--- title: The sealskin dwarfs tied George and Jane to the North Pole, and, as… — The Book of Dragons · tree and pragmatics description: The sealskin dwarfs tied George and Jane to the North Pole, and, as they had no ropes, they bound them with snow-wreaths, which are very strong when they are made in the proper way, and they heaped up the fires very close and said: "Now the dragon will get warm, and when he gets warm he will wake, a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/8/109/) [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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/8/) / 109 # The Book of Dragons, Opening, part 8, sentence 109 The sealskin dwarfs tied George and Jane to the North Pole, and, as they had no ropes, they bound them with snow-wreaths, which are very strong when they are made in the proper way, and they heaped up the fires very close and said: "Now the dragon will get warm, and when he gets warm he will wake, and when he wakes he will be hungry, and when he is hungry he will begin to eat, and the first thing he will eat will be you." **Who acts:** sealskin dwarfs, dwarfs, snow wreaths, dragon, first thing · **What happens:** tie, have, bound, be, make, heap up · **To what, where:** George, ropes, dwarfs, proper way, fires, first thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Book of Dragons» by E. Nesbit, Opening, part 8. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sealskin dwarfs, dwarfs, snow wreaths, dragon), 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:pg23661:8:109 # text = The sealskin dwarfs tied George and Jane to the North Pole, and, as they had no ropes, they bound them with snow-wreaths, which are very strong when they are made in the proper way, and they heaped up the fires very close and said: "Now the dragon will get warm, and when he gets warm he will wake, and when he wakes he will be hungry, and when he is hungry he will begin to eat, and the first thing he will eat will be you." 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 sealskin sealskin NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 dwarfs dwarf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 tied tie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 George George PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 Jane Jane PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 North North PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 Pole Pole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 15 as as SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 16 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 18 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 19 det _ _ 19 ropes rope NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 21 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 bound bound VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 23 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 26 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 wreaths wreath NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 32 nsubj _ _ 30 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 31 very very ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 33 when when SCONJ WRB _ 36 mark _ _ 34 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 35 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 aux:pass _ _ 36 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 advcl _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 heaped heap VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 45 up up ADP RP _ 44 compound:prt _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 fires fire NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 obj _ _ 48 very very ADV RB _ 49 advmod _ _ 49 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 : : PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 53 " " PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 58 advmod _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 nsubj _ _ 57 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 58 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 ccomp _ _ 59 warm warm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 62 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 64 advmod _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 64 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 58 advcl _ _ 65 warm warm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 xcomp _ _ 66 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 67 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 68 aux _ _ 68 wake wake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 71 when when SCONJ WRB _ 73 mark _ _ 72 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 73 wakes wake VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 conj _ _ 74 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 77 nsubj _ _ 75 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 77 aux _ _ 76 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 77 cop _ _ 77 hungry hungry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 80 when when SCONJ WRB _ 83 mark _ _ 81 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 83 nsubj _ _ 82 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 83 cop _ _ 83 hungry hungry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 advcl _ _ 84 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 86 nsubj _ _ 85 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 86 aux _ _ 86 begin begin VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 58 advcl _ _ 87 to to PART TO _ 88 mark _ _ 88 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 86 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 89 , , PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 90 and and CCONJ CC _ 99 cc _ _ 91 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 93 det _ _ 92 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 93 amod _ _ 93 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 nsubj _ _ 94 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 96 nsubj _ _ 95 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 96 aux _ _ 96 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 93 acl:relcl _ _ 97 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 99 aux _ _ 98 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 99 cop _ _ 99 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 101 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | past | the sealskin dwarfs | George and Jane | | | | to the North Pole | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent george=Patient to pole=Co-Patient | | 2 | **have** | past | dwarfs *= dwarf* | no ropes | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient | | 3 | **bound** | present | dwarfs *= dwarf* | ropes *= rope* | | | | with snow wreaths | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location they=Theme | | 4 | **is** | present | snow wreaths | | | | | strong *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **make** | present · passive | | dwarfs *= dwarf* | | the proper way | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | | 6 | **heap up** | past | dwarfs *= dwarf* | the fires | | | | | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fire=Theme | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | dwarfs *= dwarf* *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **get** *in a quote* | future | the dragon | | | | now | warm *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **get** *in a quote* | present | dragon | | | | | warm *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **wake** *in a quote* | future | dragon | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **wake** *in a quote* | present | dragon | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 12 | **is** *in a quote* | future | dragon | | | | | hungry *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **is** *in a quote* | present | dragon | | | | | hungry *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **begin** *in a quote* | future | dragon | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 15 | **eat** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | dragon *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 16 | **eat** *in a quote* | future | dragon | the first thing *not said here* | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient | | 17 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | the first thing | you | | | | | 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 108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/8/108/) - next →: [sentence 110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/8/110/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg23661/8/)