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title: “Now get on my back,” he said to Paul, “and when I turn my head to t… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: “Now get on my back,” he said to Paul, “and when I turn my head to the right, cut a slice off the bullock that hangs on that side, and put it in my mouth, and when I turn my head to the left, draw a cupful of wine from the cask that hangs on that side, and pour it down my throat.” Who acts: Paul, bu
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# The Crimson Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 32, sentence 2

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“Now get on my back,” he said to Paul, “and when I turn my head to the right, cut a slice off the bullock that hangs on that side, and put it in my mouth, and when I turn my head to the left, draw a cupful of wine from the cask that hangs on that side, and pour it down my throat.”

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**Who acts:** Paul, bullock, cask · **What happens:** get, say, turn, cut, hang, put · **To what, where:** back, Paul, head, right, slice, side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 32. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Paul, bullock, cask), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg2435:32:2
# text = “Now get on my back,” he said to Paul, “and when I turn my head to the right, cut a slice off the bullock that hangs on that side, and put it in my mouth, and when I turn my head to the left, draw a cupful of wine from the cask that hangs on that side, and pour it down my throat.”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
28	off	off	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	bullock	bullock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	32	nsubj	_	_
32	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	acl:relcl	_	_
33	on	on	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	35	det	_	_
35	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	obj	_	_
40	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
45	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	47	advmod	_	_
46	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
47	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	54	advcl	_	_
48	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	49	nmod:poss	_	_
49	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
50	to	to	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	left	left	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
54	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	cupful	cupful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	obj	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
58	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	nmod	_	_
59	from	from	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	cask	cask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	_
62	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	63	nsubj	_	_
63	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	61	acl:relcl	_	_
64	on	on	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
65	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	66	det	_	_
66	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
68	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	_
69	pour	pour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	54	conj	_	_
70	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	69	obj	_	_
71	down	down	ADP	RP	_	69	compound:prt	_	_
72	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	73	nmod:poss	_	_
73	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	54	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	54	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | my back | now |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on back=Source |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Paul |  | Paul |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to paul=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **turn** *in a quote* | present | Paul | my head |  | the right |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent head=Theme to right=Trajectory |
| 4 | **cut** *in a quote* | infinitive | Paul *not said here* | a slice |  |  |  | off the bullock | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent slice=Patient off bullock=Co-Patient |
| 5 | **hang** *in a quote* | present | the bullock |  |  | that side |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on side=Location |
| 6 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | Paul *not said here* | slice |  | my mouth |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in mouth=Destination |
| 7 | **turn** *in a quote* | present | Paul | my head |  | the left |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent head=Theme to left=Trajectory |
| 8 | **draw** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a cupful of wine from the cask |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cupful=Theme |
| 9 | **hang** *in a quote* | present | the cask |  |  | that side |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on side=Location |
| 10 | **pour down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | cupful |  |  |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme throat=Destination |

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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.

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**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.

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