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title: She knew who he was, for she retained some of the powers proper to t… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: She knew who he was, for she retained some of the powers proper to the worlds she had left, and as he looked on her soft yellow hair and on her thin red lips, Conn recognised, as all men do, that one who is lovely must also be good, and so he did not frame any inquiry on that count; for everything i
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# Irish Fairy Tales, Chapter III, sentence 4

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She knew who he was, for she retained some of the powers proper to the worlds she had left, and as he looked on her soft yellow hair and on her thin red lips, Conn recognised, as all men do, that one who is lovely must also be good, and so he did not frame any inquiry on that count; for everything is forgotten in the presence of a pretty woman, and a magician can be bewitched also.

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**Who acts:** lady, Conn, men, one · **What happens:** know, retain, leave, look, recognise, do · **To what, where:** some, worlds, one, frame, presence, magician

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This is a sentence of «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Chapter III. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (lady, Conn, men, one), 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:pg2892:64:4
# text = She knew who he was, for she retained some of the powers proper to the worlds she had left, and as he looked on her soft yellow hair and on her thin red lips, Conn recognised, as all men do, that one who is lovely must also be good, and so he did not frame any inquiry on that count; for everything is forgotten in the presence of a pretty woman, and a magician can be bewitched also.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	obj	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	retained	retain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	worlds	world	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
27	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
28	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
29	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
32	on	on	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
33	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
34	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
35	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	Conn	Conn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
39	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
41	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	44	mark	_	_
42	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	43	det	_	_
43	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	nsubj	_	_
44	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	47	det	_	_
47	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obl	_	_
48	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	50	nsubj	_	_
49	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	50	cop	_	_
50	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	acl:relcl	_	_
51	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	54	aux	_	_
52	also	also	ADV	RB	_	54	advmod	_	_
53	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	54	cop	_	_
54	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
57	so	so	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
58	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
59	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	advcl	_	_
60	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	61	advmod	_	_
61	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
62	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	63	det	_	_
63	inquiry	inquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
64	on	on	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
65	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	66	det	_	_
66	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	71	punct	_	_
68	for	for	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
69	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	71	obl	_	_
70	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux:pass	_	_
71	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
72	in	in	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
75	of	of	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
76	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
77	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	78	amod	_	_
78	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
81	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	nsubj:pass	_	_
83	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	85	aux	_	_
84	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	85	aux:pass	_	_
85	bewitched	bewitch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	71	conj	_	_
86	also	also	ADV	RB	_	85	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | lady |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer who=Stimulus |
| 2 | **retain** | past | lady | some |  |  |  | to the worlds | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect | lady | the worlds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent world=Theme |
| 4 | **look** | past | Conn |  |  |  |  | on lady's soft yellow hair and lady's thin red lips | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on hair=Theme |
| 5 | **recognise** | past | Conn |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **do** | present | all men | that one |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **is** | present | that one |  |  |  |  | lovely *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **is** | must |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **do** | past | Conn | frame |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **forget** | present · passive |  |  |  | the presence of a pretty woman |  | for everything | tree rules |
| 11 | **bewitch** | can · passive |  | a magician |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

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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:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (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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