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Folk tales from Tibet, The Country of the Mice., sentence 23

When the Mice heard what was happening, they were much distressed, for they feared that if the enemy entered their country and destroyed their friend the King, they themselves would suffer considerable hardships under a strange ruler; so the King of the Mice set out again to visit the King of the country, and when he reached the palace he demanded an interview with His Majesty.

Who acts: Mice, enemy, King · What happens: hear, happen, distress, fear, enter, destroy · To what, where: Mice, country, friend, considerable hardships, strange ruler, King · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, The Country of the Mice.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mice, enemy, King), 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

advmoddetnsubjadvclnsubjauxccomppunctnsubjaux:passadvmodccomppunctmarknsubjconjmarkmarkdetnsubjadvclnmod:possobjccconjnmod:possobjdetappospunctnsubjnmod:unmarkedauxconjamodobjcasedetamodoblpunctadvmoddetnsubjcasedetnmodcompound:prtadvmodmarkadvcldetobjcasedetnmodpunctccmarknsubjadvcldetobjnsubjconjdetobjcasenmod:possnmodpunctrootWhenADVtheDETMicePROPNheardVERBwhatPRONwasAUXhappeningVERB,PUNCTtheyPRONwereAUXmuchADVdistressedVERB,PUNCTforSCONJtheyPRONfearedVERBthatSCONJifSCONJtheDETenemyNOUNenteredVERBtheirPRONcountryNOUNandCCONJdestroyedVERBtheirPRONfriendNOUNtheDETKingPROPN,PUNCTtheyPRONthemselvesPRONwouldAUXsufferVERBconsiderableADJhardshipsNOUNunderADPaDETstrangeADJrulerNOUN;PUNCTsoADVtheDETKingPROPNofADPtheDETMiceNOUNsetVERBoutADPagainADVtoPARTvisitVERBtheDETKingPROPNofADPtheDETcountryNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJwhenSCONJhePRONreachedVERBtheDETpalaceNOUNhePRONdemandedVERBanDETinterviewNOUNwithADPHisPRONMajestyPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhenwhenADVPronType=Int4 heardadvmod
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Micedet
3MiceMousePROPNNumber=Plur4 heardnsubj
4heardhearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin48 setadvcl
5whatwhatPRONPronType=Int7 happeningnsubj
6wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 happeningaux
7happeninghappenVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 heardccomp
8,,PUNCT_4 heardpunct
9theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs12 distressednsubj
10werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin12 distressedaux:pass
11muchmuchADV_12 distressedadvmod
12distresseddistressVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 heardccomp
13,,PUNCT_16 fearedpunct
14forforSCONJ_16 fearedmark
15theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs16 fearednsubj
16fearedfearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin12 distressedconj
17thatthatSCONJ_21 enteredmark
18ififSCONJ_21 enteredmark
19thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art20 enemydet
20enemyenemyNOUNNumber=Sing21 enterednsubj
21enteredenterVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin16 fearedadvcl
22theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs23 countrynmod:poss
23countrycountryNOUNNumber=Sing21 enteredobj
24andandCCONJ_25 destroyedcc
25destroyeddestroyVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin21 enteredconj
26theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs27 friendnmod:poss
27friendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing25 destroyedobj
28thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art29 Kingdet
29KingKingPROPNNumber=Sing27 friendappos
30,,PUNCT_34 sufferpunct
31theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs34 suffernsubj
32themselvesthemselvesPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes31 theynmod:unmarked
33wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin34 sufferaux
34suffersufferVERBVerbForm=Inf12 distressedconj
35considerableconsiderableADJDegree=Pos36 hardshipsamod
36hardshipshardshipNOUNNumber=Plur34 sufferobj
37underunderADP_40 rulercase
38aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art40 rulerdet
39strangestrangeADJDegree=Pos40 ruleramod
40rulerrulerNOUNNumber=Sing34 sufferobl
41;;PUNCT_48 setpunct
42sosoADV_48 setadvmod
43thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art44 Kingdet
44KingKingPROPNNumber=Sing48 setnsubj
45ofofADP_47 Micecase
46thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art47 Micedet
47MicemouseNOUNNumber=Plur44 Kingnmod
48setsetVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
49outoutADP_48 setcompound:prt
50againagainADV_48 setadvmod
51totoPART_52 visitmark
52visitvisitVERBVerbForm=Inf48 setadvcl
53thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art54 Kingdet
54KingKingPROPNNumber=Sing52 visitobj
55ofofADP_57 countrycase
56thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art57 countrydet
57countrycountryNOUNNumber=Sing54 Kingnmod
58,,PUNCT_66 demandedpunct
59andandCCONJ_66 demandedcc
60whenwhenSCONJ_62 reachedmark
61hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs62 reachednsubj
62reachedreachVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin66 demandedadvcl
63thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art64 palacedet
64palacepalaceNOUNNumber=Sing62 reachedobj
65hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs66 demandednsubj
66demandeddemandVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin48 setconj
67anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art68 interviewdet
68interviewinterviewNOUNNumber=Sing66 demandedobj
69withwithADP_71 Majestycase
70HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs71 Majestynmod:poss
71MajestyMajestyPROPNNumber=Sing68 interviewnmod
72..PUNCT_48 setpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hearpastthe Micevn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2happenpast · progressivewhat nsubjvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3distresspast · passiveMice = mousevn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
4fearpastMice = mousevn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
5enter a condition, not said to happenpastthe enemyMice's countryvn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme country=Destination
6destroypastthe enemy not said hereMice's friendvn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient
7sufferwouldMice = mouseconsiderable hardshipsa strange rulervn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hardship=Stimulus
8set outpastthe King of the Miceagainvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
9visitto-infinitivethe King of the Mice not said herethe King of the countryvn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Co-Agent
10reachpastKingthe palacevn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent palace=Theme
11demand speech: requestpastKinga interviewwith King's Majestyvn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme interview=Precondition

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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