--- title: And as the great round piece of earth flew away, going around and ar… — The Book of Dragons · tree and pragmatics description: And as the great round piece of earth flew away, going around and around as hard as it could, it met a long piece of hard rock that had got loose from another part of the puddingy mixture, and the rock was so hard, and was going so fast, that it ran its point through the round piece of earth and stu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/29/) [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/) / [The Book of Dragons](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/) / [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/) / 29 # The Book of Dragons, Opening, part 3, sentence 29 And as the great round piece of earth flew away, going around and around as hard as it could, it met a long piece of hard rock that had got loose from another part of the puddingy mixture, and the rock was so hard, and was going so fast, that it ran its point through the round piece of earth and stuck out on the other side of it, so that the two together were like a very-very-much-too-big spinning top. **Who acts:** great round piece, piece, hard rock, rock, two · **What happens:** fly away, go, meet, get, be, run · **To what, where:** long piece, part, point, round piece, other side, much big spinning top This is a sentence of «The Book of Dragons» by E. 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 (great round piece, piece, hard rock, rock), 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:pg23661:3:29 # text = And as the great round piece of earth flew away, going around and around as hard as it could, it met a long piece of hard rock that had got loose from another part of the puddingy mixture, and the rock was so hard, and was going so fast, that it ran its point through the round piece of earth and stuck out on the other side of it, so that the two together were like a very-very-much-too-big spinning top. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 as as SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 round round ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 away away ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 13 around around ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 around around ADV RB _ 13 conj _ _ 16 as as ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 23 advmod _ _ 18 as as SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 22 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nmod _ _ 30 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 32 nsubj _ _ 31 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 acl:relcl _ _ 33 loose loose ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 36 det _ _ 36 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 puddingy puddingy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 mixture mixture NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 cop _ _ 46 so so ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 50 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 conj _ _ 52 so so ADV RB _ 53 advmod _ _ 53 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 51 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 that that SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 56 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 57 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 58 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 59 nmod:poss _ _ 59 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ _ 60 through through ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 62 round round ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 63 amod _ _ 63 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nmod _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 67 stuck stick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 conj _ _ 68 out out ADP RP _ 67 compound:prt _ _ 69 on on ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 71 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 72 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obl _ _ 73 of of ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 94 punct _ _ 76 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 94 mark _ _ 77 that that SCONJ IN _ 76 fixed _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 79 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 94 nsubj _ _ 80 together together ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ _ 81 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 94 cop _ _ 82 like like SCONJ IN _ 94 mark _ _ 83 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 94 det _ _ 84 very very ADV RB _ 86 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 85 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 84 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 86 very very ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 87 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 88 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 94 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 89 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 88 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 90 too too ADV RB _ 92 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 91 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 90 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 92 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 94 amod _ _ 93 spinning spin VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 94 amod _ _ 94 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly away** | past | the great round piece of earth | | | | | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **go** | gerund | the great round piece of earth *not said here* | | | | | around *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **meet** | past | piece | a long piece of hard rock | | | | hard *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Co-Agent | | 4 | **get** | past · perfect | hard rock | | | another part of the puddingy mixture | | loose *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from part=Destination | | 5 | **is** | past | the rock | | | | | hard *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **go** | past · progressive | the great round piece of earth *not said here* | | | | | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **run** | past | piece | piece's point | | the round piece of earth | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location point=Theme | | 8 | **stick out** | participle | the great round piece of earth *not said here* | | | the other side of piece | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on side=Destination | | 9 | **spin** | gerund | | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **is a** | past | the two | a much big spinning top | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **point** | | piece | | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=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:** «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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/30/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/3/)