--- title: Meanwhile the princess was eagerly waiting till her deliverer should… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Meanwhile the princess was eagerly waiting till her deliverer should come back; and had a road made leading up to her palace all of shining gold; and told her courtiers that whoever came on horseback, and rode straight up to the gate upon it, was her true lover; and that they must let him in: but wh --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/72/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/) / [The Water of Life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/) / 72 # Grimms' Fairy Tales, The Water of Life, sentence 72 Meanwhile the princess was eagerly waiting till her deliverer should come back; and had a road made leading up to her palace all of shining gold; and told her courtiers that whoever came on horseback, and rode straight up to the gate upon it, was her true lover; and that they must let him in: but whoever rode on one side of it, they must be sure was not the right one; and that they must send him away at once. **Who acts:** princess, eagerly waiting, road, whoever, courtiers · **What happens:** be, come back, have, make, lead up, shine · **To what, where:** eagerly waiting, road, gold, courtiers, horseback, gate · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, The Water of Life. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (princess, eagerly waiting, road, whoever), 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:pg2591:49:72 # text = Meanwhile the princess was eagerly waiting till her deliverer should come back; and had a road made leading up to her palace all of shining gold; and told her courtiers that whoever came on horseback, and rode straight up to the gate upon it, was her true lover; and that they must let him in: but whoever rode on one side of it, they must be sure was not the right one; and that they must send him away at once. 1 Meanwhile meanwhile ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 eagerly eagerly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 waiting waiting NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 7 till till ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 deliverer deliverer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 12 back back ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 acl _ _ 19 leading lead VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 18 xcomp _ _ 20 up up ADP RP _ 19 compound:prt _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 24 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 23 nmod _ _ 25 of of SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 26 shining shine VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 27 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 31 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 courtiers courtier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 iobj _ _ 33 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 35 obl _ _ 34 whoever whoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 35 nsubj _ _ 35 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 36 on on ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 horseback horseback NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 41 straight straight ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 up up ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 46 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 49 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 cop _ _ 50 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 52 nmod:poss _ _ 51 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 lover lover NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 53 ; ; PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 55 that that SCONJ IN _ 58 mark _ _ 56 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 57 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 58 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 parataxis _ _ 59 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 obj _ _ 60 in in ADP RP _ 58 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 61 : : PUNCT : _ 64 punct _ _ 62 but but CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 63 whoever whoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 64 nsubj _ _ 64 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 58 conj _ _ 65 on on ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 67 nummod _ _ 67 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 69 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 71 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 72 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 73 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 74 cop _ _ 74 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 amod _ _ 75 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 79 cop _ _ 76 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 79 advmod _ _ 77 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 78 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 amod _ _ 79 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 80 ; ; PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 81 and and CCONJ CC _ 85 cc _ _ 82 that that SCONJ IN _ 85 mark _ _ 83 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 nsubj _ _ 84 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 85 aux _ _ 85 send send VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 86 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 obj _ _ 87 away away ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ _ 88 at at ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 89 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 85 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 90 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the princess | eagerly waiting | | | till waiting's deliverer | meanwhile *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come back** | should | eagerly waiting | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **have** | past | eagerly waiting *not said here* | a road | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient | | 4 | **make** | participle | | a road *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **lead up** | gerund | a road *not said here* | | | | | to waiting's palace all | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to palace=Patient | | 6 | **shine** | gerund | a road *not said here* | gold | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gold=Theme | | 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | | | waiting's courtiers | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent courtier=Recipient | | 8 | **come** | past | whoever | waiting's courtiers | | horseback | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on horseback=Location | | 9 | **ride** | past | | | | the gate | | upon gate | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to gate=Trajectory | | 10 | **is a** | past | | waiting's true lover | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **let in** | must | courtiers *= courtier* | king | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 12 | **ride** | past | whoever | | | one side of side | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **is** | must | courtiers *= courtier* | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **not** **is a** | past | | the sure right one | | | | | tree rules | | 15 | **send away** | must | courtiers *= courtier* | king | | | | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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:** «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 71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/71/) - next →: [sentence 73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/73/) - ↑ back to [The Water of Life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/)