--- title: “I am in the same state as your master,” replied the lady; “I was ma… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: “I am in the same state as your master,” replied the lady; “I was married to a mighty king who ruled over this land, till Vikings [sea-robbers] came and slew him and put all the people to death. Who acts: lady, mighty king, Vikings. 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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 (lady, mighty king, Vikings), 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:pg2435:23:4 # text = “I am in the same state as your master,” replied the lady; “I was married to a mighty king who ruled over this land, till Vikings [sea-robbers] came and slew him and put all the people to death. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 3 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 ccomp _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ” " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 13 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ; ; PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 “ " PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj:pass _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux:pass _ _ 20 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 ccomp _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 25 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 26 nsubj _ _ 26 ruled rule VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ _ 27 over over ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 det _ _ 29 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 31 till till SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 32 Vikings Viking PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 38 nsubj _ _ 33 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 35 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 robbers robber NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 36 punct _ _ 38 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 parataxis _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 slew slay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 41 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 conj _ _ 44 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 46 det:predet _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obj _ _ 47 to to ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the lady *= lady* | | | the same state | | as your master | tree rules | | 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the lady | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **marry** *in a quote* | past · passive | | the lady *= lady* | | | | to a mighty king | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to king=Co-Patient | | 4 | **rule** *in a quote* | past | a mighty king | | | this land | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **come** *in a quote* | past | Vikings | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **slay** *in a quote* | past | Vikings *not said here* | king | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 7 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | Vikings *not said here* | | all people | | | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent people=Goal | 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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/23/3/) - next →: [sentence 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/23/5/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/23/)