--- title: Then their brother, who was a little insignificant dwarf, went out t… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Then their brother, who was a little insignificant dwarf, went out to seek for his brothers: but when he had found them they only laughed at him, to think that he, who was so young and simple, should try to travel through the world, when they, who were so much wiser, had been unable to get on. 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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 (brother, dwarf, sons), 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:pg2591:36:2 # text = Then their brother, who was a little insignificant dwarf, went out to seek for his brothers: but when he had found them they only laughed at him, to think that he, who was so young and simple, should try to travel through the world, when they, who were so much wiser, had been unable to get on. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ _ 2 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 insignificant insignificant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 dwarf dwarf NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 12 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 out out ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 xcomp _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 : : PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 21 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 24 advmod _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 parataxis _ _ 25 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ _ 26 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 only only ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 28 laughed laugh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 29 at at ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 conj _ _ 34 that that SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 40 nsubj _ _ 38 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 39 so so ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 ccomp _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 simple simple ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 try try VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 travel travel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 48 through through ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 52 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 59 advmod _ _ 53 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 55 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 59 nsubj _ _ 56 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 cop _ _ 57 so so ADV RB _ 58 advmod _ _ 58 much much ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 wiser wise ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 47 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 61 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 63 aux _ _ 62 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 63 cop _ _ 63 unable unable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 conj _ _ 64 to to PART TO _ 65 mark _ _ 65 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 63 xcomp _ _ 66 on on ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | sons's brother and a little insignificant dwarf | a little insignificant dwarf | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **go out** | past | sons's brother and a little insignificant dwarf | | | | then | out *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **seek** | to-infinitive | sons's brother and a little insignificant dwarf *not said here* | | | | | for dwarf's brothers | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for brother=Theme | | 4 | **find** | past · perfect | dwarf | sons *= son* | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic | | 5 | **laugh** | past | sons *= son* | | | | | at dwarf | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | sons *= son* *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is** | past | dwarf | | | | | young *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **be** | | dwarf *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **try** | should | | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 10 | **travel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | the world | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through world=Trajectory | | 11 | **is** | past | sons *= son* | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **is** | past · perfect | sons *= son* *not said here* | | | | | unable *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **get on** | to-infinitive | sons *= son* *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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:** «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/36/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/36/3/) - ↑ back to [The Queen Bee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/36/)