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title: And there were Castor and Pollux, the twin brothers, who were never… — Tanglewood Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And there were Castor and Pollux, the twin brothers, who were never accused of being chicken-hearted, although they had been hatched out of an egg; and Theseus, who was so renowned for killing the Minotaur, and Lynceus, with his wonderfully sharp eyes, which could see through a millstone, or look ri
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# Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece., part 3, sentence 3

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And there were Castor and Pollux, the twin brothers, who were never accused of being chicken-hearted, although they had been hatched out of an egg; and Theseus, who was so renowned for killing the Minotaur, and Lynceus, with his wonderfully sharp eyes, which could see through a millstone, or look right down into the depths of the earth, and discover the treasures that were there; and Orpheus, the very best of harpers, who sang and played upon his lyre so sweetly, that the brute beasts stood upon their hind legs, and capered merrily to the music.

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**Who acts:** twin brothers, Castor, Theseus, sharp eyes, treasures, harpers · **What happens:** be, brother, not accuse, hatch out, kill, see · **To what, where:** twin brothers, brothers, egg, Minotaur, millstone, treasures

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This is a sentence of «Tanglewood Tales» by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Golden Fleece., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (twin brothers, Castor, Theseus, sharp eyes), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg976:27:3
# text = And there were Castor and Pollux, the twin brothers, who were never accused of being chicken-hearted, although they had been hatched out of an egg; and Theseus, who was so renowned for killing the Minotaur, and Lynceus, with his wonderfully sharp eyes, which could see through a millstone, or look right down into the depths of the earth, and discover the treasures that were there; and Orpheus, the very best of harpers, who sang and played upon his lyre so sweetly, that the brute beasts stood upon their hind legs, and capered merrily to the music.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Castor	Castor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Pollux	Pollux	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	twin	twin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	cop	_	_
18	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
23	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
27	out	out	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
33	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	84	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	38	nsubj	_	_
36	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
37	so	so	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	renowned	renowned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
39	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	40	mark	_	_
40	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	38	advcl	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	Minotaur	Minotaur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	Lynceus	Lynceus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
47	with	with	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
48	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
49	wonderfully	wonderfully	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	_
50	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
51	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	55	nsubj	_	_
54	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	55	aux	_	_
55	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	acl:relcl	_	_
56	through	through	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	millstone	millstone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
60	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
61	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	55	parataxis	_	_
62	right	right	ADV	RB	_	63	advmod	_	_
63	down	down	ADV	RB	_	61	advmod	_	_
64	into	into	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
65	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	obl	_	_
67	of	of	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
69	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
72	discover	discover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	61	conj	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	obj	_	_
75	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	77	nsubj	_	_
76	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	77	cop	_	_
77	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	74	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	Orpheus	Orpheus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
83	very	very	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	nsubj	_	_
85	of	of	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
86	harpers	harper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	84	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	89	nsubj	_	_
89	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	acl:relcl	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
91	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	conj	_	_
92	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	94	nmod:poss	_	_
94	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obl	_	_
95	so	so	ADV	RB	_	96	advmod	_	_
96	sweetly	sweetly	ADV	RB	_	91	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
98	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	102	mark	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
100	brute	brute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	amod	_	_
101	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	nsubj	_	_
102	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	conj	_	_
103	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
104	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	106	nmod:poss	_	_
105	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	106	amod	_	_
106	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	109	punct	_	_
108	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
109	capered	caper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	102	conj	_	_
110	merrily	merrily	ADV	RB	_	109	advmod	_	_
111	to	to	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
112	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	113	det	_	_
113	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | the twin brothers |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **brother** |  | Castor and Pollux |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **accuse** | past · passive |  | the twin brothers |  |  |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of chicken | tree rules |
| 5 | **hatch out** | past · perfect · passive |  | brothers *= brother* |  | a egg |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | past | Theseus and Orpheus |  |  |  |  | renowned *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **kill** | gerund | Theseus and Orpheus *not said here* | the Minotaur |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minotaur=Theme |
| 8 | **see** | could | chicken's sharp eyes |  |  | a millstone |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **look** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | into the depths of the earth; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into depth=Theme |
| 10 | **discover** | infinitive |  | the treasures |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Topic |
| 11 | **is** | past | the treasures |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 12 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | harpers |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 13 | **play** | past | harpers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Orpheus's lyre; sweetly *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **stand** | past | the brute beasts |  |  | beasts's hind legs |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon leg=Location |
| 15 | **caper** | past | the brute beasts *not said here* |  |  | the music |  | merrily *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to music=Destination |

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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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