--- title: Tho' beauty is a very great advantage in young people, yet here the… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics description: Tho' beauty is a very great advantage in young people, yet here the youngest sister bore away the bell, almost always, in all companies from the eldest; people would indeed, go first to the Beauty to look upon, and admire her, but turn aside soon after to the Wit, to hear a thousand most entertainin --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/12/47/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/) / [Prince Took Up Most Carefully"\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/12/) / 47 # The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, Prince Took Up Most Carefully"\], sentence 47 Tho' beauty is a very great advantage in young people, yet here the youngest sister bore away the bell, almost always, in all companies from the eldest; people would indeed, go first to the Beauty to look upon, and admire her, but turn aside soon after to the Wit, to hear a thousand most entertaining and agreeable turns, and it was amazing to see, in less than a quarter of an hour's time, the eldest with not a soul with her and the whole company crowding about the youngest. **Who acts:** beauty, youngest sister, people, whole company · **What happens:** be, bear away, go, look, admire, turn · **To what, where:** great advantage, bell, companies, Beauty, queen, thousand This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Prince Took Up Most Carefully"\]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (beauty, youngest sister, people, whole company), 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:pg29021:12:47 # text = Tho' beauty is a very great advantage in young people, yet here the youngest sister bore away the bell, almost always, in all companies from the eldest; people would indeed, go first to the Beauty to look upon, and admire her, but turn aside soon after to the Wit, to hear a thousand most entertaining and agreeable turns, and it was amazing to see, in less than a quarter of an hour's time, the eldest with not a soul with her and the whole company crowding about the youngest. 1 Tho Tho PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ' 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 beauty beauty NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 very very ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 advantage advantage NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 13 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 14 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 18 advmod _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 17 amod _ _ 17 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 19 away away ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 bell bell NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 almost almost ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 18 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 28 det _ _ 28 companies company NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ _ 29 from from ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 nsubj _ _ 34 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 35 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 37 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 parataxis _ _ 38 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 37 advmod _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 Beauty beauty NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 42 to to PART TO _ 43 mark _ _ 43 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 advcl _ _ 44 upon upon ADP IN _ 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 47 admire admire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 conj _ _ 48 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 but but CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 turn turn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 parataxis _ _ 52 aside aside ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 53 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 51 advmod _ _ 54 after after ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 Wit Wit PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 59 to to PART TO _ 60 mark _ _ 60 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 conj _ _ 61 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 60 obj _ _ 63 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 64 advmod _ _ 64 entertaining entertain VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 62 advcl _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 66 agreeable agreeable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 amod _ _ 67 turns turn NOUN NNS Number=Plur 62 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 70 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 71 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 cop _ _ 72 amazing amazing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 conj _ _ 73 to to PART TO _ 74 mark _ _ 74 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 72 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 76 in in ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 77 less less ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV 80 advmod _ _ 78 than than ADP IN _ 77 fixed _ _ 79 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 quarter quarter NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 82 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 83 det _ _ 83 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 84 's 's PART POS _ 83 case _ _ 85 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 86 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 87 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 88 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 80 conj _ _ 89 with with ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 90 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 92 advmod _ _ 91 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 92 det _ _ 92 soul soul NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 obl _ _ 93 with with ADP IN _ 94 case _ _ 94 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 obl _ _ 95 and and CCONJ CC _ 98 cc _ _ 96 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 98 det _ _ 97 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 98 amod _ _ 98 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 conj _ _ 99 crowding crowd VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 98 acl _ _ 100 about about ADP IN _ 102 case _ _ 101 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 102 det _ _ 102 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 99 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 103 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Tho's beauty | a great advantage | | | | in young people | tree rules | | 2 | **bear away** | past | the youngest sister | the bell | | all companies from the eldest; here | | always, away *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bell=Patient | | 3 | **go** | would | people | | | the Beauty | | first, indeed *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to beauty=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **look** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 5 | **admire** | infinitive | people *not said here* | queen | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 6 | **turn** | present | | | | | after the Wit | aside, soon *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **hear** | to-infinitive | | a thousand and agreeable turns | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thousand=Stimulus | | 8 | **entertain** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **is** | past | Beauty | | | | | amazing *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **see** | to-infinitive | Beauty *not said here* | a quarter of a hour's time | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quarter=Stimulus | | 11 | **crowd** | gerund | the whole company *not said here* | | | | | about the youngest | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme about young=Destination | 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:** «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Project Gutenberg book 29021 (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 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/12/46/) - next →: [sentence 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/12/48/) - ↑ back to [Prince Took Up Most Carefully"\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/12/)