--- title: This idea pleased the fox, for he had not yet forgiven the crow for… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: This idea pleased the fox, for he had not yet forgiven the crow for depriving him of the young magpies, so he carried the crow to the edge of the precipice and threw him over, intending to go round by a path he knew and pick him up at the bottom. Who acts: idea, fox. 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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 (idea, fox), 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:pg2435:24:96 # text = This idea pleased the fox, for he had not yet forgiven the crow for depriving him of the young magpies, so he carried the crow to the edge of the precipice and threw him over, intending to go round by a path he knew and pick him up at the bottom. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 11 yet yet ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 forgiven forgive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 crow crow NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 for for SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 depriving deprive VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 advcl _ _ 17 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 magpies magpie NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 crow crow NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 edge edge NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 precipice precipice NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 36 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 over over ADP RP _ 35 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 39 intending intend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 35 advcl _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 41 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 xcomp _ _ 42 round round ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 43 by by ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 path path NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 acl:relcl _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 49 pick pick VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ _ 50 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 obj _ _ 51 up up ADP RP _ 49 compound:prt _ _ 52 at at ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 bottom bottom NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **forgive** | past · perfect · passive | this idea and the pleased fox *not said here* | fox | | | yet | | tree rules | | 2 | **deprive** | gerund | this idea and the pleased fox *not said here* | fox | | | | of the young magpies | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of magpie=Theme | | 3 | **carry** | past · passive | | this idea and the pleased fox | | | | to the edge of the precipice | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary crow=Value | | 4 | **throw over** | past | | fox | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 5 | **intend** | gerund | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **go round** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | by a path; round *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by path=Location | | 7 | **know** | past | fox | a path *not said here* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer path=Stimulus | | 8 | **pick up** | infinitive | | fox | | the bottom | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic | 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 95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/24/95/) - next →: [sentence 97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/24/97/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/24/)