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Legends of the conquest of Spain, Battle of Calpe.—fate of Ataulpho., sentence 7

As they advanced, they heard the clash of cymbals and the bray of trumpets, and the rocky bosom of the mountain glittered with helms and spears and scimitars; for the Arabs, inspired with fresh confidence by the words of Taric, were sallying forth, with flaunting banners, to the combat.

Who acts: words, cymbals, trumpets · What happens: advance, hear, glitter, inspire, sally, flaunt · To what, where: clash, rocky bosom, mountain, Taric

This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Battle of Calpe.—fate of Ataulpho.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (words, cymbals, trumpets), 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

marknsubjadvclpunctnsubjdetobjcasenmodccdetconjcasenmodpunctccdetamodnsubj:passcasedetnmodconjcaseoblccconjccconjpunctcasedetoblpunctconjcaseamodoblcasedetoblcasenmodpunctauxadvcladvmodpunctcaseamodoblpunctcasedetoblpunctrootAsSCONJtheyPRONadvancedVERB,PUNCTtheyPRONheardVERBtheDETclashNOUNofADPcymbalsNOUNandCCONJtheDETbrayNOUNofADPtrumpetsNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETrockyADJbosomNOUNofADPtheDETmountainNOUNglitteredVERBwithADPhelmsNOUNandCCONJspearsNOUNandCCONJscimitarsNOUN;PUNCTforADPtheDETArabsPROPN,PUNCTinspiredVERBwithADPfreshADJconfidenceNOUNbyADPtheDETwordsNOUNofADPTaricPROPN,PUNCTwereAUXsallyingVERBforthADV,PUNCTwithADPflauntingVERBbannersNOUN,PUNCTtoADPtheDETcombatNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AsasSCONJ_3 advancedmark
2theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs3 advancednsubj
3advancedadvanceVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 heardadvcl
4,,PUNCT_3 advancedpunct
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs6 heardnsubj
6heardhearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 clashdet
8clashclashNOUNNumber=Sing6 heardobj
9ofofADP_10 cymbalscase
10cymbalscymbalNOUNNumber=Plur8 clashnmod
11andandCCONJ_13 braycc
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 braydet
13braybrayNOUNNumber=Sing10 cymbalsconj
14ofofADP_15 trumpetscase
15trumpetstrumpetNOUNNumber=Plur13 braynmod
16,,PUNCT_24 glitteredpunct
17andandCCONJ_24 glitteredcc
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art20 bosomdet
19rockyrockyADJDegree=Pos20 bosomamod
20bosombosomNOUNNumber=Sing24 glitterednsubj:pass
21ofofADP_23 mountaincase
22thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art23 mountaindet
23mountainmountainNOUNNumber=Sing20 bosomnmod
24glitteredglitterVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 heardconj
25withwithADP_26 helmscase
26helmshelmNOUNNumber=Plur24 glitteredobl
27andandCCONJ_28 spearscc
28spearsspearNOUNNumber=Plur26 helmsconj
29andandCCONJ_30 scimitarscc
30scimitarsscimitarNOUNNumber=Plur26 helmsconj
31;;PUNCT_36 inspiredpunct
32forforADP_34 Arabscase
33thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art34 Arabsdet
34ArabsArabPROPNNumber=Plur36 inspiredobl
35,,PUNCT_36 inspiredpunct
36inspiredinspireVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 heardconj
37withwithADP_39 confidencecase
38freshfreshADJDegree=Pos39 confidenceamod
39confidenceconfidenceNOUNNumber=Sing36 inspiredobl
40bybyADP_42 wordscase
41thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art42 wordsdet
42wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur36 inspiredobl
43ofofADP_44 Tariccase
44TaricTaricPROPNNumber=Sing42 wordsnmod
45,,PUNCT_47 sallyingpunct
46werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin47 sallyingaux
47sallyingsallyVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part36 inspiredadvcl
48forthforthADV_47 sallyingadvmod
49,,PUNCT_52 bannerspunct
50withwithADP_52 bannerscase
51flauntingflauntVERBVerbForm=Ger52 bannersamod
52bannersbannerNOUNNumber=Plur47 sallyingobl
53,,PUNCT_56 combatpunct
54totoADP_56 combatcase
55thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art56 combatdet
56combatcombatNOUNNumber=Sing47 sallyingobl
57..PUNCT_6 heardpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1advancepastwords = wordvn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2hearpastwords = wordthe clash of cymbals and the bray of trumpetsvn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer clash=Stimulus
3glitterparticiple · passivethe rocky bosom of the mountainwith helms and spears and scimitarsvn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
4inspireparticiplewords = word not said herefor the Arabs; with fresh confidence; by the words of Taricvn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
5sallypast · progressivewords = word not said herewith flaunting banners; to the combat; forth propertytree rules
6flauntgerundvn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
7clashcymbals and the bray of trumpetsnom clash «event intransitive»: of=agent
8braytrumpetsnom bray «event intransitive»: of=agent
9bosomthe mountainnom bosom «state transitive»: of=patient
10wordTaricnom word «communication 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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