Legends of the conquest of Spain, Chapter XII., sentence 15
From hence he continued on towards Astorga, receiving the terrified submission of the land; then turning up the valley of the Douro, he ascended the course of that famous river towards the east; crossed the Sierra de Moncayo, and, arriving on the banks of the Ebro, marched down along its stream, until he approached the strong city of Saragossa, the citadel of all that part of Spain.
Who acts: Taric, arriving · What happens: continue, receive, turn up, ascend, cross, arrive · To what, where: Astorga, terrified submission, valley, course, Sierra Moncayo, banks
This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Chapter XII.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Taric, arriving), 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 | From | from | ADP | _ | 2 hence | case |
| 2 | hence | hence | ADV | _ | 4 continued | obl |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 continued | nsubj |
| 4 | continued | continue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 Astorga | case |
| 6 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 7 Astorga | case |
| 7 | Astorga | Astorga | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 continued | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 receiving | punct |
| 9 | receiving | receive | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 continued | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 submission | det |
| 11 | terrified | terrified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 submission | amod |
| 12 | submission | submission | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 receiving | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 land | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 land | det |
| 15 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 submission | nmod |
| 16 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 18 turning | punct |
| 17 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 18 turning | advmod |
| 18 | turning | turn | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 continued | advcl |
| 19 | up | up | ADP | _ | 18 turning | compound:prt |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 valley | det |
| 21 | valley | valley | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 turning | obj |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 Douro | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 Douro | det |
| 24 | Douro | Douro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 valley | nmod |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 ascended | punct |
| 26 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 ascended | nsubj |
| 27 | ascended | ascend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 continued | conj |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 course | det |
| 29 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 ascended | obj |
| 30 | of | of | ADP | _ | 33 river | case |
| 31 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 33 river | det |
| 32 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 river | amod |
| 33 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 course | nmod |
| 34 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 36 east | case |
| 35 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 36 east | det |
| 36 | east | east | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 ascended | obl |
| 37 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 38 crossed | punct |
| 38 | crossed | cross | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 continued | conj |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 Moncayo | det |
| 40 | Sierra | Sierra | PROPN | Number=Sing | 42 Moncayo | compound |
| 41 | de | de | PROPN | Number=Sing | 40 Sierra | flat |
| 42 | Moncayo | Moncayo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 38 crossed | obj |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 54 marched | punct |
| 44 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 54 marched | cc |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 arriving | punct |
| 46 | arriving | arrive | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 54 marched | csubj |
| 47 | on | on | ADP | _ | 49 banks | case |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 banks | det |
| 49 | banks | bank | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 arriving | obl |
| 50 | of | of | ADP | _ | 52 Ebro | case |
| 51 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 52 Ebro | det |
| 52 | Ebro | Ebro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 49 banks | nmod |
| 53 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 arriving | punct |
| 54 | marched | march | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 continued | parataxis |
| 55 | down | down | ADV | _ | 54 marched | advmod |
| 56 | along | along | ADP | _ | 58 stream | case |
| 57 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 58 stream | nmod:poss |
| 58 | stream | stream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 54 marched | obl |
| 59 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 approached | punct |
| 60 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 62 approached | mark |
| 61 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 62 approached | nsubj |
| 62 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 54 marched | conj |
| 63 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 65 city | det |
| 64 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 65 city | amod |
| 65 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 62 approached | obj |
| 66 | of | of | ADP | _ | 67 Saragossa | case |
| 67 | Saragossa | Saragossa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 65 city | nmod |
| 68 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 citadel | punct |
| 69 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 70 citadel | det |
| 70 | citadel | citadel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 Saragossa | appos |
| 71 | of | of | ADP | _ | 72 all | case |
| 72 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 70 citadel | nmod |
| 73 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 74 part | det |
| 74 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 62 approached | obj |
| 75 | of | of | ADP | _ | 76 Spain | case |
| 76 | Spain | Spain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 74 part | nmod |
| 77 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 continued | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continue | past | Taric | Astorga | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from hence=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | receive | gerund | Taric not said here | the terrified submission of the land | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent submission=Theme | ||||
| 3 | turn up | gerund | Taric not said here | the valley of the Douro | then | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location valley=Theme | |||
| 4 | ascend | past | Taric | the course of that famous river | towards the east | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme course=Trajectory | |||
| 5 | cross | past | Taric not said here | the Sierra Moncayo | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moncayo=Patient | ||||
| 6 | arrive | gerund | the banks of the Ebro | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 7 | march down | past | arriving | course's stream | down property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along stream=Trajectory | |||
| 8 | approach | past | Taric | the strong city of Saragossa | that part of Spain obj | tree rules | |||
| 9 | submit | the land | nom submission «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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