--- title: The tradesman was much troubled as to what to do with the animal, an… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The tradesman was much troubled as to what to do with the animal, and it was only towards morning that he managed to get any sleep; but when he opened his eyes again there was no tanuki, only the old kettle he had left there the night before. Who acts: tradesman, Jimmu, tanuki. 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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 (tradesman, Jimmu, tanuki), 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:pg2435:39:10 # text = The tradesman was much troubled as to what to do with the animal, and it was only towards morning that he managed to get any sleep; but when he opened his eyes again there was no tanuki, only the old kettle he had left there the night before. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 tradesman tradesman NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 much much ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 troubled troubled ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 as as ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 8 case _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 6 fixed _ _ 8 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 conj _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 acl _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 18 only only ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 19 towards towards ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 parataxis _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 managed manage VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 advcl _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 27 det _ _ 27 sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 29 but but CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 30 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 32 advmod _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 opened open VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obj _ _ 35 again again ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 36 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 37 expl _ _ 37 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 38 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 39 det _ _ 39 tanuki tanuki NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 41 only only ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 kettle kettle NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 appos _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 44 acl:relcl _ _ 48 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 47 advmod _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl:unmarked _ _ 51 before before ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the tradesman | | | | | troubled *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | the tradesman *not said here* | | | | | with the animal | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | past | tradesman | | | | towards morning | | tree rules | | 4 | **manage** | past | Jimmu | | | | | | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **get** | to-infinitive | Jimmu *not said here* | any sleep | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sleep=Stimulus | | 6 | **open** | past | Jimmu | Jimmu's eyes | | | again | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | | 7 | **be** | past | no tanuki | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **leave** | past · perfect | Jimmu | the old kettle *not said here* | | there | night | before *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kettle=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 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/39/9/) - next →: [sentence 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/39/11/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/39/)