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# Grimms' Fairy Tales, Iron Hans, sentence 98

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Then the wild man went back into the forest, and it was not long before a stable-boy came out of it, who led a horse that snorted with its nostrils, and could hardly be restrained, and behind them followed a great troop of warriors entirely equipped in iron, and their swords flashed in the sun. The youth made over his three-legged horse to the stable-boy, mounted the other, and rode at the head of the soldiers.

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**Who acts:** wild man, forest, horse · **What happens:** go back, not be, come out, lead, snort, restrain · **To what, where:** forest, horse, great troop, warriors, iron, swords

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This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Iron Hans. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wild man, forest, horse), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg2591:59:98
# text = Then the wild man went back into the forest, and it was not long before a stable-boy came out of it, who led a horse that snorted with its nostrils, and could hardly be restrained, and behind them followed a great troop of warriors entirely equipped in iron, and their swords flashed in the sun. The youth made over his three-legged horse to the stable-boy, mounted the other, and rode at the head of the soldiers.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	21	advmod	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	stable	stable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
21	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
27	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	_
31	snorted	snort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	acl:relcl	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	nostrils	nostril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
37	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
38	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	40	advmod	_	_
39	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	aux:pass	_	_
40	restrained	restrain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
43	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	obl	_	_
45	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
46	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
47	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
48	troop	troop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	_
49	of	of	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	48	nmod	_	_
51	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
52	equipped	equip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	50	acl	_	_
53	in	in	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
57	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	58	nmod:poss	_	_
58	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	59	nsubj:pass	_	_
59	flashed	flash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
60	in	in	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
63	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	appos	_	_
65	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	64	acl	_	_
66	over	over	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
67	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	71	nmod:poss	_	_
68	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	70	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	legged	legged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	_
72	to	to	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
74	stable	stable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	74	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
78	mounted	mount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	78	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
83	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
84	at	at	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obl	_	_
87	of	of	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	86	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | past | the wild man |  |  | the forest | then |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | forest |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come out** | past |  | forest |  |  | before a stable boy |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result |
| 4 | **lead** | past |  | a horse |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 5 | **snort** | past | a horse |  |  |  |  | with forest's nostrils | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **restrain** | could · passive |  |  |  |  |  | hardly *property* | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S\_ING» |
| 7 | **follow** | past | the wild man *not said here* | a great troop of warriors |  |  |  | behind men *= man* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent troop=Theme behind they=Trajectory |
| 8 | **equip** | participle |  | warriors *not said here* |  | iron |  | entirely *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **flash** | participle · passive |  | men's swords |  |  |  | in the sun. | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in sun.=Topic |
| 10 | **make** | participle |  | the youth *not said here* |  |  |  | over horse's legged horse to the stable boy | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 11 | **mount** | past | the wild man *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Patient |
| 12 | **ride** | past | the wild man *not said here* |  |  | the head of the soldiers |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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**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.

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