--- title: “I know,” said the steward, “I saw where he laid it down when they c… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: “I know,” said the steward, “I saw where he laid it down when they came in;” and off he went to fetch it, while Niels wondered whether he could make his escape in the meantime. Who acts: steward, sword, others, Niels. 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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 (steward, sword, others, Niels), 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:pg2435:31:6 # text = “I know,” said the steward, “I saw where he laid it down when they came in;” and off he went to fetch it, while Niels wondered whether he could make his escape in the meantime. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ” " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 steward steward NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 “ " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 13 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 15 advmod _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 laid lay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 down down ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ _ 18 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 20 advmod _ _ 19 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 21 in in ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 off off ADP IN _ 27 mark _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 fetch fetch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 xcomp _ _ 30 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 while while SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 33 Niels Niels PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 34 wondered wonder VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 35 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 ccomp _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 escape escape NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 meantime meantime NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | the steward *= steward* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the steward | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **see** *in a quote* | past | the steward *= steward* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **lay down** *in a quote* | past | sword | steward | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result | | 5 | **come in** *in a quote* | past | others *= other* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **go** | past | sword | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | sword *not said here* | steward | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 8 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | Niels | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 9 | **make** | could | sword | sword's escape | | the meantime | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent escape=Product | | 10 | **escape** | | sword | | | | | | nom escape «act intransitive»: 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 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/31/5/) - next →: [sentence 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/31/7/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/31/)