--- title: But when the dog howled, and Peter sprang up to go, she said, as she… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But when the dog howled, and Peter sprang up to go, she said, as she gave him the same gifts for his journey: “You have now three cakes and three napkins, for I know that my sisters have each given you one. Who acts: dog, Peter, You, sisters. 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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 (dog, Peter, You, sisters), 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:pg2435:27:120 # text = But when the dog howled, and Peter sprang up to go, she said, as she gave him the same gifts for his journey: “You have now three cakes and three napkins, for I know that my sisters have each given you one. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 howled howl VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 Peter Peter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 sprang spring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 14 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 as as SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 18 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 iobj _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 gifts gift NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 journey journey NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 28 “ " PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 ccomp _ _ 31 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 30 advmod _ _ 32 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 33 nummod _ _ 33 cakes cake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obj _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 35 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 36 nummod _ _ 36 napkins napkin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 for for SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 39 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 42 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nsubj _ _ 44 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 ccomp _ _ 45 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 44 obj _ _ 46 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 45 acl _ _ 47 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ _ 48 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **howl** | past | the dog | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **spring up** | past | Peter | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | Peter *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | dog | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **give** | past | dog | the same gifts | Peter | | | for Peter's journey | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient gift=Theme for journey=Asset | | 6 | **have** *in a quote* | present | You | three cakes and three napkins | | | now | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient | | 7 | **know** *in a quote* | present | dog | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 8 | **have** *in a quote* | present | my sisters | each | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient | | 9 | **give** *in a quote* | participle | | one | you | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient one=Theme | | 10 | **journey** | | Peter | | | | | | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/27/119/) - next →: [sentence 121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/27/121/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/27/)