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title: And all the while, through these hollow avenues, now nearer, now far… — Tanglewood Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And all the while, through these hollow avenues, now nearer, now farther off again, resounded the cry of the Minotaur; and the sound was so fierce, so cruel, so ugly, so like a bull's roar, and withal so like a human voice, and yet like neither of them, that the brave heart of Theseus grew sterner a
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# Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur., part 4, sentence 15

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And all the while, through these hollow avenues, now nearer, now farther off again, resounded the cry of the Minotaur; and the sound was so fierce, so cruel, so ugly, so like a bull's roar, and withal so like a human voice, and yet like neither of them, that the brave heart of Theseus grew sterner and angrier at every step; for he felt it an insult to the moon and sky, and to our affectionate and simple Mother Earth, that such a monster should have the audacity to exist.

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**Who acts:** while, sound, brave heart, heart, monster, Minotaur · **What happens:** resound, be, grow, feel, have, exist · **To what, where:** cry, sound, audacity

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This is a sentence of «Tanglewood Tales» by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Minotaur., part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (while, sound, brave heart, heart), 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:pg976:6:15
# text = And all the while, through these hollow avenues, now nearer, now farther off again, resounded the cry of the Minotaur; and the sound was so fierce, so cruel, so ugly, so like a bull's roar, and withal so like a human voice, and yet like neither of them, that the brave heart of Theseus grew sterner and angrier at every step; for he felt it an insult to the moon and sky, and to our affectionate and simple Mother Earth, that such a monster should have the audacity to exist.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	avenues	avenue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	conj	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
19	resounded	resound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Minotaur	Minotaur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
29	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
30	so	so	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	so	so	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	so	so	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
37	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
39	so	so	ADV	RB	_	44	advmod	_	_
40	like	like	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	's	's	PART	POS	_	42	case	_	_
44	roar	roar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
47	withal	withal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
48	so	so	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	_
49	like	like	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
50	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
51	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
55	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
56	like	like	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
57	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	59	nsubj	_	_
58	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
61	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	67	mark	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
63	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	amod	_	_
64	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	nsubj	_	_
65	of	of	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	nmod	_	_
67	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
68	sterner	stern	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	67	xcomp	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	angrier	angry	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	68	conj	_	_
71	at	at	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	73	det	_	_
73	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	77	punct	_	_
75	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	77	mark	_	_
76	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
77	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	parataxis	_	_
78	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	obj	_	_
79	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	_
81	to	to	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
85	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
88	to	to	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
90	affectionate	affectionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	77	advcl	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
92	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	Mother	Mother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	90	conj	_	_
94	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	93	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
96	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	101	mark	_	_
97	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	99	det:predet	_	_
98	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	nsubj	_	_
100	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	101	aux	_	_
101	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	77	conj	_	_
102	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	103	det	_	_
103	audacity	audacity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obj	_	_
104	to	to	PART	TO	_	105	mark	_	_
105	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	103	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resound** | past | all while | the cry of the Minotaur |  |  |  | like a bull's roar | vn sound\_existence-47.4 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cry=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the sound |  |  |  |  | fierce *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **grow** | past | the brave heart of Theseus |  |  |  |  | at every step; stern *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at step=Location |
| 6 | **feel** | past | heart | sound |  |  |  | to the moon and sky | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme insult=Eventuality |
| 7 | **have** | should | such monster | the audacity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent audacity=Patient |
| 8 | **exist** | to-infinitive | such monster *not said here* | the audacity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **cry** |  | the Minotaur |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 10 | **roar** |  | a bull |  |  |  |  |  | nom roar «event intransitive»: poss=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:** «Tanglewood Tales» by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Project Gutenberg book 976 (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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