Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 1, sentence 89
Conrad assures her the danger is not so great as it appears; that he is protected by an amulet, a cross made from the true cross of the Saviour, that has defended him from ocean perils, and rescued him from the swords and dungeons of the Saracens, and immediately prepares for the perilous rescue.
Who acts: Conrad, danger, it · What happens: assure, not be, appear, protect, make, defend · To what, where: maiden, Conrad, cross, true cross, ocean perils, swords
This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., 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 (Conrad, danger, it), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conrad | Conrad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 assures | nsubj |
| 2 | assures | assure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 assures | obj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 danger | det |
| 5 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 great | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 great | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 great | advmod |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 great | advmod |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 assures | ccomp |
| 10 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 12 appears | mark |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 appears | nsubj |
| 12 | appears | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 great | advcl |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 17 protected | punct |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 17 protected | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 protected | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 protected | aux:pass |
| 17 | protected | protect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 assures | parataxis |
| 18 | by | by | ADP | _ | 20 amulet | case |
| 19 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 amulet | det |
| 20 | amulet | amulet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 protected | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 cross | punct |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 cross | det |
| 23 | cross | cross | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 amulet | appos |
| 24 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 23 cross | acl |
| 25 | from | from | ADP | _ | 28 cross | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 cross | det |
| 27 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 cross | amod |
| 28 | cross | cross | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 made | obl |
| 29 | of | of | ADP | _ | 31 Saviour | case |
| 30 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 Saviour | det |
| 31 | Saviour | Saviour | PROPN | Number=Sing | 28 cross | nmod |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 defended | punct |
| 33 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 35 defended | nsubj:pass |
| 34 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 35 defended | aux |
| 35 | defended | defend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 23 cross | acl |
| 36 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 35 defended | obj |
| 37 | from | from | ADP | _ | 39 perils | case |
| 38 | ocean | ocean | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 perils | compound |
| 39 | perils | peril | NOUN | Number=Plur | 35 defended | obl |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 rescued | punct |
| 41 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 42 rescued | cc |
| 42 | rescued | rescue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 protected | conj |
| 43 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 42 rescued | obj |
| 44 | from | from | ADP | _ | 46 swords | case |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 swords | det |
| 46 | swords | sword | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 rescued | obl |
| 47 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 48 dungeons | cc |
| 48 | dungeons | dungeon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 swords | conj |
| 49 | of | of | ADP | _ | 51 Saracens | case |
| 50 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 51 Saracens | det |
| 51 | Saracens | Saracen | PROPN | Number=Plur | 48 dungeons | nmod |
| 52 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 prepares | punct |
| 53 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 55 prepares | cc |
| 54 | immediately | immediately | ADV | _ | 55 prepares | advmod |
| 55 | prepares | prepare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 assures | conj |
| 56 | for | for | ADP | _ | 59 rescue | case |
| 57 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 59 rescue | det |
| 58 | perilous | perilous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 59 rescue | amod |
| 59 | rescue | rescue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 prepares | obl |
| 60 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 assures | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assure | present | Conrad | maiden | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | not is | present | the danger | great property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | appear | present | it | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | protect | present · passive | Conrad | by a amulet | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary | ||||
| 5 | make | participle | a cross not said here | the true cross of the Saviour | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from cross=Material | ||||
| 6 | defend | present · perfect · passive | a cross | ocean perils | Conrad obj | tree rules | |||
| 7 | rescue | past | Conrad | the swords and dungeons of the Saracens | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent he=Theme from sword=Source | ||||
| 8 | prepare | present | Conrad not said here | for the perilous rescue; immediately property | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for rescue=Beneficiary |
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: «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Project Gutenberg book 74323 (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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