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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (shepherd, princess), 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:pg14241:33:144 # text = He replied, "Mayhap I may, when I have baited my hook;" and after a little while he brought out another, which was finer than the first, and the princess was so delighted that she gave him leave to go to sleep, and promised to excuse him to her father. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Mayhap Mayhap PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 12 advmod _ _ 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 baited bait VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 acl:relcl _ _ 13 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 hook hook NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 18 after after ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 24 out out ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 25 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 29 nsubj _ _ 28 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 29 finer fine ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 25 acl _ _ 30 than than ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nsubj _ _ 37 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 38 so so ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 39 delighted delighted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 conj _ _ 40 that that SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 41 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 advcl _ _ 43 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 iobj _ _ 44 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 46 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 xcomp _ _ 47 to to ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 52 to to PART TO _ 53 mark _ _ 53 excuse excuse VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 xcomp _ _ 54 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 obj _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | shepherd | Mayhap | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **bait** *in a quote* | present · perfect | shepherd | my hook | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent hook=Destination | | 3 | **bring out** | past | shepherd | another | | | while | out *property* | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent another=Patient | | 4 | **is** | past | | | | | | than the first; fine *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **is** | past | the princess | | | | | delighted *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **give** | past | Princess | | shepherd | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **leave** | infinitive | Princess *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **go** | to-infinitive | Princess *not said here* | | | sleep | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sleep=Initial\_Location | | 9 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | shepherd *not said here* | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **excuse** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | shepherd *not said here* | shepherd | | | | to pond's father | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | 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 143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/33/143/) - next →: [sentence 145](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/33/145/) - ↑ back to [More English Fairy Tales, part 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg14241/33/)