--- title: He could neither sleep nor rest; but as soon as it was light he got… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: He could neither sleep nor rest; but as soon as it was light he got up and wrote down exactly all that was to be done to find the treasure, that he might not forget anything, and when it lay clear and plain before his eyes he comforted himself with the thought that, though he must do the rough work --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/16/35/) [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 Crimson Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/) / [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/16/) / 35 # The Crimson Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 16, sentence 35 He could neither sleep nor rest; but as soon as it was light he got up and wrote down exactly all that was to be done to find the treasure, that he might not forget anything, and when it lay clear and plain before his eyes he comforted himself with the thought that, though he must do the rough work for his wife during one more winter at least, he would not have to tread the path to the mill for the rest of his life. **Who acts:** plan, Peter · **What happens:** be, get up, write down, do, find, not forget · **To what, where:** light, that, treasure, anything, eyes, Peter This is a sentence of «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 16. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (plan, Peter), 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:pg2435:16:35 # text = He could neither sleep nor rest; but as soon as it was light he got up and wrote down exactly all that was to be done to find the treasure, that he might not forget anything, and when it lay clear and plain before his eyes he comforted himself with the thought that, though he must do the rough work for his wife during one more winter at least, he would not have to tread the path to the mill for the rest of his life. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 neither neither DET DT PronType=Neg 4 det _ _ 4 sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 6 cc _ _ 6 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 8 but but CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 9 as as ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 acl:relcl _ _ 17 up up ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 wrote write VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 20 down down ADP RP _ 19 compound:prt _ _ 21 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 27 det:predet _ _ 23 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 27 nsubj _ _ 24 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux:pass _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 26 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 27 aux:pass _ _ 27 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 ccomp _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 treasure treasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 that that SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 36 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 37 forget forget VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 conj _ _ 38 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 41 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 43 advmod _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 advcl _ _ 44 clear clear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 xcomp _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 plain plain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 conj _ _ 47 before before ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obl _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 comforted comfort VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 52 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 51 obj _ _ 53 with with ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 56 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 55 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 58 though though SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 61 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 conj _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 63 rough rough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obj _ _ 65 for for ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 67 nmod:poss _ _ 67 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod _ _ 68 during during ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 69 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 71 nummod _ _ 70 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 71 amod _ _ 71 winter winter NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ _ 72 at at ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 73 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 76 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 78 aux _ _ 77 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 78 advmod _ _ 78 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ _ 79 to to PART TO _ 80 mark _ _ 80 tread tread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 xcomp _ _ 81 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 82 path path NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obj _ _ 83 to to ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 85 mill mill NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ _ 86 for for ADP IN _ 88 case _ _ 87 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 88 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ _ 89 of of ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 90 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 91 nmod:poss _ _ 91 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 92 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | plan | | | | | as light; soon *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get up** | past | Peter | light *not said here* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer light=Stimulus | | 3 | **write down** | past | Peter *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **do** | past · passive | | that | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 5 | **find** | to-infinitive | | the treasure | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Topic | | 6 | **not** **forget** | might | Peter | anything | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **lie** | past | plan | | | Peter's eyes | | clear *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before eye=Location | | 8 | **comfort** | past | Peter | Peter | | | | with the thought | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus himself=Experiencer | | 9 | **do** | must | Peter | the rough work | | least | winter | for Peter's wife | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality | | 10 | **not** **have** | would | Peter | | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **tread** | to-infinitive | Peter *not said here* | the path | | | | to the mill; for the rest of Peter's life | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location path=Theme | 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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/16/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/16/36/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/16/)