--- title: So that was settled, and they began to talk of really important thin… — The Book of Dragons · tree and pragmatics description: So that was settled, and they began to talk of really important things, such as the dragon and the Prince, and all the time Elfin did not know that this was the Princess, but he knew that she had a heart of gold, and he told her so, many times. Who acts: Sabrinetta, this, Elfin, Princess. 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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 (Sabrinetta, this, Elfin, 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:pg23661:13:188 # text = So that was settled, and they began to talk of really important things, such as the dragon and the Prince, and all the time Elfin did not know that this was the Princess, but he knew that she had a heart of gold, and he told her so, many times. 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 settled settle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 really really ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 important important ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP 19 case _ _ 17 as as ADP IN _ 16 fixed _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 25 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 27 det:predet _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 28 Elfin Elfin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 appos _ _ 29 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 31 advmod _ _ 31 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 33 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 36 nsubj _ _ 34 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 cop _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 but but CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 42 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 ccomp _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 conj _ _ 52 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 iobj _ _ 53 so so ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 56 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **settle** | past · passive | | that | | | | | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: subject=Location | | 2 | **begin** | past | Sabrinetta | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | Sabrinetta *not said here* | | | | | of important things such the dragon and the Prince | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | | | | | time | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **is a** | past | this | the Princess | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **know** | past | Elfin | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 7 | **have** | past | Princess | a heart of gold | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Patient | | 8 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Elfin | | Princess | | time | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 187](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/13/187/) - next →: [sentence 189](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/13/189/) - ↑ back to [The Fiery Dragon\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/13/)