--- title: Then in came a big giant five times as tall as he, and the giant loo… — More English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Then in came a big giant five times as tall as he, and the giant looked round but did not see the lad, so he went to the window and bowed to look out; and as he bowed on his elbows to see the bogles in the yard, the lad stepped behind him, and with one blow of his sword he cut him in twain, so that --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/9/) [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/) / [More English Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/) / [More English Fairy Tales, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/) / 9 # More English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, part 2, sentence 9 Then in came a big giant five times as tall as he, and the giant looked round but did not see the lad, so he went to the window and bowed to look out; and as he bowed on his elbows to see the bogles in the yard, the lad stepped behind him, and with one blow of his sword he cut him in twain, so that the top part of him fell in the yard, and the bottom part stood looking out of the window. **Who acts:** big giant, giant, lad, top part, bottom part, sword · **What happens:** come, look, not see, go, bow, look out · **To what, where:** lad, window, elbows, bogles, giant, twain This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (big giant, giant, lad, top part), 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:pg14241:16:9 # text = Then in came a big giant five times as tall as he, and the giant looked round but did not see the lad, so he went to the window and bowed to look out; and as he bowed on his elbows to see the bogles in the yard, the lad stepped behind him, and with one blow of his sword he cut him in twain, so that the top part of him fell in the yard, and the bottom part stood looking out of the window. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 7 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl:unmarked _ _ 9 as as ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 tall tall ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 18 round round ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 xcomp _ _ 19 but but CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 20 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 22 advmod _ _ 22 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 conj _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 so so ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 29 to to ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 33 bowed bow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 28 conj _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 xcomp _ _ 36 out out ADP RP _ 35 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ; ; PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 39 as as SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 40 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 bowed bow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 42 on on ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 elbows elbow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obl _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 46 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 advcl _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 bogles bogle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obj _ _ 49 in in ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 yard yard NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 55 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 parataxis _ _ 56 behind behind ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 60 with with ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 62 nummod _ _ 62 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ _ 63 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 65 nmod:poss _ _ 65 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nmod _ _ 66 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 67 cut cut VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 68 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 obj _ _ 69 in in ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 70 twain twain NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 72 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 79 mark _ _ 73 that that SCONJ IN _ 72 fixed _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 75 top top ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 amod _ _ 76 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 nsubj _ _ 77 of of ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 78 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nmod _ _ 79 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ _ 80 in in ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 81 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 82 yard yard NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 88 cc _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 86 bottom bottom ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 87 amod _ _ 87 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 nsubj _ _ 88 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 89 looking look VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 88 xcomp _ _ 90 out out ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 91 of of ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 92 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 93 det _ _ 93 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 94 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | a big giant | | | | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **look** | past | the giant | | | | | round *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | the giant *not said here* | the lad | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lad=Stimulus | | 4 | **go** | past | giant | | | the window | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to window=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **bow** | participle | giant *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **look out** | to-infinitive | giant *not said here* | | | | | | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **bow** | past | giant | | | mouse's elbows | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on elbow=Location | | 8 | **see** | to-infinitive | giant *not said here* | the bogles | | | | in the yard | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bogle=Stimulus | | 9 | **step** | past | the lad | | | | | behind mouse | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind he=Trajectory | | 10 | **cut** | past | lad | giant | | twain | | with one blow of mouse's sword | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient with blow=Instrument | | 11 | **fall** | past | the top part of mouse | | | | | in the yard | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in yard=Location | | 12 | **stand** | past | the bottom part | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 13 | **look out** | gerund | the bottom part *not said here* | the window | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **blow** | | mouse's sword | | | | | | nom blow «act 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:** «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 14241 (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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/10/) - ↑ back to [More English Fairy Tales, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/16/)