---
title: She is such a dear quiet thing,” Alice went on, half to herself, as… — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · tree and pragmatics
description: She is such a dear quiet thing,” Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, “and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she’s such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!” 
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/3/80/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/) / [Chapter II. The Pool of Tears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/3/) / 80

# Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter II. The Pool of Tears, sentence 80

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is such a dear quiet thing,” Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, “and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she’s such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!” cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Dinah, Alice, I, dear quiet thing, Mouse, pardon · **What happens:** be, go on, swim, sit, purr, lick · **To what, where:** dear quiet thing, pool, paws, face, nice soft thing, capital one · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is a sentence of «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll, Chapter II. The Pool of Tears. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Dinah, Alice, I, dear quiet thing), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

<!-- .note-en -->
**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg11:3:80
# text = She is such a dear quiet thing,” Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, “and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she’s such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!” cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	7	det:predet	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	7	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
21	lazily	lazily	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	about	about	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
31	purring	purr	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	30	xcomp	_	_
32	so	so	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
34	by	by	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	licking	lick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	31	conj	_	_
39	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	obj	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	38	conj	_	_
43	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	44	nmod:poss	_	_
44	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
47	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
48	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	53	cop	_	_
49	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	53	det:predet	_	_
50	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
51	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	amod	_	_
52	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	amod	_	_
53	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
54	to	to	PART	TO	_	55	mark	_	_
55	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
58	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	’s	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	63	cop	_	_
60	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	63	det:predet	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
62	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	63	amod	_	_
63	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
64	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	65	mark	_	_
65	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	63	advcl	_	_
66	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	71	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
70	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
71	beg	beg	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
72	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	73	nmod:poss	_	_
73	pardon	pardon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	71	punct	_	_
76	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
77	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	76	nsubj	_	_
78	again	again	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
80	for	for	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	82	det	_	_
82	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	obl	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	nsubj	_	_
85	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	aux	_	_
86	bristling	bristle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	76	advcl	_	_
87	all	all	ADV	RB	_	88	advmod	_	_
88	over	over	ADV	RB	_	86	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
91	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
92	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	parataxis	_	_
93	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	92	xcomp	_	_
94	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
95	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	98	aux	_	_
96	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	98	cop	_	_
97	really	really	ADV	RB	_	98	advmod	_	_
98	offended	offended	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	76	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dinah | such dear quiet thing and half to Dinah and such capital one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go on** *in a quote* | past | Alice | such dear quiet thing and half to Dinah and such capital one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **swim** *in a quote* | past | Dinah |  |  | the pool |  | lazily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pool=Trajectory |
| 4 | **sit** | present | Dinah |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **purr** | gerund | Dinah *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the fire; nicely *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location |
| 6 | **lick** | gerund | Dinah *not said here* | Dinah's paws |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent paw=Source |
| 7 | **wash** | gerund | Dinah *not said here* | Dinah's face |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
| 8 | **is a** | present | Dinah | such nice soft thing |  |  |  | nurse *nmod* | tree rules |
| 9 | **is a** | present | Dinah | such capital one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **catch** | gerund | Dinah *not said here* | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 11 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | I | your pardon |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent pardon=Recipient |
| 12 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | such dear quiet thing and half to Dinah and such capital one |  |  |  | again |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **bristle** *in a quote* | past · progressive | the Mouse |  |  |  | time | over *property* | vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location |
| 14 | **feel** *in a quote* | past | Dinah |  |  |  |  | certain *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 15 | **is** *in a quote* | must | pardon |  |  |  |  | offended *property* | tree rules |
| 16 | **pardon** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom pardon «act transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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.

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll, Project Gutenberg book 11 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [sentence 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/3/79/)
- next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/3/81/)
- ↑ back to [Chapter II. The Pool of Tears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/3/)