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title: But when the gooseherd had listened to her story, he bade her cheer… — More English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: But when the gooseherd had listened to her story, he bade her cheer up, and proposed that they should go together into the town to see the King, and all the fine things; and when she looked sorrowfully down at her rags and bare feet, he played a note or two upon his pipe, so gay and merry, that she 
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# More English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, part 6, sentence 101

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But when the gooseherd had listened to her story, he bade her cheer up, and proposed that they should go together into the town to see the King, and all the fine things; and when she looked sorrowfully down at her rags and bare feet, he played a note or two upon his pipe, so gay and merry, that she forgot all about her tears and her troubles, and before she well knew, the herdboy had taken her by the hand, and she, and he, and the geese before them, were dancing down the road towards the town.

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**Who acts:** king, Tattercoats, gooseherd, hand, geese · **What happens:** listen, bade, cheer up, propose, go together, see · **To what, where:** gooseherd, fine things, town, King, note, tears

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This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, part 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (king, Tattercoats, gooseherd, hand), 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:pg14241:20:101
# text = But when the gooseherd had listened to her story, he bade her cheer up, and proposed that they should go together into the town to see the King, and all the fine things; and when she looked sorrowfully down at her rags and bare feet, he played a note or two upon his pipe, so gay and merry, that she forgot all about her tears and her troubles, and before she well knew, the herdboy had taken her by the hand, and she, and he, and the geese before them, were dancing down the road towards the town.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gooseherd	gooseherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	listened	listen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	bade	bade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	cheer	cheer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	proposed	propose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
23	together	together	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	into	into	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
33	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	36	det:predet	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
39	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	41	advmod	_	_
40	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
41	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	advcl	_	_
42	sorrowfully	sorrowfully	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	_
43	down	down	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
44	at	at	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	obl	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
48	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
51	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
53	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
55	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
56	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	54	conj	_	_
57	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
61	so	so	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
62	gay	gay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
64	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
66	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
67	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
68	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	parataxis	_	_
69	all	all	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
70	about	about	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
71	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	72	nmod:poss	_	_
72	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	obj	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
74	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	75	nmod:poss	_	_
75	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
78	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
79	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
80	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	81	advmod	_	_
81	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	herdboy	herdboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	nsubj:pass	_	_
85	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	aux	_	_
86	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	68	conj	_	_
87	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	86	obj	_	_
88	by	by	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
93	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	96	cc	_	_
96	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
98	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	105	cc	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	100	det	_	_
100	geese	goose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	105	nsubj	_	_
101	before	before	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
102	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	100	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	_
104	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	105	aux	_	_
105	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	96	conj	_	_
106	down	down	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
107	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
108	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	obl	_	_
109	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	111	case	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past · perfect · passive |  | the gooseherd |  |  |  | to gooseherd's story | tree rules |
| 2 | **bade** | past | king | gooseherd |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cheer up** | infinitive | king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **propose** | past | king *not said here* | all fine things |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **go together** | should | Tattercoats *= tattercoat* |  |  | the town |  | together *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into town=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **see** | to-infinitive | Tattercoats *= tattercoat* *not said here* | the King |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer king=Stimulus |
| 7 | **look** | past | gooseherd |  |  |  |  | at gooseherd's rags and bare feet; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at rag=Theme |
| 8 | **play** | past | king | a note |  |  |  | upon king's pipe | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |
| 9 | **forget** | past | gooseherd | gooseherd's tears and gooseherd's troubles |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **know** | past | gooseherd |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 11 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | the hand | the herdboy |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument subject=Theme she=Destination |
| 12 | **dance** | past · progressive | the geese before Tattercoats |  |  | the road |  | towards the town | vn waltz-51.5 «NP V PP.trajectory PP.goal»: agent=Theme down road=Trajectory |
| 13 | **trouble** |  | gooseherd |  |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition 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:** «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.

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