--- title: When the money was being counted out to him, it so happened that the… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: When the money was being counted out to him, it so happened that the doctor was sitting at table, and when the peasant saw how well he ate and drank, his heart desired what he saw, and would willingly have been a doctor too. Who acts: it, doctor, peasant, heart. 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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 (it, doctor, peasant, heart), 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:pg2591:52:2 # text = When the money was being counted out to him, it so happened that the doctor was sitting at table, and when the peasant saw how well he ate and drank, his heart desired what he saw, and would willingly have been a doctor too. 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 6 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 5 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 counted count VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 advcl _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 doctor doctor NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 sitting sit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 23 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 26 advmod _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 peasant peasant NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 26 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 27 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 28 advmod _ _ 28 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 30 advmod _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 advcl _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 drank drink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 36 desired desire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 37 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 39 obj _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 42 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 43 willingly willingly ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 44 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 47 aux _ _ 45 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 47 cop _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 doctor doctor NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 parataxis _ _ 48 too too ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count out** | past · passive | | the money | peasant | | | | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme to he=be' | | 2 | **happen** | past | it | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **sit** | past · progressive | the doctor | | | table | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location | | 4 | **see** | past | the peasant | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **eat** | past | peasant | | | | | well *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **drink** | past | peasant *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **desire** | past | peasant's heart | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 8 | **see** | past | doctor | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 9 | **is a** | would · perfect | | a doctor | | | | willingly *property* | tree rules | 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/pg2591/52/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/52/3/) - ↑ back to [Doctor Knowall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/52/)