Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 8, sentence 97

Not only at this time is the St. John's wort gathered, which is said to bear a red dewdrop at midnight--hence called St. John's blood--and to be a sure remedy against every disease; but also the _Spring-wursel_, or caper-spurge, which bursts open gates, and even opens the earth and the rocks; the magic wand--_Wünschelruthe_--Aaron's rod--which points out the spot where buried treasures or the precious metals lie hidden; and the _Wunderblume_--marvel of Peru--which opens the eyes of him who is so fortunate as to find this wonder-flower, so that he sees sunken or enchanted castles, and discovers untold riches in gold, diamonds, and rubies.

Who acts: wort, caper spurge, magic wand, buried treasures, Wunderblume, eyes · What happens: be, gather, say, bear, call, burst · To what, where: wort, red dewdrop, blood, sure remedy, open gates, earth · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Legends and Tales., part 8. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wort, caper spurge, magic wand, buried treasures), 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	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 time	advmod
2	only	only	ADV	_	5 time	advmod
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 time	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 time	det
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wort	obl:unmarked
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 wort	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 John	det
8	St.	St.	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 John	nmod:desc
9	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 wort	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 John	case
11	wort	wort	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gathered	nsubj
12	gathered	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 said	punct
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 said	nsubj:pass
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 said	aux:pass
16	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 gathered	parataxis
17	to	to	PART	_	18 bear	mark
18	bear	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 said	xcomp
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 dewdrop	det
20	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 dewdrop	amod
21	dewdrop	dewdrop	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bear	obj
22	at	at	ADP	_	23 midnight	case
23	midnight	midnight	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bear	obl
24	--	--	PUNCT	_	26 called	punct
25	hence	hence	ADV	_	26 called	advmod
26	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 bear	advcl
27	St.	St.	PROPN	Number=Sing	28 John	nmod:desc
28	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 blood	nmod:poss
29	's	's	PART	_	28 John	case
30	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 called	obj
31	--	--	PUNCT	_	37 remedy	punct
32	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 remedy	cc
33	to	to	PART	_	37 remedy	mark
34	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	37 remedy	cop
35	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	37 remedy	det
36	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	37 remedy	amod
37	remedy	remedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gathered	obl
38	against	against	ADP	_	40 disease	case
39	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	40 disease	det
40	disease	disease	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 remedy	nmod
41	;	;	PUNCT	_	48 wursel	punct
42	but	but	CCONJ	_	48 wursel	cc
43	also	also	ADV	_	48 wursel	advmod
44	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	48 wursel	det
45	_	_	PUNCT	_	48 wursel	punct
46	Spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 wursel	compound
47	-	-	PUNCT	_	46 Spring	punct
48	wursel	wursel	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gathered	parataxis
49	_	_	PUNCT	_	48 wursel	punct
50	,	,	PUNCT	_	54 spurge	punct
51	or	or	CCONJ	_	54 spurge	cc
52	caper	caper	NOUN	Number=Sing	54 spurge	compound
53	-	-	PUNCT	_	52 caper	punct
54	spurge	spurge	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 wursel	conj
55	,	,	PUNCT	_	57 bursts	punct
56	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	57 bursts	nsubj
57	bursts	burst	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	54 spurge	parataxis
58	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	59 gates	amod
59	gates	gate	NOUN	Number=Plur	57 bursts	obj
60	,	,	PUNCT	_	63 opens	punct
61	and	and	CCONJ	_	63 opens	cc
62	even	even	ADV	_	63 opens	advmod
63	opens	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	57 bursts	conj
64	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	65 earth	det
65	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	63 opens	obj
66	and	and	CCONJ	_	68 rocks	cc
67	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	68 rocks	det
68	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	65 earth	conj
69	;	;	PUNCT	_	72 wand	punct
70	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	72 wand	det
71	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	72 wand	amod
72	wand	wand	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 wursel	conj
73	--	--	PUNCT	_	75 Wünschelruthe	punct
74	_	_	PUNCT	_	75 Wünschelruthe	punct
75	Wünschelruthe	Wünschelruthe	PROPN	Number=Sing	72 wand	appos
76	_	_	PUNCT	_	75 Wünschelruthe	punct
77	--	--	PUNCT	_	80 rod	punct
78	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	Number=Sing	80 rod	nmod:poss
79	's	's	PART	_	78 Aaron	case
80	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 wand	conj
81	--	--	PUNCT	_	83 points	punct
82	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	83 points	nsubj
83	points	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	72 wand	conj
84	out	out	ADP	_	83 points	compound:prt
