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Legends of the conquest of Spain, Letter of Muza to the Caliph.—second Expedition of Taric El Tuerto., sentence 1

On hearing the tidings brought by Taric el Tuerto, and beholding the spoil he had collected, Muza wrote a letter to the Caliph Waled Almanzor, setting forth the traitorous proffer of Count Julian, and the probability, through his means, of making a successful invasion of Spain.

Who acts: Muza, el, letter · What happens: hear, bring, behold, collect, write, wale · To what, where: tidings, spoil, probability, Almanzor, traitorous proffer, successful invasion

This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Letter of Muza to the Caliph.—second Expedition of Taric El Tuerto.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Muza, el, letter), 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

markadvcldetobjaclcasecompoundobl:agentflatpunctccconjdetobjnsubjauxacl:relclpunctnsubjdetnsubjcasedetnmodccompobjpunctadvcladvmoddetamodobjcasecompoundnmodpunctccdetoblpunctcasenmod:possparataxispunctmarkconjdetamodobjcasenmodpunctrootOnSCONJhearingVERBtheDETtidingsNOUNbroughtVERBbyADPTaricPROPNelPROPNTuertoPROPN,PUNCTandCCONJbeholdingVERBtheDETspoilNOUNhePRONhadAUXcollectedVERB,PUNCTMuzaPROPNwroteVERBaDETletterNOUNtoADPtheDETCaliphPROPNWaledVERBAlmanzorPROPN,PUNCTsettingVERBforthADVtheDETtraitorousADJprofferNOUNofADPCountPROPNJulianPROPN,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETprobabilityNOUN,PUNCTthroughADPhisPRONmeansVERB,PUNCTofSCONJmakingVERBaDETsuccessfulADJinvasionNOUNofADPSpainPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnonSCONJ_2 hearingmark
2hearinghearVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part20 wroteadvcl
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 tidingsdet
4tidingstidingNOUNNumber=Plur2 hearingobj
5broughtbringVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 tidingsacl
6bybyADP_8 elcase
7TaricTaricPROPNNumber=Sing8 elcompound
8elElPROPNNumber=Sing5 broughtobl:agent
9TuertoTuertoPROPNNumber=Sing8 elflat
10,,PUNCT_12 beholdingpunct
11andandCCONJ_12 beholdingcc
12beholdingbeholdVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part2 hearingconj
13thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 spoildet
14spoilspoilNOUNNumber=Sing12 beholdingobj
15hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 collectednsubj
16hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin17 collectedaux
17collectedcollectVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part14 spoilacl:relcl
18,,PUNCT_2 hearingpunct
19MuzaMuzaPROPNNumber=Sing20 wrotensubj
20wrotewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
21aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art22 letterdet
22letterletterNOUNNumber=Sing26 Walednsubj
23totoADP_25 Caliphcase
24thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art25 Caliphdet
25CaliphCaliphPROPNNumber=Sing22 letternmod
26WaledwaleVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin20 wroteccomp
27AlmanzorAlmanzorPROPNNumber=Sing26 Waledobj
28,,PUNCT_29 settingpunct
29settingsetVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part26 Waledadvcl
30forthforthADV_29 settingadvmod
31thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art33 profferdet
32traitoroustraitorousADJDegree=Pos33 profferamod
33profferprofferNOUNNumber=Sing29 settingobj
34ofofADP_36 Juliancase
35CountCountPROPNNumber=Sing36 Juliancompound
36JulianJulianPROPNNumber=Sing33 proffernmod
37,,PUNCT_40 probabilitypunct
38andandCCONJ_40 probabilitycc
39thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art40 probabilitydet
40probabilityprobabilityNOUNNumber=Sing20 wroteobl
41,,PUNCT_44 meanspunct
42throughthroughADP_44 meanscase
43hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs44 meansnmod:poss
44meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin20 wroteparataxis
45,,PUNCT_47 makingpunct
46ofofSCONJ_47 makingmark
47makingmakeVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part44 meansconj
48aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art50 invasiondet
49successfulsuccessfulADJDegree=Pos50 invasionamod
50invasioninvasionNOUNNumber=Sing47 makingobj
51ofofADP_52 Spaincase
52SpainSpainPROPNNumber=Sing50 invasionnmod
53..PUNCT_20 wrotepunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1heargerundMuza not said herethe tidingsvn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer tiding=Stimulus
2bringparticiplethe tidings not said hereTaric el obl:agentvn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent
3beholdgerundMuza not said herethe spoilvn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spoil=Stimulus
4collectpast · perfectelthe spoil not said herevn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoil=Theme
5writepastMuzathe probabilityvn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
6walepasta letter to the CaliphAlmanzortree rules
7setgerunda letter to the Caliph not said herethe traitorous proffer of Count Julianforth propertyvn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient proffer=Result
8meanpresentletter nmod:possvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
9makegerunda successful invasion of Spainvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset invasion=Product
10profferCount Juliannom proffer «communication transitive»: of=patient
11invadeSpainnom invasion «act 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: «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Project Gutenberg book 77685 (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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