--- title: And the sword leapt from the scabbard and cut off some of the monste… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: And the sword leapt from the scabbard and cut off some of the monster’s heads, but others grew again directly, so that the prince, pale with terror, stood where he was, calling for help, and put his sword back in the sheath again. Who acts: others, prince. 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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 (others, prince), 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:pg2435:19:34 # text = And the sword leapt from the scabbard and cut off some of the monster’s heads, but others grew again directly, so that the prince, pale with terror, stood where he was, calling for help, and put his sword back in the sheath again. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 leapt leapt NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 scabbard scabbard NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 off off ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 monster monster NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ’s 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 but but CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ _ 20 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 21 again again ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 directly directly ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 so so SCONJ IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 fixed _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 pale pale ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 terror terror NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 34 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 38 advmod _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 36 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 38 calling call VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 33 advcl _ _ 39 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 advcl _ _ 44 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 back back ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 sheath sheath NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 50 again again ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut off** | participle · passive | | the sword leapt from the scabbard | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **grow** | past | others | | | | | so the prince; directly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **stand** | past | others *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **call** | past · progressive | prince | | | | | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient | | 5 | **put back** | infinitive | prince *not said here* | prince's sword | | the sheath | again | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sword=Theme in sheath=Destination | 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 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/19/33/) - next →: [sentence 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/19/35/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/19/)