85	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	86 spot	det
86	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	83 points	obj
87	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	94 lie	advmod
88	buried	bury	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	89 treasures	amod
89	treasures	treasure	NOUN	Number=Plur	94 lie	nsubj
90	or	or	CCONJ	_	93 metals	cc
91	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	93 metals	det
92	precious	precious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	93 metals	amod
93	metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	89 treasures	conj
94	lie	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	86 spot	acl:relcl
95	hidden	hide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	94 lie	xcomp
96	;	;	PUNCT	_	100 Wunderblume	punct
97	and	and	CCONJ	_	100 Wunderblume	cc
98	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	100 Wunderblume	det
99	_	_	PUNCT	_	100 Wunderblume	punct
100	Wunderblume	Wunderblume	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 gathered	parataxis
101	_	_	PUNCT	_	100 Wunderblume	punct
102	--	--	PUNCT	_	103 marvel	punct
103	marvel	marvel	NOUN	Number=Sing	100 Wunderblume	appos
104	of	of	ADP	_	105 Peru	case
105	Peru	Peru	PROPN	Number=Sing	103 marvel	nmod
106	--	--	PUNCT	_	108 opens	punct
107	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	108 opens	nsubj
108	opens	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	100 Wunderblume	parataxis
109	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	110 eyes	det
110	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	116 fortunate	nsubj
111	of	of	ADP	_	112 him	case
112	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	110 eyes	nmod
113	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	116 fortunate	nsubj
114	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	116 fortunate	cop
115	so	so	ADV	_	116 fortunate	advmod
116	fortunate	fortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	108 opens	ccomp
117	as	as	SCONJ	_	119 find	mark
118	to	to	PART	_	119 find	mark
119	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	116 fortunate	xcomp
120	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	123 flower	det
121	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	123 flower	compound
122	-	-	PUNCT	_	121 wonder	punct
123	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	119 find	obj
124	,	,	PUNCT	_	128 sees	punct
125	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	128 sees	mark
126	that	that	SCONJ	_	125 so	fixed
127	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	128 sees	nsubj
128	sees	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	119 find	parataxis
129	sunken	sunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	132 castles	amod
130	or	or	CCONJ	_	131 enchanted	cc
131	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	132 castles	amod
132	castles	castle	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 sees	obj
133	,	,	PUNCT	_	135 discovers	punct
134	and	and	CCONJ	_	135 discovers	cc
135	discovers	discover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	128 sees	conj
136	untold	untold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	137 riches	amod
137	riches	rich	NOUN	Number=Plur	135 discovers	obj
138	in	in	ADP	_	139 gold	case
139	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	135 discovers	obl
140	,	,	PUNCT	_	141 diamonds	punct
141	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	Number=Plur	139 gold	conj
142	,	,	PUNCT	_	144 rubies	punct
143	and	and	CCONJ	_	144 rubies	cc
144	rubies	ruby	NOUN	Number=Plur	108 opens	conj
145	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 gathered	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the John St.'s wort		time	the John St. nmod:poss	tree rules
2	gather	past	the John St.'s wort				the Spring wursel or caper spurge and the magic wand and Aaron's rod parataxis; the Wunderblume parataxis	vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	present · passive					which nsubj:pass	tree rules
4	bear	to-infinitive		a red dewdrop		midnight		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dewdrop=Patient
5	call	participle		John St.'s blood			hence property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent blood=Recipient
6	is a	to-infinitive		a sure remedy			against every disease	tree rules
7	burst	present	caper spurge	open gates				vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gate=Theme
8	open	present	caper spurge not said here	the earth and the rocks				vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location earth=Theme
9	point out	present	the magic wand and Aaron's rod	the spot				vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient
10	bury	participle						vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
11	lie	present	buried treasures or the precious metals					tree rules
12	hide	participle	buried treasures or the precious metals not said here					vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
13	open	present	the Wunderblume				rubies conj	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
14	is	present	the eyes of John				who nsubj; fortunate property	tree rules
15	find	to-infinitive	the eyes of John not said here	this wonder flower				vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Topic
16	see	present	John	sunken enchanted castles				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer castle=Stimulus
17	enchant	participle						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
18	discover	present	John not said here	untold riches	gold and diamonds			vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Topic
19	marvel		Peru					nom marvel «event intransitive»: of=agent

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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Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, Legends and Tales., part 8, sentence 97