--- title: He could not be got even to look after their one cow, but left her t… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: He could not be got even to look after their one cow, but left her to look after herself, while he lay on a bank and went to sleep in the sun. For a long time his father bore with him, hoping that as he grew older he might gain more sense; but at last the old man’s patience was worn out, and he told --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/28/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Crimson Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/) / [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/) / 28 # The Crimson Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 26, sentence 28 He could not be got even to look after their one cow, but left her to look after herself, while he lay on a bank and went to sleep in the sun. For a long time his father bore with him, hoping that as he grew older he might gain more sense; but at last the old man’s patience was worn out, and he told his son that he should not stay at house in idleness, and must go out into the world to seek his fortune. **Who acts:** son, father · **What happens:** not get, look, leave, lie, go, sleep · **To what, where:** son, cow, bank, sun., long time, more sense · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 26. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (son, father), 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:pg2435:26:28 # text = He could not be got even to look after their one cow, but left her to look after herself, while he lay on a bank and went to sleep in the sun. For a long time his father bore with him, hoping that as he grew older he might gain more sense; but at last the old man’s patience was worn out, and he told his son that he should not stay at house in idleness, and must go out into the world to seek his fortune. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 even even ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 9 after after ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 11 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 cow cow NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 16 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 19 after after ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 while while SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 parataxis _ _ 25 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 30 to to PART TO _ 31 mark _ _ 31 sleep sleep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 sun. sun. NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 35 For for ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 41 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 acl:relcl _ _ 42 with with ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 45 hoping hope VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 advcl _ _ 46 that that SCONJ IN _ 53 mark _ _ 47 as as SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 advcl _ _ 50 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 49 xcomp _ _ 51 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 53 gain gain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 ccomp _ _ 54 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 55 amod _ _ 55 sense sense NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ; ; PUNCT : _ 66 punct _ _ 57 but but CCONJ CC _ 66 cc _ _ 58 at at ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 61 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 amod _ _ 62 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 63 ’s 's PART POS _ 62 case _ _ 64 patience patience NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 nsubj:pass _ _ 65 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 aux:pass _ _ 66 worn wear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 67 out out ADP RP _ 66 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 70 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 71 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 conj _ _ 72 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 73 nmod:poss _ _ 73 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 iobj _ _ 74 that that SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 76 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 78 aux _ _ 77 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 78 advmod _ _ 78 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 ccomp _ _ 79 at at ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 80 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ _ 81 in in ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 82 idleness idleness NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 85 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 86 aux _ _ 86 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 ccomp _ _ 87 out out ADV RB _ 86 advmod _ _ 88 into into ADP IN _ 90 case _ _ 89 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 90 det _ _ 90 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obl _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 92 mark _ _ 92 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 86 advcl _ _ 93 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 94 nmod:poss _ _ 94 fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **get** | could · passive | | son | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | | 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | | | | | after man's one cow | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **leave** | past | | cow | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 4 | **look** | to-infinitive | | | | | after cow | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 5 | **lie** | past | son | | | a bank | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bank=Location | | 6 | **go** | past | son *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | son *not said here* | | | the sun. | time | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in sun.=Location | | 8 | **bear** | past | son's father | a long time *not said here* | | | | with son | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent time=Patient | | 9 | **hope** | gerund | son *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 10 | **grow** | past | son | | | | | old *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **gain** | might | son | more sense | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sense=Theme | | 12 | **wear out** | past · passive | | the old man's last patience | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source | | 13 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | son | | son's son | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent son=Recipient clause=Topic | | 14 | **not** **stay** | should | son | | | house | | in idleness | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at house=Location | | 15 | **go out** | must | | | | the world | | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 16 | **seek** | to-infinitive | | son's fortune | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Theme | 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 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/27/) - next →: [sentence 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/29/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/26/)