--- title: It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first da… — Peter Pan · tree and pragmatics description: It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first day at school, religion, fathers, the round pond, needle-work, murders, hangings, verbs that take the dative, chocolate pudding day, getting into braces, say ninety-nine, three-pence for pulling out your tooth yourself, and so on, and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/65/) [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/) / 65 # Peter Pan, Chapter I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH, sentence 65 It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first day at school, religion, fathers, the round pond, needle-work, murders, hangings, verbs that take the dative, chocolate pudding day, getting into braces, say ninety-nine, three-pence for pulling out your tooth yourself, and so on, and either these are part of the island or they are another map showing through, and it is all rather confusing, especially as nothing will stand still. **Who acts:** river, first day, verbs, murders, three pence, parts · **What happens:** be, take, get, say, pull out, show · **To what, where:** easy map, dative, braces, tooth, part, map · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (river, first day, verbs, murders), 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:pg16:2:65 # text = It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first day at school, religion, fathers, the round pond, needle-work, murders, hangings, verbs that take the dative, chocolate pudding day, getting into braces, say ninety-nine, three-pence for pulling out your tooth yourself, and so on, and either these are part of the island or they are another map showing through, and it is all rather confusing, especially as nothing will stand still. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 4 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 map map NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 parataxis _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 8 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 nsubj _ _ 9 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 14 expl _ _ 14 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 15 also also ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 17 amod _ _ 17 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 18 at at ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 religion religion NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 fathers father NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 round round ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 pond pond NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 needle needle NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 30 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 murders murder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 hangings hanging NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 37 verbs verb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 conj _ _ 38 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 39 take take VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 dative dative NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 chocolate chocolate NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 compound _ _ 44 pudding pudding NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 compound _ _ 45 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 47 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 33 acl _ _ 48 into into ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 braces brace NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 51 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 52 ninety ninety NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 54 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 56 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 58 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 pence pence NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 conj _ _ 59 for for SCONJ IN _ 60 mark _ _ 60 pulling pull VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 58 acl _ _ 61 out out ADP RP _ 60 compound:prt _ _ 62 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 63 nmod:poss _ _ 63 tooth tooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 64 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 63 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 67 so so ADV RB _ 68 advmod _ _ 68 on on ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 71 either either CCONJ CC _ 74 cc:preconj _ _ 72 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 74 det _ _ 73 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 74 cop _ _ 74 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 parataxis _ _ 75 of of ADP IN _ 77 case _ _ 76 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 77 det _ _ 77 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 nmod _ _ 78 or or CCONJ CC _ 82 cc _ _ 79 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 80 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 82 cop _ _ 81 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 82 det _ _ 82 map map NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 conj _ _ 83 showing show VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 82 acl _ _ 84 through through ADV RB _ 83 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 91 cc _ _ 87 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 91 nsubj _ _ 88 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 91 cop _ _ 89 all all ADV RB _ 91 advmod _ _ 90 rather rather ADV RB _ 91 advmod _ _ 91 confusing confusing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 97 punct _ _ 93 especially especially ADV RB _ 97 advmod _ _ 94 as as SCONJ IN _ 97 mark _ _ 95 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 97 nsubj _ _ 96 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 97 aux _ _ 97 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 91 conj _ _ 98 still still ADV RB _ 97 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 51 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | would | river | a easy map | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **does** | present | first day at school and religion and fathers and the round pond needle work and murders and hangings and verbs and chocolate pudding day | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **take** | present | verbs | the dative | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dative=Theme | | 4 | **get** | gerund | murders and hangings and verbs and chocolate pudding day *not said here* | | | braces | | | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into brace=Destination | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **pull out** | gerund | three pence *not said here* | your tooth yourself | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **is a** | present | | this part | | | | of the island or another map | tree rules | | 8 | **is a** | present | parts *= part* | another map | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **show** | gerund | another map *not said here* | | | | | through *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **is** | present | river | | | | | all, confusing *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **stand** | future | nothing | | | | still | especially *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=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 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/64/) - next →: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/66/) - ↑ back to [Chapter I. PETER BREAKS THROUGH](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/2/)