The see was vacant when Huneric summoned the North African bishops to Carthage in 484. It was to this town ``in the depths of Numidia'' that Augustine of Hippo and Alypius went, probably in 421, to meet the Roman official Boniface and exhort him ``to serve the Church by protecting the empire from the barbarians''.
The see was vacant when Huneric summoned the North African bishops to Carthage in 484.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
see
see
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
vacant
vacant
ADJ
JJ
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Huneric
Huneric
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
summon
summoned
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
bishop
bishops
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Carthage
Carthage
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
484
484
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It was to this town ``in the depths of Numidia'' that Augustine of Hippo and Alypius went, probably in 421, to meet the Roman official Boniface and exhort him ``to serve the Church by protecting the empire from the barbarians''.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
town
town
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
depth
depths
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Numidia
Numidia
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Augustine
Augustine
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Hippo
Hippo
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Alypius
Alypius
PROPN
NNP
csubj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
421
421
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
meet
meet
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Roman
Roman
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
Boniface
Boniface
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
exhort
exhort
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
serve
serve
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
Church
Church
PROPN
NNP
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
protect
protecting
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
empire
empire
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
barbarian
barbarians
NOUN
NNS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.