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title: When she was well out of sight Sigurd crept from under the table, an… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
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# The Crimson Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, part 33, sentence 22

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When she was well out of sight Sigurd crept from under the table, and his stepmother declared that it was most important that he should not stay at home next day; but he said he did not see what harm could come of it, and he did not mean to go out hunting, and the next morning, when the king prepared to start, Ingiborg implored Sigurd to accompany his father.

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**Who acts:** meal, Sigurd, stepmother, it, king · **What happens:** be, creep, declare, not stay, say, not see · **To what, where:** sight, table, home, hunting, king, Sigurd · **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 33. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (meal, Sigurd, stepmother, it), 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:pg2435:33:22
# text = When she was well out of sight Sigurd crept from under the table, and his stepmother declared that it was most important that he should not stay at home next day; but he said he did not see what harm could come of it, and he did not mean to go out hunting, and the next morning, when the king prepared to start, Ingiborg implored Sigurd to accompany his father.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
8	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	23	advmod	_	_
23	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	ccomp	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
26	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
27	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
28	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	ccomp	_	_
29	at	at	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
31	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
34	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
35	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
37	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
38	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
39	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	40	advmod	_	_
40	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	ccomp	_	_
41	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	44	nsubj	_	_
42	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nsubj	_	_
43	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	44	aux	_	_
44	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	ccomp	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
49	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
50	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
51	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	52	advmod	_	_
52	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	conj	_	_
53	to	to	PART	TO	_	54	mark	_	_
54	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	xcomp	_	_
55	out	out	ADP	RP	_	54	compound:prt	_	_
56	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
60	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	61	amod	_	_
61	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
63	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	71	advmod	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
66	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	65	acl	_	_
67	to	to	PART	TO	_	68	mark	_	_
68	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	66	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
70	Ingiborg	Ingiborg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
71	implored	implore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
72	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	_
73	to	to	PART	TO	_	74	mark	_	_
74	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	71	xcomp	_	_
75	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
76	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | meal |  |  | sight |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **creep** | past | Sigurd |  |  | the table | morning |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from table=Trajectory |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | Sigurd's stepmother |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **stay** | should | Sigurd |  |  | home | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Sigurd |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | Sigurd |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 8 | **come** | could |  |  |  |  |  | of table | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of it=Initial\_Location |
| 9 | **not** **mean** | past · do-support | Sigurd |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 10 | **go out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Sigurd *not said here* | hunting |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **prepare** | participle |  | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 12 | **start** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 13 | **implore** | past | the king | Sigurd |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sigurd=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 14 | **accompany** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | Ingiborg's father |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme |

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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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