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title: The bottle sealed with Solomon's seal had swollen to three times its… — The Book of Dragons · tree and pragmatics
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# The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon\], sentence 145

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The bottle sealed with Solomon's seal had swollen to three times its proper size and seemed to be nearly red hot, and the air got warmer and warmer and the bottle bigger and bigger, till all the junior secretaries agreed that the place was too hot to hold them, and out they went, tumbling over each other in their haste, and just as the last got out and locked the door the bottle burst, and out came the dragon, very fiery, and swelling more and more every minute, and he began to eat the sacks of gold and crunch up the pearls and diamonds and rubies as if they were sugar.

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**Who acts:** air, junior secretaries, place, woods, last, secretary · **What happens:** seal, swell, seem, be, get, agree · **To what, where:** bottle, woods, each, door, dragon, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Book of Dragons» by E. Nesbit, The Fiery Dragon\]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (air, junior secretaries, place, woods), 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:pg23661:13:145
# text = The bottle sealed with Solomon's seal had swollen to three times its proper size and seemed to be nearly red hot, and the air got warmer and warmer and the bottle bigger and bigger, till all the junior secretaries agreed that the place was too hot to hold them, and out they went, tumbling over each other in their haste, and just as the last got out and locked the door the bottle burst, and out came the dragon, very fiery, and swelling more and more every minute, and he began to eat the sacks of gold and crunch up the pearls and diamonds and rubies as if they were sugar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	swollen	swell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
20	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
28	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	27	xcomp	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	28	conj	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
34	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	28	conj	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
38	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
39	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	42	det:predet	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
41	junior	junior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	secretaries	secretary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nsubj	_	_
43	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
44	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	nsubj	_	_
47	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	cop	_	_
48	too	too	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	ccomp	_	_
50	to	to	PART	TO	_	51	mark	_	_
51	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	advcl	_	_
52	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
55	out	out	ADP	IN	_	57	mark	_	_
56	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
59	tumbling	tumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	57	advcl	_	_
60	over	over	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	59	obl	_	_
62	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	61	fixed	_	_
63	in	in	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	65	nmod:poss	_	_
65	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
68	just	just	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
69	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	72	mark	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
71	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	nsubj	_	_
72	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	parataxis	_	_
73	out	out	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	72	conj	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
79	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	compound	_	_
80	burst	burst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
82	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
83	out	out	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	very	very	ADV	RB	_	89	advmod	_	_
89	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
92	swelling	swell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	84	advcl	_	_
93	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	92	obj	_	_
94	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	97	cc	_	_
95	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	97	advmod	_	_
96	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	97	det	_	_
97	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
99	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
100	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nsubj	_	_
101	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
102	to	to	PART	TO	_	103	mark	_	_
103	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	101	xcomp	_	_
104	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
105	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	103	obj	_	_
106	of	of	ADP	IN	_	107	case	_	_
107	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	nmod	_	_
108	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
109	crunch	crunch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	103	conj	_	_
110	up	up	ADP	RP	_	109	compound:prt	_	_
111	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
112	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	obj	_	_
113	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	114	cc	_	_
114	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	conj	_	_
115	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	116	cc	_	_
116	rubies	ruby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	conj	_	_
117	as	as	ADP	IN	_	121	case	_	_
118	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	121	mark	_	_
119	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	nsubj	_	_
120	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	121	cop	_	_
121	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **seal** | participle |  | the bottle *not said here* |  |  |  | with Solomon's seal | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **swell** | past · perfect · passive |  | the bottle |  |  | time |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent |
| 3 | **seem** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | hot, nearly *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **get** | past | the air |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | all junior secretaries |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **is** | past | the place |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **hold** | to-infinitive | the place *not said here* | woods *= wood* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 9 | **go** | past | woods *= wood* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **tumble** | gerund | woods *= wood* *not said here* |  |  | each |  | in woods's haste | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in haste=Attribute |
| 11 | **get out** | past | the last |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **lock** | past | the last *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent door=Patient burst=Result |
| 13 | **come** | past | the air *not said here* | the dragon |  |  |  | out *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dragon=Theme |
| 14 | **swell** | gerund | the air *not said here* | more and every minute |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient more=Extent |
| 15 | **begin** | past | secretary |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 16 | **eat** | to-infinitive | secretary *not said here* | the sacks of gold |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sack=Patient |
| 17 | **crunch up** | infinitive | secretary *not said here* | the pearls and diamonds and rubies |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pearl=Patient |
| 18 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | woods *= wood* |  |  |  |  | as sugar | tree rules |

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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:** «The Book of Dragons» by E. Nesbit, Project Gutenberg book 23661 (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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