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title: Dame Ilse had her own opinion as to what kind of commission it was l… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
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# The Crimson Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 16, sentence 87

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Dame Ilse had her own opinion as to what kind of commission it was likely to be—brought by a young stranger to a pretty maiden; however, as the meeting would be under her own eye, she made no objection, but called to her industrious daughter, who left off working and came obediently; but when she saw the stranger she stopped short, blushing, and casting down her eyes.

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**Who acts:** Dame, it, young stranger, meeting, industrious daughter · **What happens:** have, be, bring, make, call, leave off · **To what, where:** own opinion, own eye, objection, industrious daughter, stranger, eyes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (Dame, it, young stranger, meeting), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg2435:16:87
# text = Dame Ilse had her own opinion as to what kind of commission it was likely to be—brought by a young stranger to a pretty maiden; however, as the meeting would be under her own eye, she made no objection, but called to her industrious daughter, who left off working and came obediently; but when she saw the stranger she stopped short, blushing, and casting down her eyes.
1	Dame	Dame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Ilse	Ilse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	commission	commission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
29	however	however	ADV	RB	_	42	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
31	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
34	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	39	cop	_	_
36	under	under	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
37	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
38	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
41	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
42	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
43	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	44	det	_	_
44	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
47	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	42	parataxis	_	_
48	to	to	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
49	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
50	industrious	industrious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
51	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
53	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	54	nsubj	_	_
54	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	acl:relcl	_	_
55	off	off	ADP	RP	_	54	compound:prt	_	_
56	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	54	xcomp	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
58	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	54	conj	_	_
59	obediently	obediently	ADV	RB	_	58	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
61	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
62	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	64	advmod	_	_
63	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
64	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
65	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obj	_	_
67	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
68	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	66	acl:relcl	_	_
69	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	68	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
71	blushing	blush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	64	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
74	casting	cast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	71	conj	_	_
75	down	down	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	77	nmod:poss	_	_
77	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	74	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Dame | Dame's own opinion |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | as what kind of commission; likely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring** | to-infinitive · passive | a young stranger to a pretty maiden |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | would | the meeting |  |  | Dame's own eye |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **make** | past | Dame | no objection |  |  |  | however *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent objection=Product |
| 6 | **call** | participle |  |  | Dame's industrious daughter |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to daughter=Recipient |
| 7 | **leave off** | past | Dame's industrious daughter |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **work** | gerund | Dame's industrious daughter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **come** | past | Dame's industrious daughter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | obediently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **see** | past | Dame | the stranger |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stranger=Stimulus |
| 11 | **stop** | past | Dame | the stranger *not said here* |  |  |  | short *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector stranger=Eventuality |
| 12 | **blush** | gerund | Dame *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **cast down** | gerund | Dame *not said here* | Dame's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Product |
| 14 | **opine** |  | Dame |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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**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.

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