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title: Then they went nigher, and took hold of the big stone, and shoved it… — More English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then they went nigher, and took hold of the big stone, and shoved it up, and afterwards they said that for one tiddy minute they saw a strange and beautiful face looking up at them glad-like out of the black water; but the Light came so quick and so white and shining, that they stept back mazed with
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# More English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, part 11, sentence 5

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Then they went nigher, and took hold of the big stone, and shoved it up, and afterwards they said that for one tiddy minute they saw a strange and beautiful face looking up at them glad-like out of the black water; but the Light came so quick and so white and shining, that they stept back mazed with it, and the very next minute, when they could see again, there was the full Moon in the sky, bright and beautiful and kind as ever, shining and smiling down at them, and making the bogs and the paths as clear as day, and stealing into the very corners, as though she'd have driven the darkness and the Bogles clean away if she could.

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**Who acts:** darklings, strange face, Light, Moon, Bogles · **What happens:** go, take, shove up, say, see, look up · **To what, where:** hold, strange face, sky, bogs, corners, darkness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, part 11. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (darklings, strange face, Light, Moon), 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:pg14241:25:5
# text = Then they went nigher, and took hold of the big stone, and shoved it up, and afterwards they said that for one tiddy minute they saw a strange and beautiful face looking up at them glad-like out of the black water; but the Light came so quick and so white and shining, that they stept back mazed with it, and the very next minute, when they could see again, there was the full Moon in the sky, bright and beautiful and kind as ever, shining and smiling down at them, and making the bogs and the paths as clear as day, and stealing into the very corners, as though she'd have driven the darkness and the Bogles clean away if she could.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nigher	nigh	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shoved	shove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
26	tiddy	tiddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
31	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	conj	_	_
34	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
35	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	34	acl	_	_
36	up	up	ADP	RP	_	35	compound:prt	_	_
37	at	at	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obl	_	_
39	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	conj	_	_
42	out	out	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
45	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	51	punct	_	_
48	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	nsubj	_	_
51	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
52	so	so	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	_
53	quick	quick	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
55	so	so	ADV	RB	_	56	advmod	_	_
56	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	conj	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
58	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
60	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	62	mark	_	_
61	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	stept	stept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	conj	_	_
63	back	back	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
64	mazed	maze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	62	xcomp	_	_
65	with	with	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
68	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
70	very	very	ADV	RB	_	71	advmod	_	_
71	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
74	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	77	advmod	_	_
75	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	87	nsubj	_	_
78	again	again	ADV	RB	_	77	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
80	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	81	expl	_	_
81	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	cop	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
83	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
84	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	81	nsubj	_	_
85	in	in	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
89	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
91	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	conj	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
93	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	conj	_	_
94	as	as	ADP	IN	_	95	case	_	_
95	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	93	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
97	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	89	conj	_	_
98	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
99	smiling	smile	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	97	conj	_	_
100	down	down	ADV	RB	_	99	advmod	_	_
101	at	at	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
102	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
104	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	105	cc	_	_
105	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	97	conj	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	107	det	_	_
107	bogs	bog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	105	obj	_	_
108	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	110	cc	_	_
109	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	110	det	_	_
110	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	107	conj	_	_
111	as	as	ADV	RB	_	112	advmod	_	_
112	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	xcomp	_	_
113	as	as	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
114	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	117	punct	_	_
116	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	117	cc	_	_
117	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	97	conj	_	_
118	into	into	ADP	IN	_	121	case	_	_
119	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	121	det	_	_
120	very	very	ADV	RB	_	121	advmod	_	_
121	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	117	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	128	punct	_	_
123	as	as	ADV	RB	_	128	advmod	_	_
124	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	128	mark	_	_
125	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	128	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	128	aux	_	_
127	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	128	aux	_	_
128	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	117	parataxis	_	_
129	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	130	det	_	_
130	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	128	obj	_	_
131	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	134	cc	_	_
132	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	133	det	_	_
133	Bogles	Bogle	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	134	nsubj	_	_
134	clean	clean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	128	conj	_	_
135	away	away	ADV	RB	_	134	advmod	_	_
136	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	138	mark	_	_
137	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	138	nsubj	_	_
138	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	134	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
139	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | darklings *= darkling* |  |  |  | then | nigh *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | past | darklings *= darkling* *not said here* | hold of the big stone |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme |
| 3 | **shove up** | past | darklings *= darkling* *not said here* | hold |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | darklings *= darkling* |  |  |  |  | afterwards *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **see** | past | darklings *= darkling* | a strange face |  |  | minute |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus |
| 6 | **look up** | gerund | a strange face *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at darklings *= darkling*; glad *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme |
| 7 | **come** | past | the Light |  |  |  | minute | quick *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **shine** | gerund | the Light *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **stept back** | past | darklings *= darkling* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **maze** | participle | darklings *= darkling* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with light | tree rules |
| 11 | **see** | could | darklings *= darkling* |  |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 12 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the sky |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 14 | **smile down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at darklings *= darkling*; down *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **make** | gerund |  | the bogs and the paths |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bog=Product |
| 16 | **steal** | gerund |  |  |  | the corners |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 17 | **drive** | would · perfect | Moon | the darkness |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent darkness=Theme |
| 18 | **clean away** | present | the Bogles |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 19 | **hold** |  |  | the big stone |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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