--- title: The time soon came, when the eldest brother thought that he would ma… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The time soon came, when the eldest brother thought that he would make haste to go to the princess, and say that he was the one who had set her free, and that he should have her for his wife, and the kingdom with her. Who acts: eldest brother, brother. 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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 (eldest brother, brother), 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:pg2591:49:73 # text = The time soon came, when the eldest brother thought that he would make haste to go to the princess, and say that he was the one who had set her free, and that he should have her for his wife, and the kingdom with her. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 4 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 9 amod _ _ 9 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 15 haste haste NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 acl _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 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 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 cop _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 ccomp _ _ 29 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 31 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 28 acl:relcl _ _ 32 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 36 that that SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 40 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 48 with with ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | | | | | time | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the eldest brother | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **make** | would | brother | haste | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haste=Product | | 4 | **go** | to-infinitive | brother *not said here* | haste *not said here* | | | | to the princess | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to princess=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is a** | past | brother | the one | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **set** | past · perfect · passive | | the one | | | | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result | | 8 | **have** | should | brother | princess | | | | for brother's wife | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | 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 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/72/) - next →: [sentence 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/74/) - ↑ back to [The Water of Life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/)