Folk tales from Tibet, The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf., sentence 5
When the Wolf ran away, Da-gye the Sheep and Pen-dzong the Goat were so elated that they could not refrain from vaingloriously galloping after him until they saw him dive hastily into his earth some distance away; they then sat themselves down at the mouth of the hole and remained there for some time chaffing the Wolf and telling him to hurry up and come out to be skinned, whilst the foolish Wolf lay cowering and trembling within.
Who acts: Wolf, Sheep, foolish Wolf · What happens: run away, elate, not refrain, gallop, see, dive · To what, where: Da gye, Wolf, Sheep, mouth · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, The Story of How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Wolf, Sheep, foolish Wolf), 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 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 ran | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Wolf | det |
| 3 | Wolf | Wolf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 ran | nsubj |
| 4 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 ran | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 gye | punct |
| 7 | Da | Da | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 gye | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 gye | punct |
| 9 | gye | gye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 elated | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Sheep | det |
| 11 | Sheep | Sheep | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 gye | appos |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 dzong | cc |
| 13 | Pen | Penn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 dzong | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 Pen | punct |
| 15 | dzong | dzong | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Sheep | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Goat | det |
| 17 | Goat | Goat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Sheep | conj |
| 18 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 elated | aux:pass |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 20 elated | advmod |
| 20 | elated | elate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 ran | conj |
| 21 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 25 refrain | mark |
| 22 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 refrain | nsubj |
| 23 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 25 refrain | aux |
| 24 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 25 refrain | advmod |
| 25 | refrain | refrain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 elated | advcl |
| 26 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 28 galloping | mark |
| 27 | vaingloriously | vaingloriously | ADV | _ | 28 galloping | advmod |
| 28 | galloping | gallop | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 25 refrain | advcl |
| 29 | after | after | ADP | _ | 30 him | case |
| 30 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 galloping | obl |
| 31 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 33 saw | mark |
| 32 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 saw | nsubj |
| 33 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 35 dive | advcl |
| 34 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 saw | obj |
| 35 | dive | dive | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 28 galloping | parataxis |
| 36 | hastily | hastily | ADV | _ | 35 dive | advmod |
| 37 | into | into | ADP | _ | 39 earth | case |
| 38 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 39 earth | nmod:poss |
| 39 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 hastily | obl |
| 40 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 41 distance | det |
| 41 | distance | distance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 hastily | nsubj |
| 42 | away | away | ADV | _ | 36 hastily | advmod |
| 43 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 46 sat | punct |
| 44 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 46 sat | nsubj |
| 45 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 46 sat | advmod |
| 46 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ran | parataxis |
| 47 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 46 sat | obj |
| 48 | down | down | ADP | _ | 46 sat | compound:prt |
| 49 | at | at | ADP | _ | 51 mouth | case |
| 50 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 51 mouth | det |
| 51 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 sat | obl |
| 52 | of | of | ADP | _ | 54 hole | case |
| 53 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 54 hole | det |
| 54 | hole | hole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 mouth | nmod |
| 55 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 56 remained | cc |
| 56 | remained | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 46 sat | conj |
| 57 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 56 remained | advmod |
| 58 | for | for | ADP | _ | 60 time | case |
| 59 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 60 time | det |
| 60 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 remained | obl |
| 61 | chaffing | chaff | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 56 remained | advcl |
| 62 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 63 Wolf | det |
| 63 | Wolf | Wolf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 61 chaffing | obj |
| 64 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 65 telling | cc |
| 65 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 61 chaffing | conj |
| 66 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 65 telling | iobj |
| 67 | to | to | PART | _ | 68 hurry | mark |
| 68 | hurry | hurry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 65 telling | xcomp |
| 69 | up | up | ADP | _ | 68 hurry | compound:prt |
| 70 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 71 come | cc |
| 71 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 68 hurry | conj |
| 72 | out | out | ADV | _ | 71 come | advmod |
| 73 | to | to | PART | _ | 75 skinned | mark |
| 74 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 75 skinned | cop |
| 75 | skinned | skinned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 71 come | advcl |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 lay | punct |
| 77 | whilst | whilst | SCONJ | _ | 81 lay | mark |
| 78 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 80 Wolf | det |
| 79 | foolish | foolish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 80 Wolf | amod |
| 80 | Wolf | Wolf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 81 lay | nsubj |
| 81 | lay | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 56 remained | conj |
| 82 | cowering | cower | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 81 lay | xcomp |
| 83 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 84 trembling | cc |
| 84 | trembling | tremble | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 82 cowering | conj |
| 85 | within | within | ADP | _ | 82 cowering | obl |
| 86 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 ran | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | past | the Wolf | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | elate | past · passive | the Wolf not said here | Da gye | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | ||||
| 3 | not refrain | could | Sheep | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | gallop | gerund | Sheep not said here | after Wolf | vaingloriously property | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 5 | see | past | Sheep | Wolf | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | ||||
| 6 | dive | infinitive | hastily property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 7 | sit down | past | Sheep | Sheep | the mouth of the hole | then | tree rules | ||
| 8 | remain | past | Sheep not said here | there | time | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 9 | chaff | gerund | Sheep not said here | the Wolf | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | tell speech: assert | gerund | Sheep not said here | Wolf | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 11 | hurry up not said to happen | to-infinitive | Sheep not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 12 | come out | infinitive | Sheep not said here | out property | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 13 | is | to-infinitive | Sheep not said here | skinned property | tree rules | ||||
| 14 | lie | past | the foolish Wolf | tree rules | |||||
| 15 | cower | gerund | the foolish Wolf not said here | vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 16 | tremble | gerund | the foolish Wolf not said here | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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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