--- title: The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off int… — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · tree and pragmatics description: The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: “—that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness—you know you say things are “much of a muchness” --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/8/141/) [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 VII. A Mad Tea-Party](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/8/) / 141 # Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VII. A Mad Tea-Party, sentence 141 The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: “—that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness—you know you say things are “much of a muchness”—did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?” **Who acts:** Dormouse, Hatter, M, that, you, muchness · **What happens:** close, go off, pinch, wake up, go on, begin · **To what, where:** eyes, doze, memory, M, things, thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll, Chapter VII. A Mad Tea-Party. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Dormouse, Hatter, M, that), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg11:8:141 # text = The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: “—that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness—you know you say things are “much of a muchness”—did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?” 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Dormouse Dormouse PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 9 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 14 off off ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ 15 into into ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 doze doze NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 19 but but CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 on on SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 22 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 aux:pass _ _ 23 pinched pinch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 24 by by ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 Hatter Hatter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 woke wake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 advcl _ _ 30 up up ADP RP _ 29 compound:prt _ _ 31 again again ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 32 with with ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 shriek shriek NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 39 on on ADP RP _ 38 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 40 : : PUNCT : _ 44 punct _ _ 41 “ " PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 — - PUNCT : _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 44 nsubj _ _ 44 begins begin VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 parataxis _ _ 45 with with ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 M M NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 49 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP 53 case _ _ 50 as as ADP IN _ 49 fixed _ _ 51 mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 52 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 traps trap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 moon moon NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 memory memory NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 63 muchness muchness NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 — - PUNCT : _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 66 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 67 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 68 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 66 ccomp _ _ 69 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 obj _ _ 70 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 72 cop _ _ 71 “ " PUNCT `` _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 72 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 73 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 74 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 muchness muchness NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 ” " PUNCT '' _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 — - PUNCT : _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 aux _ _ 79 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 80 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 81 advmod _ _ 81 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 82 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 84 det:predet _ _ 83 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 obj _ _ 85 as as ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 86 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 87 drawing drawing NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 obl _ _ 88 of of ADP IN _ 90 case _ _ 89 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 90 det _ _ 90 muchness muchness NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 91 ? ? PUNCT . _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 92 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **close** | past · perfect | the Dormouse | M's eyes | | | time | | tree rules | | 2 | **go off** | past · progressive | the Dormouse *not said here* | | | a doze | | | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **pinch** | gerund · passive | the Hatter | | | | | | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **wake up** | past | M | memory | | | again | with a little shriek; muchness *obl* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with shriek=Instrument | | 5 | **go on** | past | M *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **begin** *in a quote* | present | that | a M | | | | the moon *obl* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent m=Eventuality | | 7 | **know** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | you | things | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic | | 9 | **is** | present | | | | | | of a muchness; much *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **see** *in a quote* | past · do-support | you | such thing | | | ever | as a drawing of a muchness | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus as drawing=Attribute | | 11 | **draw** *in a quote* | | a muchness | | | | | | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 140](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/8/140/) - next →: [sentence 142](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/8/142/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VII. A Mad Tea-Party](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11/8/)