--- title: "Mind that now, great lump that thou be," he went on, calming down a… — More English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: "Mind that now, great lump that thou be," he went on, calming down a bit, "and if ever thou need'st help, or get'st into trouble, call on me and just say, 'Yallery Brown, come from the mools, I want thee!' and I'll be wi' thee at once; and now," says he, picking a dandelion puff, "good-night to thee --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/17/80/) [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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/17/) / 80 # More English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, part 3, sentence 80 "Mind that now, great lump that thou be," he went on, calming down a bit, "and if ever thou need'st help, or get'st into trouble, call on me and just say, 'Yallery Brown, come from the mools, I want thee!' and I'll be wi' thee at once; and now," says he, picking a dandelion puff, "good-night to thee," and he blowed it up, and it all came into Tom's eyne and ears. **Who acts:** Mind, great lump, thou, I, body · **What happens:** lump, be, calm down, help, call, say · **To what, where:** bit, Yallery Brown, mools, thee, body, dandelion puff · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mind, great lump, thou, I), 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:pg14241:17:80 # text = "Mind that now, great lump that thou be," he went on, calming down a bit, "and if ever thou need'st help, or get'st into trouble, call on me and just say, 'Yallery Brown, come from the mools, I want thee!' and I'll be wi' thee at once; and now," says he, picking a dandelion puff, "good-night to thee," and he blowed it up, and it all came into Tom's eyne and ears. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 4 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 lump lump NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 acl:relcl _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 9 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 14 nsubj _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 14 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 15 on on ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 calming calm VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 18 down down ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 22 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 24 if if SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 25 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 28 advcl _ _ 26 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 28 nsubj _ _ 27 need'st need' ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 28 amod _ _ 28 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 or or CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 get'st get'st NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ _ 32 into into ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 call call VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ _ 36 on on ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 35 obl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 just just ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 35 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 Yallery Yallery PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 compound _ _ 44 Brown Brown PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 parataxis _ _ 47 from from ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 mools mool NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 parataxis _ _ 53 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ! ! PUNCT . _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 52 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 57 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 58 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 59 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 60 cop _ _ 60 wi wi ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 60 punct _ _ 62 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 60 nsubj _ _ 63 at at ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 60 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 ; ; PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 67 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 70 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 " " PUNCT '' _ 70 punct _ _ 70 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 71 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 73 picking pick VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 70 advcl _ _ 74 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 75 dandelion dandelion NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 compound _ _ 76 puff puff NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 78 " " PUNCT `` _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 80 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 81 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ _ 82 to to ADP TO _ 83 case _ _ 83 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 81 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 85 " " PUNCT '' _ 73 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 88 cc _ _ 87 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 nsubj _ _ 88 blowed blowe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 73 conj _ _ 89 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 obj _ _ 90 up up ADP RP _ 88 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 91 , , PUNCT , _ 95 punct _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 95 cc _ _ 93 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 95 nsubj _ _ 94 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 93 det _ _ 95 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 conj _ _ 96 into into ADP IN _ 99 case _ _ 97 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 99 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 98 's 's PART POS _ 97 case _ _ 99 eyne eyne NOUN NN Number=Sing 95 obl _ _ 100 and and CCONJ CC _ 101 cc _ _ 101 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 99 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 102 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lump** *in a quote* | | Mind | | | | now | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | infinitive | great lump | | | | | go *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **calm down** | gerund | great lump *not said here* | a bit | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **help** *in a quote* | | thou | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **call** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | on me | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | Yallery Brown | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent brown=Topic | | 7 | **come** *in a quote* | present | | | | the mools | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from mool=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **want** *in a quote* | present | I | thee | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thou=Theme | | 9 | **is** *in a quote* | future | I | | | | | wi *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **say** *speech: express* | present | | body | | | now | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic | | 11 | **pick** | gerund | | a dandelion puff | | | night | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puff=Patient | | 12 | **blowe up** | past | body | puff | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **come** | past | Mind | | | Tom's eyne and ears | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into eyne=Initial\_Location | 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 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/17/79/) - next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/17/81/) - ↑ back to [More English Fairy Tales, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/17/)