--- title: Now that you have read as far as this you know, of course, that the… — The Book of Dragons · tree and pragmatics description: Now that you have read as far as this you know, of course, that the Kingdom of Rotundia was a very remarkable place; and if you are a thoughtful child--as of course you are--you will not need me to tell you what was the most remarkable thing about it. Who acts: you, Kingdom, me. 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Nesbit, Opening, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, Kingdom, me), 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:pg23661:3:24 # text = Now that you have read as far as this you know, of course, that the Kingdom of Rotundia was a very remarkable place; and if you are a thoughtful child--as of course you are--you will not need me to tell you what was the most remarkable thing about it. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 read read VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 obl _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 13 of of ADP IN ExtPos=ADV 25 advmod _ _ 14 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 fixed _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Kingdom Kingdom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Rotundia Rotundia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 23 very very ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 remarkable remarkable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 28 if if SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 29 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 30 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 cop _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 thoughtful thoughtful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 -- -- PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 as as ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 37 case _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 35 fixed _ _ 37 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 appos _ _ 38 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 -- -- PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 42 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 43 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 44 advmod _ _ 44 need need VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 parataxis _ _ 45 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 xcomp _ _ 48 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 47 iobj _ _ 49 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 54 nsubj _ _ 50 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 cop _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 52 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 53 advmod _ _ 53 remarkable remarkable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 ccomp _ _ 55 about about ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | present · perfect | you | | | | | as this; far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as this=Attribute | | 2 | **know** | present | you | | | | now | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is a** | past | the Kingdom of Rotundia | a remarkable place | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a thoughtful child | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **need** | future | you | me | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | me *not said here* | | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | | 7 | **is a** | past | | the remarkable thing | | | | about Kingdom | tree rules | 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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/23/) - next →: [sentence 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/25/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/)