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title: Explain the significance of the nine kye and the stone trough in the… — English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the significance of the nine kye and the stone trough in the protection of Lambton Hall, and indicate what the Worm did when the milk was no longer forthcoming. Exam question 4 of lesson 264 «English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe fights the Worm at the Rock» of the books 
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# Exam question 4 · English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explain the significance of the nine kye and the stone trough in the protection of Lambton Hall, and indicate what the Worm did when the milk was no longer forthcoming.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Worm, milk · **What happens:** explain, indicate, do, be, protect · **To what, where:** significance, forthcoming, Lambton Hall

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 of lesson 264 «English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe fights the Worm at the Rock» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/264-pg14241-part31/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e4:1
# text = Explain the significance of the nine kye and the stone trough in the protection of Lambton Hall, and indicate what the Worm did when the milk was no longer forthcoming.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kye	kye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Lambton	Lambton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	indicate	indicate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	obj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	ccomp	_	_
25	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	31	advmod	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
29	no	no	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	31	advmod	_	_
31	forthcoming	forthcoming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of the nine kye and the stone trough in the protection of Lambton Hall |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **indicate** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** | past | the Worm |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is a** | past | the milk | forthcoming |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **protect** |  |  | Lambton Hall |  |  |  |  | nom protection «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milk of nine kye, poured faithfully into the stone trough, pacified the Worm and so sustained the Hall through many years of peril, whereas any failure to supply the milk would have provoked the Worm to wreak havoc upon the Hall, its lands, and all who dwelt within its walls

<!-- fold The tree, 51 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e4:o1:1
# text = The milk of nine kye, poured faithfully into the stone trough, pacified the Worm and so sustained the Hall through many years of peril, whereas any failure to supply the milk would have provoked the Worm to wreak havoc upon the Hall, its lands, and all who dwelt within its walls
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kye	kye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	faithfully	faithfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	pacified	pacify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	peril	peril	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	30	det	_	_
30	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nsubj:pass	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	supply	supply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	acl	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
35	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
36	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	aux	_	_
37	provoked	provoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	_
40	to	to	PART	TO	_	41	mark	_	_
41	wreak	wreak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	39	acl	_	_
42	havoc	havoc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obj	_	_
43	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	42	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	48	nmod:poss	_	_
48	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
51	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	53	advmod	_	_
52	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	53	nsubj	_	_
53	dwelt	dwell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
54	within	within	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	56	nmod:poss	_	_
56	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | participle · passive |  | the milk of nine kye |  | the stone trough |  | faithfully *property* | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme into trough=Destination |
| 2 | **pacify** | participle |  | the Worm |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus worm=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sustain** | past |  | the Hall |  |  | year |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hall=Theme |
| 4 | **supply** | to-infinitive |  | the milk |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Recipient |
| 5 | **provoke** | would · perfect · passive |  | any failure |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer worm=Result |
| 6 | **wreak** | to-infinitive |  | havoc and Hall's lands |  |  |  | upon the Hall | tree rules |
| 7 | **dwell** | past |  |  |  |  |  | within Hall's walls | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nine kye were the source of the Hall's protection, for their milk, poured into the trough, quieted the creature and preserved the household, and when it was withheld the Worm would coil round the Hall and lay waste to the park, the byres, and the dairy alike

<!-- fold The tree, 49 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e4:o2:1
# text = The nine kye were the source of the Hall's protection, for their milk, poured into the trough, quieted the creature and preserved the household, and when it was withheld the Worm would coil round the Hall and lay waste to the park, the byres, and the dairy alike
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	kye	kye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	parataxis	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
22	quieted	quiet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
31	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	34	advmod	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj:pass	_	_
33	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	withheld	withhold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	38	advcl	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
37	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
38	coil	coil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	parataxis	_	_
39	round	round	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	obl	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	conj	_	_
44	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
45	to	to	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	byres	byre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	47	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	dairy	dairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	parataxis	_	_
55	alike	alike	ADV	RB	_	54	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the nine kye | the source and source's milk |  |  |  | of the Hall's protection | tree rules |
| 2 | **pour** | participle |  | source's milk *not said here* |  | the trough |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into trough=Location |
| 3 | **quiet** | past |  | the creature |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent creature=Patient |
| 4 | **preserve** | past |  | the household |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent household=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **withhold** | past · passive |  | kye |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **coil** | would | the Worm |  |  |  |  | round the Hall | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round hall=Destination |
| 7 | **lay** | infinitive | the Worm *not said here* | waste |  |  |  | to the park and the byres | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waste=Result |
| 8 | **protect** |  | the Hall |  |  |  |  |  | nom protection «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milk of nine kye, poured into the trough, calmed the Worm and sustained the Hall, while failure to supply it would have roused the Worm to ravage the Hall

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e4:o3:1
# text = The milk of nine kye, poured into the trough, calmed the Worm and sustained the Hall, while failure to supply it would have roused the Worm to ravage the Hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kye	kye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	calmed	calm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
20	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
21	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	supply	supply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux	_	_
27	roused	rouse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	ravage	ravage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	advcl	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | participle |  | the milk of nine kye *not said here* |  | the trough |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into trough=Location |
| 2 | **calm** | participle | the milk of nine kye *not said here* | the Worm |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus worm=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sustain** | past | the milk of nine kye | the Hall |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hall=Theme |
| 4 | **supply** | to-infinitive |  | failure |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 5 | **rouse** | would · perfect · passive |  | failure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **ravage** | to-infinitive |  | the Hall |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milk of nine kye, poured into the trough, pacified the Worm and sustained the Hall, while failure to supply it would have provoked the Worm to wreak havoc upon the Hall

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e4:o4:1
# text = The milk of nine kye, poured into the trough, pacified the Worm and sustained the Hall, while failure to supply it would have provoked the Worm to wreak havoc upon the Hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kye	kye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	pacified	pacify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
20	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
21	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	supply	supply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux	_	_
27	provoked	provoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	wreak	wreak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	advcl	_	_
32	havoc	havoc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
33	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **pour** | participle |  | the milk of nine kye *not said here* |  | the trough |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into trough=Location |
| 2 | **pacify** | participle · passive |  | the milk of nine kye |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer worm=Result |
| 3 | **sustain** | past |  | the Hall |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hall=Theme |
| 4 | **supply** | to-infinitive |  | failure |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 5 | **provoke** | would · perfect · passive |  | failure |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer worm=Result |
| 6 | **wreak** | to-infinitive |  | havoc |  |  |  | upon the Hall | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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