--- title: There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card,… — Peter Pan · tree and pragmatics description: There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card, and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in the offing, and savages and lonely lairs --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/64/) [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 I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/) / 64 # Peter Pan, Chapter I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH, sentence 64 There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card, and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in the offing, and savages and lonely lairs, and gnomes who are mostly tailors, and caves through which a river runs, and princes with six elder brothers, and a hut fast going to decay, and one very small old lady with a hooked nose. **Who acts:** zigzag lines, these, Neverland, gnomes, river, hut · **What happens:** be, astonish, look, run, go, decay · **To what, where:** map, roads, island, craft, offing, tailors This is a sentence of «Peter Pan» by J. M. Barrie, Chapter I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (zigzag lines, these, Neverland, gnomes), 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:pg16:2:64 # text = There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card, and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in the offing, and savages and lonely lairs, and gnomes who are mostly tailors, and caves through which a river runs, and princes with six elder brothers, and a hut fast going to decay, and one very small old lady with a hooked nose. 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 2 expl _ _ 2 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 zigzag zigzag ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 lines line NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 like like ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 temperature temperature NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 12 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 card card NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 17 these this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 20 nsubj _ _ 18 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 19 probably probably ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 25 for for ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 Neverland Neverland PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 28 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 29 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 34 advmod _ _ 30 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 34 advmod _ _ 31 or or CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 30 conj _ _ 33 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 with with ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 astonishing astonish VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 38 amod _ _ 38 splashes splash NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 conj _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 colour colour NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 38 advmod _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 46 coral coral NOUN NN _ 47 compound _ _ 47 reefs reef NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 parataxis _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 49 rakish rakish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 50 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 conj _ _ 52 craft craft NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 53 in in ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 offing offing NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 58 savages savage NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 conj _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 60 lonely lonely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 lairs lair NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 64 gnomes gnome NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 conj _ _ 65 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 68 nsubj _ _ 66 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 68 cop _ _ 67 mostly mostly ADV RB _ 68 advmod _ _ 68 tailors tailor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 64 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 71 caves cave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 appos _ _ 72 through through ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 73 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 76 obl _ _ 74 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 nsubj _ _ 76 runs run VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 79 cc _ _ 79 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 conj _ _ 80 with with ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 81 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 83 nummod _ _ 82 elder elder ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 amod _ _ 83 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 79 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 85 and and CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ _ 86 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 87 hut hut NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 88 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 89 advmod _ _ 89 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 87 acl _ _ 90 to to PART TO _ 91 mark _ _ 91 decay decay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 89 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 98 punct _ _ 93 and and CCONJ CC _ 98 cc _ _ 94 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 98 nummod _ _ 95 very very ADV RB _ 96 advmod _ _ 96 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 98 amod _ _ 97 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 98 amod _ _ 98 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 conj _ _ 99 with with ADP IN _ 102 case _ _ 100 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 102 det _ _ 101 hooked hook VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 102 amod _ _ 102 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 98 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 103 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **does** | present | zigzag lines | | | map; there | | like your temperature on a card | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on it=Location | | 2 | **is a** | present | these | roads | | the island | | probably *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | present | the Neverland | | | | | for a island and astonishing splashes of colour; always *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **astonish** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **look** | gerund | zigzag lines *not said here* | craft | | the offing | | | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme craft=Attribute | | 6 | **is a** | present | gnomes and tailors and princes with six elder brothers and a hut and one small old lady with a hooked nose | tailors and princes with six elder brothers and a hut and one small old lady with a hooked nose | | | | mostly *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **run** | present | a river | | | caves | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through which=Trajectory | | 8 | **go** | gerund | a hut and one small old lady with a hooked nose *not said here* | | | | | fast *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 9 | **decay** | to-infinitive | a hut and one small old lady with a hooked nose *not said here* | | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 10 | **hook** | participle | | | | | | | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **splash** | | colour | | | | | | nom splash «event intransitive»: of=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 63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/63/) - next →: [sentence 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/65/) - ↑ back to [Chapter I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/)