--- title: From the accounts afterwards supplied by such of the scouts as escap… — Peter Pan · tree and pragmatics description: From the accounts afterwards supplied by such of the scouts as escaped the carnage, he does not seem even to have paused at the rising ground, though it is certain that in that grey light he must have seen it: no thought of waiting to be attacked appears from first to last to have visited his subtle --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/13/18/) [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/) / [Peter Pan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/) / [Chapter XII. THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/13/) / 18 # Peter Pan, Chapter XII. THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF, sentence 18 From the accounts afterwards supplied by such of the scouts as escaped the carnage, he does not seem even to have paused at the rising ground, though it is certain that in that grey light he must have seen it: no thought of waiting to be attacked appears from first to last to have visited his subtle mind; he would not even hold off till the night was nearly spent; on he pounded with no policy but to fall to. **Who acts:** Hook, carnage, thought · **What happens:** supply, escape, not seem, pause, rise, be · **To what, where:** accounts, carnage, rising ground, grey light, subtle mind This is a sentence of «Peter Pan» by J. M. Barrie, Chapter XII. THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Hook, carnage, thought), 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:pg16:13:18 # text = From the accounts afterwards supplied by such of the scouts as escaped the carnage, he does not seem even to have paused at the rising ground, though it is certain that in that grey light he must have seen it: no thought of waiting to be attacked appears from first to last to have visited his subtle mind; he would not even hold off till the night was nearly spent; on he pounded with no policy but to fall to. 1 From from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 accounts account NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obl _ _ 4 afterwards afterwards ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 supplied supply VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 scouts scout NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 11 as as ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 escaped escape VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 carnage carnage NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 17 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 seem seem VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 20 even even ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 22 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 23 aux _ _ 23 paused pause VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 xcomp _ _ 24 at at ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 rising rise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 27 amod _ _ 27 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 though though SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 30 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 32 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 conj _ _ 33 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 det _ _ 36 grey grey ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 39 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 40 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 41 aux _ _ 41 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 32 advcl _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 : : PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 44 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 45 det _ _ 45 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 46 of of SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 47 waiting wait VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 45 acl _ _ 48 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 49 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 50 aux:pass _ _ 50 attacked attack VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 advcl _ _ 51 appears appear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 52 from from ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 51 obl _ _ 54 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 55 last last VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 xcomp _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 58 mark _ _ 57 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 58 aux _ _ 58 visited visit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 55 advcl _ _ 59 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 61 nmod:poss _ _ 60 subtle subtle ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ; ; PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 64 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 65 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 67 advmod _ _ 66 even even ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ _ 67 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 68 off off ADP RP _ 67 compound:prt _ _ 69 till till SCONJ IN _ 74 mark _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl:unmarked _ _ 72 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 aux:pass _ _ 73 nearly nearly ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 74 spent spend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 67 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 ; ; PUNCT : _ 78 punct _ _ 76 on on SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 77 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 78 pounded pound VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ _ 79 with with ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 80 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 81 det _ _ 81 policy policy NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ _ 82 but but CCONJ CC _ 84 cc _ _ 83 to to PART TO _ 84 mark _ _ 84 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 conj _ _ 85 to to ADP IN _ 84 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **supply** | participle | | the accounts *not said here* | | | | by the such scouts; afterwards *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **escape** | past | | the carnage | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme carnage=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **not** **seem** | present · do-support | Hook | | | the accounts | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 4 | **pause** | to-infinitive · perfect | Hook *not said here* | | | the rising ground | | | vn linger-53.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at ground=Location | | 5 | **rise** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | present | carnage | | | | | certain *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **see** | must · perfect | Hook | carnage | | that grey light | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 8 | **wait** | gerund | no thought *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **attack** | to-infinitive · passive | no thought *not said here* | | | | | | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V» | | 10 | **appear** | present | no thought | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 11 | **last** | to-infinitive | no thought *not said here* | | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **visit** | to-infinitive · perfect | no thought *not said here* | Hook's subtle mind | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Co-Agent | | 13 | **not** **hold off** | would | Hook | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 14 | **spend** | past · passive | Hook *not said here* | | | | night | nearly *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP» | | 15 | **pound** | past | Hook | | | | | with no policy | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with policy=Instrument | | 16 | **fall** | to-infinitive | Hook *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 17 | **mind** | | Hook | | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=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:** «Peter Pan» by J. M. Barrie, Project Gutenberg book 16 (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 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/13/17/) - next →: [sentence 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/13/19/) - ↑ back to [Chapter XII. THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/13/)