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title: And after thousands and thousands and thousands of years, and after… — Just so stories · tree and pragmatics
description: And after thousands and thousands and thousands of years, and after Hieroglyphics and Demotics, and Nilotics, and Cryptics, and Cufics, and Runics, and Dorics, and Ionics, and all sorts of other ricks and tricks (because the Woons, and the Neguses, and the Akhoonds, and the Repositories of Tradition
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# Just so stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, sentence 296

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And after thousands and thousands and thousands of years, and after Hieroglyphics and Demotics, and Nilotics, and Cryptics, and Cufics, and Runics, and Dorics, and Ionics, and all sorts of other ricks and tricks (because the Woons, and the Neguses, and the Akhoonds, and the Repositories of Tradition would never leave a good thing alone when they saw it), the fine old easy, understandable Alphabet--A, B, C, D, E, and the rest of ‘em--got back into its proper shape again for all Best Beloveds to learn when they are old enough.

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**Who acts:** Repositories, rest · **What happens:** not leave, see, get back, learn, be, sort · **To what, where:** good thing, Many, Cufics, proper shape, other ricks

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This is a sentence of «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, How the Alphabet Was Made. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Repositories, rest), 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:pg2781:10:296
# text = And after thousands and thousands and thousands of years, and after Hieroglyphics and Demotics, and Nilotics, and Cryptics, and Cufics, and Runics, and Dorics, and Ionics, and all sorts of other ricks and tricks (because the Woons, and the Neguses, and the Akhoonds, and the Repositories of Tradition would never leave a good thing alone when they saw it), the fine old easy, understandable Alphabet--A, B, C, D, E, and the rest of ‘em--got back into its proper shape again for all Best Beloveds to learn when they are old enough.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Hieroglyphics	hieroglyphic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Demotics	Demotic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Nilotics	Nilotic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	Cryptics	Cryptic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	Cufics	Cufics	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	Runics	Runics	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	Dorics	doric	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	Ionics	ionic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
36	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	37	det	_	_
37	sorts	sort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	ricks	rick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nmod	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	conj	_	_
43	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	Woons	Woon	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	37	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	Neguses	negus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	Akhoonds	Akhoonds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	Repositories	repository	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	nsubj	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	Tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	_
61	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
62	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	63	advmod	_	_
63	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	parataxis	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
65	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	amod	_	_
66	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obj	_	_
67	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
68	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	70	advmod	_	_
69	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	advcl	_	_
71	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
74	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
75	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
76	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
77	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
79	understandable	understandable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
80	Alphabet	Alphabet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	84	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
84	B	B	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
86	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
88	D	D	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
90	E	E	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
93	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	nsubj	_	_
95	of	of	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
96	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	97	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
100	back	back	ADV	RB	_	99	advmod	_	_
101	into	into	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
102	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	104	nmod:poss	_	_
103	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	amod	_	_
104	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	obl	_	_
105	again	again	ADV	RB	_	99	advmod	_	_
106	for	for	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
107	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	109	det	_	_
108	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	109	amod	_	_
109	Beloveds	beloved	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	99	obl	_	_
110	to	to	PART	TO	_	111	mark	_	_
111	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	99	advcl	_	_
112	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	115	mark	_	_
113	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	115	nsubj	_	_
114	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	115	cop	_	_
115	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	ccomp	_	_
116	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	115	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | would | the Repositories of Tradition | a good thing |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | Repositories *= repository* | Many |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get back** | past | the rest of em | Cufics and Runics and Dorics and Ionics and all sorts of other ricks and tricks and the fine old easy understandable Alphabet and a B and C and D *not said here* |  | Many's proper shape | again | for all Best Beloveds | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cufics=Theme for beloved=Source |
| 4 | **learn** | to-infinitive | the rest of em *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | Repositories *= repository* |  |  |  |  | enough, old *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **sort** |  |  | other ricks and tricks |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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:** «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, Project Gutenberg book 2781 (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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