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Folk tales from Tibet, The Country of the Mice., sentence 57

And, in accordance with the bargain they had made, he at once had a strong embankment constructed all down his own side of the river to guard against floods, and he issued an edict forbidding all persons, on pain of death, to keep a cat of any kind henceforth within the frontiers of his country, and so the Mice lived securely and happily ever afterwards.

Who acts: men, accordance, strong embankment, edict, Mice · What happens: make, have, construct, guard, issue, forbid · To what, where: bargain, edict, pain, persons, cat, death

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 (men, accordance, strong embankment, edict), 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

ccpunctcasensubjcasedetnmodnsubjauxacl:relclpunctnsubjcaseobladvcldetamodnsubjadvmodcasenmod:possamodoblcasedetnmodmarkadvclcaseoblpunctccnsubjconjdetobjacldetobjpunctcaseoblcasenmodpunctmarkadvcldetobjmarkdetacladvmodcasedetoblcasenmod:possnmodpunctccadvmoddetnsubjconjadvmodccconjadvmodadvmodpunctrootAndCCONJ,PUNCTinADPaccordanceNOUNwithADPtheDETbargainNOUNtheyPRONhadAUXmadeVERB,PUNCThePRONatADPonceADVhadVERBaDETstrongADJembankmentNOUNconstructedVERBallADVdownADPhisPRONownADJsideNOUNofADPtheDETriverNOUNtoPARTguardVERBagainstADPfloodsNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJhePRONissuedVERBanDETedictNOUNforbiddingVERBallDETpersonsNOUN,PUNCTonADPpainNOUNofADPdeathNOUN,PUNCTtoPARTkeepVERBaDETcatNOUNofSCONJanyDETkindADJhenceforthADVwithinADPtheDETfrontiersNOUNofADPhisPRONcountryNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJsoADVtheDETMiceNOUNlivedVERBsecurelyADVandCCONJhappilyADVeverADVafterwardsADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_15 hadcc
2,,PUNCT_4 accordancepunct
3ininADP_4 accordancecase
4accordanceaccordanceNOUNNumber=Sing15 hadnsubj
5withwithADP_7 bargaincase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 bargaindet
7bargainbargainNOUNNumber=Sing4 accordancenmod
8theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs10 madensubj
9hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 madeaux
10mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part7 bargainacl:relcl
11,,PUNCT_4 accordancepunct
12hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs15 hadnsubj
13atatADP_14 oncecase
14onceonceADVNumForm=Word NumType=Mult15 hadobl
15hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin19 constructedadvcl
16aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art18 embankmentdet
17strongstrongADJDegree=Pos18 embankmentamod
18embankmentembankmentNOUNNumber=Sing19 constructednsubj
19constructedconstructVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
20allallADV_24 sideadvmod
21downdownADP_24 sidecase
22hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs24 sidenmod:poss
23ownownADJDegree=Pos24 sideamod
24sidesideNOUNNumber=Sing19 constructedobl
25ofofADP_27 rivercase
26thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art27 riverdet
27riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing24 sidenmod
28totoPART_29 guardmark
29guardguardVERBVerbForm=Inf19 constructedadvcl
30againstagainstADP_31 floodscase
31floodsfloodNOUNNumber=Plur29 guardobl
32,,PUNCT_35 issuedpunct
33andandCCONJ_35 issuedcc
34hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs35 issuednsubj
35issuedissueVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin19 constructedconj
36anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art37 edictdet
37edictedictNOUNNumber=Sing35 issuedobj
38forbiddingforbidVERBVerbForm=Ger37 edictacl
39allallDETPronType=Tot40 personsdet
40personspersonNOUNNumber=Plur38 forbiddingobj
41,,PUNCT_43 painpunct
42ononADP_43 paincase
43painpainNOUNNumber=Sing35 issuedobl
44ofofADP_45 deathcase
45deathdeathNOUNNumber=Sing43 painnmod
46,,PUNCT_48 keeppunct
47totoPART_48 keepmark
48keepkeepVERBVerbForm=Inf35 issuedadvcl
49aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art50 catdet
50catcatNOUNNumber=Sing48 keepobj
51ofofSCONJ_53 kindmark
52anyanyDETPronType=Ind53 kinddet
53kindkindADJDegree=Pos50 catacl
54henceforthhenceforthADV_53 kindadvmod
55withinwithinADP_57 frontierscase
56thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art57 frontiersdet
57frontiersfrontierNOUNNumber=Plur53 kindobl
58ofofADP_60 countrycase
59hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs60 countrynmod:poss
60countrycountryNOUNNumber=Sing57 frontiersnmod
61,,PUNCT_66 livedpunct
62andandCCONJ_66 livedcc
63sosoADV_66 livedadvmod
64thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art65 Micedet
65MicemouseNOUNNumber=Plur66 livednsubj
66livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin19 constructedconj
67securelysecurelyADV_66 livedadvmod
68andandCCONJ_69 happilycc
69happilyhappilyADV_67 securelyconj
70evereverADVPronType=Ind71 afterwardsadvmod
71afterwardsafterwardsADV_66 livedadvmod
72..PUNCT_19 constructedpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepast · perfectmen = manthe bargain not said herevn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bargain=Product
2havepastaccordance with the bargainvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3constructpasta strong embankmentdown embankment's own side of the rivervn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4guardto-infinitivea strong embankment not said hereagainst floodsvn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against flood=Theme
5issuepastaccordancea edictpain of deathvn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location edict=Theme
6forbidgerunda edict not said hereall personsvn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer person=Theme
7keepto-infinitiveaccordance not said herea catvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme
8livepastthe Miceeverafterwards, securely propertyvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
9paindeathnom pain «state transitive»: of=patient

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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