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title: Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching i… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you th
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# Grimms' Fairy Tales, Old Sultan, sentence 8

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Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.’

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**Who acts:** you, I, child, sorrows · **What happens:** lie down, pretend, watch, come out, run away, run · **To what, where:** child, you, care · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Old Sultan. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, I, child, sorrows), 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:pg2591:6:8
# text = Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.’
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
15	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	_
22	out	out	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
28	away	away	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
33	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	34	aux	_	_
34	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
35	after	after	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	34	obl	_	_
37	as	as	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	34	advmod	_	_
39	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
40	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
41	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	38	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
44	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj	_	_
45	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	46	aux	_	_
46	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	parataxis	_	_
47	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	_
48	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
50	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	53	advmod	_	_
51	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
52	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
53	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
54	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	_
55	back	back	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
58	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
59	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	60	aux	_	_
60	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
61	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
62	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
63	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	60	ccomp	_	_
64	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	65	nmod:poss	_	_
65	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
68	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
69	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	71	cop	_	_
70	so	so	ADV	RB	_	71	advmod	_	_
71	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
72	to	to	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	71	obl	_	_
74	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	77	mark	_	_
75	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	71	advcl	_	_
78	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	_
79	of	of	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
80	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	77	obl	_	_
81	as	as	ADV	RB	_	82	advmod	_	_
82	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	77	advmod	_	_
83	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	85	mark	_	_
84	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
85	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	82	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie down** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  | now | by the child; close *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by child=Location |
| 2 | **pretend** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **watch** | to-infinitive · progressive |  | child |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **come out** | future | I |  |  |  |  | of the wood; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **run away** | present | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with child; away *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with it=Material |
| 6 | **run** | must | you |  |  |  | after me | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **let** | future | I | child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **drop** | infinitive | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **carry back** | may | you | child |  |  | then |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 10 | **think** *speech: other* | future | sorrows *= sorrow* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 11 | **save** | present · perfect | you | sorrows's child |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 12 | **is** | future |  |  | you |  |  | thankful *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **take** | future | sorrows *= sorrow* | care |  |  |  | of you; long *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent care=Theme of you=Initial\_Location |
| 14 | **live** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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