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title: The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamin… — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · tree and pragmatics
description: The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with it
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# Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground, sentence 73

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The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it \_would\_ twist itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing: and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away: besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.

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**Who acts:** chief difficulty, difficulty, body, legs, flamingo, puzzled expression · **What happens:** find, manage, succeed, get, tuck away, hang down · **To what, where:** flamingo, arm, body, neck, blow, hedgehog · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll, Chapter VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (chief difficulty, difficulty, body, legs), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg11:9:73
# text = The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it _would_ twist itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing: and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away: besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	managing	manage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	tucked	tuck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
21	away	away	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	comfortably	comfortably	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	under	under	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
31	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	nsubj	_	_
33	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	_
34	down	down	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
36	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
37	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
39	just	just	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	_
40	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
41	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
42	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	aux	_	_
43	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
44	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
46	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	_
47	straightened	straighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	43	advcl	_	_
48	out	out	ADP	RP	_	47	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
51	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
52	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
53	to	to	PART	TO	_	54	mark	_	_
54	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	xcomp	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	obj	_	_
57	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	obj	_	_
59	with	with	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	61	nmod:poss	_	_
61	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
63	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
64	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	67	punct	_	_
67	twist	twist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
68	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	67	obj	_	_
69	round	round	ADV	RB	_	67	advmod	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	67	conj	_	_
72	up	up	ADP	RP	_	71	compound:prt	_	_
73	in	in	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
74	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	75	nmod:poss	_	_
75	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
77	with	with	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
78	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	81	det:predet	_	_
79	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
80	puzzled	puzzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	81	amod	_	_
81	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
82	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	86	mark	_	_
83	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	86	nsubj	_	_
84	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	86	aux	_	_
85	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	86	advmod	_	_
86	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	acl:relcl	_	_
87	bursting	burst	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	86	xcomp	_	_
88	out	out	ADP	RP	_	87	compound:prt	_	_
89	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	87	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	95	punct	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
92	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	95	advmod	_	_
93	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	95	nsubj	_	_
94	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	95	aux	_	_
95	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	67	parataxis	_	_
96	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	97	nmod:poss	_	_
97	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	_
98	down	down	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
101	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	102	aux	_	_
102	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	95	conj	_	_
103	to	to	PART	TO	_	104	mark	_	_
104	begin	begin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	102	xcomp	_	_
105	again	again	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
107	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	110	nsubj	_	_
108	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	110	aux	_	_
109	very	very	ADV	RB	_	110	advmod	_	_
110	provoking	provoke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	95	advcl	_	_
111	to	to	PART	TO	_	112	mark	_	_
112	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	110	advcl	_	_
113	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	117	mark	_	_
114	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	115	det	_	_
115	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	117	nsubj:pass	_	_
116	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	117	aux	_	_
117	unrolled	unroll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	112	ccomp	_	_
118	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	117	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	124	punct	_	_
120	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	124	cc	_	_
121	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	124	cop	_	_
122	in	in	ADP	IN	_	124	case	_	_
123	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	124	det	_	_
124	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
125	of	of	ADP	IN	_	126	case	_	_
126	crawling	crawling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	nmod	_	_
127	away	away	ADV	RB	_	124	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	134	punct	_	_
129	besides	besides	ADP	IN	_	131	case	_	_
130	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	131	det:predet	_	_
131	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	134	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	131	punct	_	_
133	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	134	expl	_	_
134	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
135	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	137	advmod	_	_
136	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	137	det	_	_
137	ridge	ridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	134	nsubj	_	_
138	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	139	cc	_	_
139	furrow	furrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	137	conj	_	_
140	in	in	ADP	IN	_	142	case	_	_
141	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	142	det	_	_
142	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	137	nmod	_	_
143	wherever	wherever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	145	advmod	_	_
144	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	145	nsubj	_	_
145	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	142	acl:relcl	_	_
146	to	to	PART	TO	_	147	mark	_	_
147	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	145	xcomp	_	_
148	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	149	det	_	_
149	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	147	obj	_	_
150	to	to	ADP	IN	_	147	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
151	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	176	punct	_	_
152	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	176	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
153	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	152	punct	_	_
154	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	162	mark	_	_
155	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	159	det	_	_
156	doubled	double	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	159	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
157	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	158	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
158	up	up	ADP	RP	_	156	compound:prt	_	_
159	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	162	nsubj	_	_
160	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	162	aux	_	_
161	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	162	advmod	_	_
162	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	176	advcl	_	_
163	up	up	ADP	RP	_	162	compound:prt	_	_
164	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	165	cc	_	_
165	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	162	conj	_	_
166	off	off	ADP	RP	_	165	compound:prt	_	_
167	to	to	ADP	IN	_	169	case	_	_
168	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	169	amod	_	_
169	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	165	obl	_	_
170	of	of	ADP	IN	_	172	case	_	_
171	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	172	det	_	_
172	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	169	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
173	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	162	punct	_	_
174	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	176	nsubj	_	_
175	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	176	advmod	_	_
176	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
177	to	to	ADP	IN	_	179	case	_	_
178	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	179	det	_	_
179	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	176	obl	_	_
180	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	186	mark	_	_
181	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	186	nsubj	_	_
182	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	186	cop	_	_
183	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	186	det	_	_
184	very	very	ADV	RB	_	185	advmod	_	_
185	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	186	amod	_	_
186	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	176	advcl	_	_
187	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	186	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
188	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the chief difficulty |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **manage** | past · progressive | the chief difficulty *not said here* | Alice's flamingo |  |  |  | first *property* | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flamingo=Theme |
| 3 | **succeed** | past | difficulty |  |  | Alice's arm |  | enough *property* | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **get** | gerund | difficulty *not said here* | flamingo's body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **tuck away** | participle | flamingo's body *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **hang down** | gerund | flamingo's legs |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **get** | past · perfect | difficulty | flamingo's neck |  |  |  | generally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neck=Stimulus |
| 8 | **straighten out** | participle | difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nicely *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 9 | **go** | past · progressive | the chief difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 10 | **give** | to-infinitive | the chief difficulty *not said here* | a blow | the hedgehog |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Recipient blow=Theme |
| 11 | **twist** | would | flamingo | flamingo |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme itself=Result |
| 12 | **look up** | infinitive | flamingo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with such puzzled expression; in Alice's face | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in face=Theme |
| 13 | **puzzle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 14 | **not** **help** | could | difficulty | such puzzled expression *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent expression=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 15 | **burst out** *not said to happen* | gerund | such puzzled expression *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **laugh** | gerund | such puzzled expression *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **get down** | past · perfect | difficulty | flamingo's head |  |  |  | down *property* | tree rules |
| 18 | **go** | past · progressive | difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 19 | **begin** | to-infinitive | difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 20 | **provoke** | past · progressive | flamingo |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
| 21 | **find** | to-infinitive | flamingo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 22 | **unroll** | past · perfect · passive |  | the hedgehog |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Patient itself=Result |
| 23 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the act |  | of crawling; away *property* | tree rules |
| 24 | **be** | past | a ridge in the way or furrow |  |  | there |  | besides this | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 25 | **want** | past | difficulty |  |  |  |  | wherever *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 26 | **send** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | difficulty *not said here* | the hedgehog |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Theme |
| 27 | **double up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 28 | **get up** | past · progressive | the doubled soldiers |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 29 | **walk off** | gerund | the doubled soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to other parts of the ground | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 30 | **come** | past | Alice |  |  | the conclusion |  | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to conclusion=Initial\_Location |
| 31 | **is a** | past | ground | a difficult game |  |  |  | indeed *property* | tree rules |

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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.

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**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.

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