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title: After my death you must show him all the chambers, halls, and vaults… — Grimm's Fairy Stories · tree and pragmatics
description: After my death you must show him all the chambers, halls, and vaults in the castle, and all the treasures which are in them; but the last room in the long corridor you must not show him, for in it hangs the portrait of the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace; if he sees her picture, he will co
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# Grimm's Fairy Stories, Faithful John, sentence 7

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After my death you must show him all the chambers, halls, and vaults in the castle, and all the treasures which are in them; but the last room in the long corridor you must not show him, for in it hangs the portrait of the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace; if he sees her picture, he will conceive a great love for her, and will fall down in a swoon, and on her account undergo great perils, therefore you must keep him away."

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**Who acts:** you, treasures, last room, King, my, her · **What happens:** show, be, not show, hang, see, conceive · **To what, where:** chambers, King, portrait, room, picture, great love

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This is a sentence of «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Faithful John. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, treasures, last room, King), 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:pg11027:16:7
# text = After my death you must show him all the chambers, halls, and vaults in the castle, and all the treasures which are in them; but the last room in the long corridor you must not show him, for in it hangs the portrait of the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace; if he sees her picture, he will conceive a great love for her, and will fall down in a swoon, and on her account undergo great perils, therefore you must keep him away."
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	halls	hall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	vaults	vault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	23	det:predet	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
25	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
29	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nsubj	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	_
37	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
38	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
39	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	40	advmod	_	_
40	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
41	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
43	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	46	mark	_	_
44	in	in	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
45	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obl	_	_
46	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obj	_	_
49	of	of	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nmod	_	_
52	of	of	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	51	nmod	_	_
55	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
57	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	62	punct	_	_
60	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	62	mark	_	_
61	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
63	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	64	nmod:poss	_	_
64	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
67	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	conceive	conceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
69	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
70	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obj	_	_
72	for	for	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
76	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
78	down	down	ADV	RB	_	77	advmod	_	_
79	in	in	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
80	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
81	swoon	swoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
84	on	on	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	86	nmod:poss	_	_
86	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	_
87	undergo	undergo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
88	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	amod	_	_
89	perils	peril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
91	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	94	advmod	_	_
92	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	94	nsubj	_	_
93	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	94	aux	_	_
94	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	87	conj	_	_
95	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	obj	_	_
96	away	away	ADV	RB	_	94	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | must | you | all chambers and halls and vaults in the castle | King |  | after my death |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chamber=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | all treasures |  |  |  |  | in treasures *= treasure* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **show** | must | the last room in the long corridor |  | King |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 4 | **hang** | present | the last room in the long corridor *not said here* | the portrait of the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace |  | room |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent portrait=Theme in it=Destination |
| 5 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | King | her picture |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |
| 6 | **conceive** | future | King | a great love |  |  |  | for her *= she* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Theme |
| 7 | **fall down** | future | you *not said here* |  |  | a swoon |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in swoon=Location |
| 8 | **undergo** | infinitive | you *not said here* | great perils |  | her account |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **keep away** | must | you | King |  |  |  | away, therefore *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 10 | **die** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 11 | **portray** |  |  | the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace |  |  |  |  | nom portrait «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 12 | **account** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:** «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 11027 (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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