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title: The Frog replied, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns, are not for… — Grimm's Fairy Stories · tree and pragmatics
description: The Frog replied, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns, are not for me; but if thou wilt love me, and let me be thy companion and playmate, and sit at thy table, and eat from thy little golden plate, and drink out of thy cup, and sleep in thy little bed,--if thou wilt promise me all these things, t
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# Grimm's Fairy Stories, The Frog Prince, sentence 14

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The Frog replied, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns, are not for me; but if thou wilt love me, and let me be thy companion and playmate, and sit at thy table, and eat from thy little golden plate, and drink out of thy cup, and sleep in thy little bed,--if thou wilt promise me all these things, then I will dive down and fetch up thy golden ball."

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**Who acts:** Frog, thou, companion · **What happens:** reply, not be, love, let, be, sit · **To what, where:** Dresses, Frog, table, little golden plate, cup, little bed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, The Frog Prince. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Frog, thou, companion), 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:pg11027:21:14
# text = The Frog replied, "Dresses, or jewels, or golden crowns, are not for me; but if thou wilt love me, and let me be thy companion and playmate, and sit at thy table, and eat from thy little golden plate, and drink out of thy cup, and sleep in thy little bed,--if thou wilt promise me all these things, then I will dive down and fetch up thy golden ball."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	nsubj	_	_
23	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
25	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	conj	_	_
29	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	xcomp	_	_
31	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	playmate	playmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
37	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
38	at	at	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	conj	_	_
44	from	from	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
45	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	48	nmod:poss	_	_
46	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
47	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
48	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	43	conj	_	_
52	out	out	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
53	of	of	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
54	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	55	nmod:poss	_	_
55	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
58	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	_
59	in	in	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
60	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	62	nmod:poss	_	_
61	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
66	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	68	nsubj	_	_
67	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	promise	promise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	conj	_	_
69	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	68	obj	_	_
70	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	72	det:predet	_	_
71	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	72	det	_	_
72	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
74	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	77	advmod	_	_
75	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	parataxis	_	_
78	down	down	ADV	RB	_	77	advmod	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	fetch	fetch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	77	conj	_	_
81	up	up	ADP	RP	_	80	compound:prt	_	_
82	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	84	nmod:poss	_	_
83	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
84	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the Frog | Dresses or jewels or golden crowns |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | for the Frog *= frog* | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | future | thou | the Frog *= frog* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |
| 4 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* | the Frog *= frog* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** *in a quote* | infinitive | thy companion and playmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **sit** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  | thy table |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location |
| 7 | **eat** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  | thy little golden plate |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from plate=Source |
| 8 | **drink out** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | thy cup |  | thy little bed |  | sleep *obl* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |
| 9 | **promise** *speech: promise* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | future | thou | all things | the Frog *= frog* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent i=Goal thing=Theme |
| 10 | **dive down** *in a quote* | future | the Frog *= frog* |  |  |  | then | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 11 | **fetch up** *in a quote* | present | the Frog *= frog* *not said here* | thy golden ball |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

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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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