--- title: Father Peter was somewhat amused by this speech; but he liked the yo… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Father Peter was somewhat amused by this speech; but he liked the young man well, and saw that he was the very person he needed to enable him to enjoy his wealth in peace, without being separated from his dear daughter. Who acts: speech, Peter, person, man. 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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 (speech, Peter, person, man), 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:pg2435:17:79 # text = Father Peter was somewhat amused by this speech; but he liked the young man well, and saw that he was the very person he needed to enable him to enjoy his wealth in peace, without being separated from his dear daughter. 1 Father Father PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Peter Peter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 somewhat somewhat ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 amused amuse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 speech speech NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 10 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 liked like VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 16 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 20 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 22 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 very very ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 ccomp _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 needed need VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl:relcl _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 enable enable VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 xcomp _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ _ 31 to to PART TO _ 32 mark _ _ 32 enjoy enjoy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 without without SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 39 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 aux:pass _ _ 40 separated separate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 advcl _ _ 41 from from ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 43 dear dear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **amuse** | past · passive | this speech | Father Peter | | | | somewhat *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **like** | past | Peter | the young man | | | | well *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot man=Theme | | 3 | **see** | past | Peter *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is a** | past | Peter | the person | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **need** | past | Peter | the person *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **enable** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the person *not said here* | man | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | man *not said here* | man's wealth | | peace | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wealth=Stimulus | | 8 | **separate** | gerund · passive | man *not said here* | | | | | from man's dear daughter | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: from daughter=Co-Patient | 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 78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/17/78/) - next →: [sentence 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/17/80/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/17/)