--- title: So next morning when the king had the twelve huntsmen called before… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: So next morning when the king had the twelve huntsmen called before him, and they came into the ante-chamber where the peas were lying, they stepped so firmly on them, and had such a strong, sure walk, that not one of the peas either rolled or stirred. Who acts: king, huntsmen, peas. 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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 (king, huntsmen, peas), 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:pg2591:50:29 # text = So next morning when the king had the twelve huntsmen called before him, and they came into the ante-chamber where the peas were lying, they stepped so firmly on them, and had such a strong, sure walk, that not one of the peas either rolled or stirred. 1 So so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 2 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 twelve twelve NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ _ 10 huntsmen huntsman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 11 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 before before ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 18 into into ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 20 ante ante NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 21 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 chamber chamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 23 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 27 advmod _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 peas pea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 nsubj _ _ 26 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 31 so so ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 firmly firmly ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 33 on on ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 38 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 43 det:predet _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 40 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 42 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 walk walk NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 that that SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 46 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 47 advmod _ _ 47 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 37 parataxis _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 peas pea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 nmod _ _ 51 either either CCONJ CC _ 52 cc:preconj _ _ 52 rolled roll VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 acl _ _ 53 or or CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 stirred stir VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 52 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the king | the twelve huntsmen | | | morning | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent huntsman=Patient | | 2 | **call** | participle | | the twelve huntsmen *not said here* | | | before king | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **come** | past | huntsmen *= huntsman* | | | the ante chamber | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into chamber=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **lie** | past · progressive | the peas | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **step** | past | peas *= pea* | | | | | on huntsmen *= huntsman*; firmly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on they=Trajectory | | 6 | **have** | past | peas *= pea* *not said here* | such strong sure walk | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Patient | | 7 | **roll** | participle | | the peas *not said here* | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **stir** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: 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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/50/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/50/30/) - ↑ back to [The Twelve Huntsmen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/50/)