Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France, Of Richard of Normandy, sentence 70
Meanwhile the Admiral called to him one of his favourites, by name Orage, saying to him, "Now take a dromedary and ride with all speed to Gallafer that keeps the Bridge of Mantryble, and say to him from me, 'You suffered the messengers of King Charles to pass over, whereby I have suffered great damage.
Who acts: name Orage, speed, Admiral, I · What happens: call, say, take, ride, keep, suffer · To what, where: Admiral, Orage, dromedary, Bridge, Mantryble, messengers · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Of Richard of Normandy. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (name Orage, speed, Admiral, I), 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 | Meanwhile | meanwhile | ADV | _ | 3 Admiral | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Admiral | det |
| 3 | Admiral | admiral | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 Admiral | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 him | case |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 called | obl |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 called | xcomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 favourites | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 favourites | nmod:poss |
| 10 | favourites | favourite | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 one | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 Orage | punct |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 Orage | case |
| 13 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 Orage | compound |
| 14 | Orage | Orage | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 called | xcomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 saying | punct |
| 16 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 Orage | acl |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 him | case |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 saying | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 take | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 22 take | punct |
| 21 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 22 take | advmod |
| 22 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 14 Orage | parataxis |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 dromedary | det |
| 24 | dromedary | dromedary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 take | obj |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 ride | cc |
| 26 | ride | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 take | conj |
| 27 | with | with | ADP | _ | 29 speed | case |
| 28 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 29 speed | det |
| 29 | speed | speed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 ride | obl |
| 30 | to | to | ADP | _ | 31 Gallafer | case |
| 31 | Gallafer | Gallafer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 29 speed | nmod |
| 32 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 33 keeps | nsubj |
| 33 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 speed | acl:relcl |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 Bridge | det |
| 35 | Bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 keeps | obj |
| 36 | of | of | ADP | _ | 37 Mantryble | case |
| 37 | Mantryble | Mantryble | PROPN | Number=Sing | 35 Bridge | nmod |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 say | punct |
| 39 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 40 say | cc |
| 40 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 26 ride | parataxis |
| 41 | to | to | ADP | _ | 42 him | case |
| 42 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 40 say | obl |
| 43 | from | from | ADP | _ | 44 me | case |
| 44 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 40 say | obl |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 48 suffered | punct |
| 46 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 48 suffered | punct |
| 47 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 48 suffered | nsubj |
| 48 | suffered | suffer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 40 say | parataxis |
| 49 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 50 messengers | det |
| 50 | messengers | messenger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 48 suffered | obj |
| 51 | of | of | ADP | _ | 53 Charles | case |
| 52 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 53 Charles | nmod:desc |
| 53 | Charles | Charles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 50 messengers | nmod |
| 54 | to | to | PART | _ | 55 pass | mark |
| 55 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 48 suffered | advcl |
| 56 | over | over | ADP | _ | 55 pass | compound:prt |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 suffered | punct |
| 58 | whereby | whereby | ADV | PronType=Int | 61 suffered | advmod |
| 59 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 61 suffered | nsubj |
| 60 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 61 suffered | aux |
| 61 | suffered | suffer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 55 pass | advcl |
| 62 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 63 damage | amod |
| 63 | damage | damage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 suffered | obj |
| 64 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Admiral | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call speech: assert | participle | the Admiral not said here | Admiral | one of Admiral's favourites xcomp; name Orage xcomp | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | gerund | name Orage not said here | Orage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | take in a quote | infinitive | a dromedary | now | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dromedary=Theme | ||||
| 4 | ride in a quote | present | with all speed to Gallafer | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | keep in a quote | present | all speed to Gallafer | the Bridge of Mantryble | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme | ||||
| 6 | say speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | Mantryble | from me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | ||||
| 7 | suffer in a quote | past | Admiral | the messengers of Charles King | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer messenger=Stimulus | ||||
| 8 | pass over in a quote | to-infinitive | Admiral not said here | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 9 | suffer in a quote | present · perfect | I | great damage | whereby property | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer damage=Stimulus |
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: «Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France» by Alfred John Church, Project Gutenberg book 75339 (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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