--- title: The queen had no idea that her doings had been discovered; and when,… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The queen had no idea that her doings had been discovered; and when, a few days later, she wanted the flax, and had to pay the same price for it, she felt no fears at all. Who acts: queen, idea. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (queen, idea), 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:pg2435:1:92 # text = The queen had no idea that her doings had been discovered; and when, a few days later, she wanted the flax, and had to pay the same price for it, she felt no fears at all. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 doings doing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 discovered discover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 14 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obl:unmarked _ _ 19 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 22 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 21 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 flax flax NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 xcomp _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 price price NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 felt feel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 38 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 39 det _ _ 39 fears fear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obj _ _ 40 at at ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the queen | no idea | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient | | 2 | **discover** | past · perfect · passive | no idea *not said here* | queen's doings | | | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 3 | **want** | past | queen | the flax | | | | late *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot flax=Theme | | 4 | **have** | past | the queen *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **pay** | to-infinitive | the queen *not said here* | the same price | | | | for price | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent price=Asset for it=Theme | | 6 | **feel** | past | queen | no fears | | all | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fear=Theme at all=Location | 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 Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 2435 (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 91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/1/91/) - next →: [sentence 93](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/1/93/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/1/)