthood NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 36 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the feast | | | | | ended *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **depart** | past | all nobles | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | | all | | | | leave *obj* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme leave=Destination | | 4 | **is a** | past | the feast *not said here* | leave | | the mind of Gawain Sir | then | | tree rules | | 5 | **betake** | to-infinitive | Sir | nobles *= noble* | | | | for twas to Pentecost; straightway *obj* | tree rules | | 6 | **do** | present | | | | | | thus *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **read** | past | I | the tale | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Topic | | 8 | **hold** | would | the king | high court | | behalf of Galahad | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent court=Theme on behalf=Location | | 9 | **not** **hold** | past · passive | high court *not said here* | greater | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 10 | **come** | should | this hero | | | court | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to court=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **receive** | infinitive | Sir *not said here* | the honour of knighthood | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honour=Theme | | 12 | **mind** | | | Gawain Sir | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: of=patient | | 13 | **honour** | | | knighthood | | | | | nom honour «state 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:** «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 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/12/67/) - next →: [sentence 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/12/69/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/12/)