--- title: Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the great trees, t… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics description: Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the great trees, the bushes and brambles, gave way of themselves to let him pass thro'; he walked up to the castle which he saw at the end of a large avenue which he went into; and what a little surprised him was, that he saw none of his people could --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/12/) [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/) / [\_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/) / 12 # The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3, sentence 12 Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the great trees, the bushes and brambles, gave way of themselves to let him pass thro'; he walked up to the castle which he saw at the end of a large avenue which he went into; and what a little surprised him was, that he saw none of his people could follow him, because the trees closed again, as soon as he had pass'd thro' them. **Who acts:** Scarce, great trees, large avenue, none · **What happens:** advance, give, let, pass, walk up, see · **To what, where:** wood, way, Scarce, thro, castle, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Scarce, great trees, large avenue, none), 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:pg29021:9:12 # text = Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the great trees, the bushes and brambles, gave way of themselves to let him pass thro'; he walked up to the castle which he saw at the end of a large avenue which he went into; and what a little surprised him was, that he saw none of his people could follow him, because the trees closed again, as soon as he had pass'd thro' them. 1 Scarce Scarce PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 advanced advance VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 towards towards ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 20 advmod _ _ 10 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 13 det:predet _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 bushes bush NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 conj _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 brambles bramble NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 21 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 21 nmod _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 advcl _ _ 26 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obj _ _ 27 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 xcomp _ _ 28 thro thro NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ; ; PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 walked walk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 33 up up ADP RP _ 32 compound:prt _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 37 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 obj _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 acl:relcl _ _ 40 at at ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 45 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ _ 46 avenue avenue NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 49 nsubj _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 acl:relcl _ _ 50 into into ADP IN _ 49 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 53 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 56 nsubj _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 obl:unmarked _ _ 56 surprised surprised ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 57 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 58 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 60 that that SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 61 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 62 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 conj _ _ 63 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 68 nsubj _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 63 nmod _ _ 67 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 68 aux _ _ 68 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 ccomp _ _ 69 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 71 because because SCONJ IN _ 74 mark _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 nsubj:pass _ _ 74 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 68 parataxis _ _ 75 again again ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 77 as as ADV RB _ 78 advmod _ _ 78 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 74 advmod _ _ 79 as as SCONJ IN _ 82 mark _ _ 80 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 81 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 'd 'd PUNCT `` _ 84 punct _ _ 84 thro thro NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 85 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 84 punct _ _ 86 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **advance** | past · perfect | Scarce | | | the wood | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme towards wood=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **give** | past | all great trees and the bushes and brambles | way of trees | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | | 3 | **let** | to-infinitive | all great trees and the bushes and brambles *not said here* | Scarce | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **pass** | infinitive | Scarce *not said here* | thro | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thro=Trajectory | | 5 | **walk up** | past | Scarce | | | | | to the castle *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to castle=Result | | 6 | **see** | past | Scarce | the castle | | | at the end of a large avenue | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus | | 7 | **go** | past | a large avenue | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **is** | past | | | | | | a little *obl:unmarked*; surprised *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **see** | past | Scarce | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 10 | **follow** | could | none | Scarce | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 11 | **close** | participle · passive | | the trees | | | again | soon *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 12 | **pass** | past | Scarce | thro | | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thro=Recipient they=Theme | 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 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/11/) - next →: [sentence 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/13/) - ↑ back to [\_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/)