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title: La Belle au Bois Dormant" ("Sleeping Beauty") was the first: and in… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics
description: La Belle au Bois Dormant" ("Sleeping Beauty") was the first: and in rapid succession followed "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" ("Red Riding-Hood"), "Le Maistre Chat, ou le Chat Botté" ("Puss in Boots"), "Les Fées" ("The Fairy"), "Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Verre" ("Cinderella"), "Riquet à la Hou
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# The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, "he Thought the Princess Was His Queen" 143, sentence 109

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La Belle au Bois Dormant" ("Sleeping Beauty") was the first: and in rapid succession followed "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" ("Red Riding-Hood"), "Le Maistre Chat, ou le Chat Botté" ("Puss in Boots"), "Les Fées" ("The Fairy"), "Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Verre" ("Cinderella"), "Riquet à la Houppe" ("Riquet of the Tuft"), and "Le Petit Poucet" ("Tom Thumb").

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**Who acts:** La au, Red · **What happens:** sleep, be, follow, hood · **To what, where:** Beauty, rapid succession

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This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, "he Thought the Princess Was His Queen" 143. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (La au, Red), 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:pg29021:6:109
# text = La Belle au Bois Dormant" ("Sleeping Beauty") was the first: and in rapid succession followed "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" ("Red Riding-Hood"), "Le Maistre Chat, ou le Chat Botté" ("Puss in Boots"), "Les Fées" ("The Fairy"), "Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Verre" ("Cinderella"), "Riquet à la Houppe" ("Riquet of the Tuft"), and "Le Petit Poucet" ("Tom Thumb").
1	La	La	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	Belle	Belle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	au	au	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
4	Bois	Bois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Dormant	Dormant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
10	Beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	succession	succession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
22	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Le	Le	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	Petit	Petit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
25	Chaperon	Chaperon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	Rouge	Rouge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nsubj	_	_
31	Riding	Riding	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	Hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
37	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	Le	Le	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	_
39	Maistre	Maistre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	_
40	Chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	ou	ou	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	43	compound	_	_
43	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
44	Chat	Chat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	compound	_	_
45	Botté	Botté	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	45	punct	_	_
47	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	Puss	Puss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	appos	_	_
50	in	in	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
51	Boots	Boots	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
55	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	57	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	Les	Les	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	57	compound	_	_
57	Fées	Fée	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	49	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	49	punct	_	_
59	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
66	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	67	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	Cendrillon	Cendrillon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
69	ou	ou	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	49	dep	_	_
70	la	la	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
71	Petite	Petite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	72	compound	_	_
72	Pantoufle	Pantoufle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	74	compound	_	_
73	de	de	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	72	flat	_	_
74	Verre	Verre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	74	punct	_	_
76	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	83	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	Riquet	riquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	_
84	à	à	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	la	la	PUNCT	``	_	86	punct	_	_
86	Houppe	Houppe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	83	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	86	punct	_	_
88	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	Riquet	Riquet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	appos	_	_
91	of	of	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	Tuft	tuft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
98	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	99	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	Le	Le	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	101	compound	_	_
100	Petit	Petit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	101	compound	_	_
101	Poucet	Poucet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	101	punct	_	_
103	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	106	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	106	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	106	compound	_	_
106	Thumb	Thumb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	106	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | gerund | La au *not said here* | Beauty |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | La au |  |  | rapid succession and Le Maistre Chat and ou le |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** *in a quote* | participle |  | rapid succession and Le Maistre Chat and ou le *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **hood** |  | Red |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:** «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.

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