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title: The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; b… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics
description: The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; but his mother could not be persuaded this was true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he always had some excuse ready when he had laid out three or four nights together, she no longer doubted he had some l
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# The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3, sentence 30

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The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; but his mother could not be persuaded this was true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he always had some excuse ready when he had laid out three or four nights together, she no longer doubted he had some little amour, for he lived with the Princess above two whole years, and had by her two children, the eldest of which, who was a daughter, was named Aurora, and the youngest, who was a son, they called Day, because he was even handsomer and more beautiful than his sister.

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**Who acts:** father, King, this, Prince, Princess, two children · **What happens:** be, believe, not persuade, see, go, lay out · **To what, where:** Prince, mother, hunting, little amour, two children, daughter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (father, King, this, Prince), 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:pg29021:9:30
# text = The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; but his mother could not be persuaded this was true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he always had some excuse ready when he had laid out three or four nights together, she no longer doubted he had some little amour, for he lived with the Princess above two whole years, and had by her two children, the eldest of which, who was a daughter, was named Aurora, and the youngest, who was a son, they called Day, because he was even handsomer and more beautiful than his sister.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	ccomp	_	_
23	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
28	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	50	advcl	_	_
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	ccomp	_	_
32	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
33	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
34	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
35	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
40	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
41	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
42	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	43	advmod	_	_
43	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	aux	_	_
44	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	45	det	_	_
45	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
46	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	xcomp	_	_
47	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	50	mark	_	_
48	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
49	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	aux	_	_
50	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	parataxis	_	_
51	out	out	ADP	RP	_	50	compound:prt	_	_
52	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	55	nummod	_	_
53	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	52	conj	_	_
55	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	obl:unmarked	_	_
56	together	together	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
58	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	61	nsubj	_	_
59	no	no	ADV	RB	_	60	advmod	_	_
60	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	61	advmod	_	_
61	doubted	doubt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	parataxis	_	_
62	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
63	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	ccomp	_	_
64	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	66	det	_	_
65	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	amod	_	_
66	amour	amour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
68	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	70	mark	_	_
69	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	advcl	_	_
71	with	with	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	_
74	above	above	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
75	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	77	nummod	_	_
76	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	77	amod	_	_
77	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	70	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	70	conj	_	_
81	by	by	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
82	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	obl	_	_
83	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	84	nummod	_	_
84	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	84	appos	_	_
88	of	of	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	87	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
91	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	94	nsubj	_	_
92	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	94	cop	_	_
93	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
96	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	97	aux:pass	_	_
97	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	80	conj	_	_
98	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	97	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
101	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	102	det	_	_
102	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	97	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
104	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	107	nsubj	_	_
105	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	107	cop	_	_
106	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	107	det	_	_
107	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
109	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	110	nsubj	_	_
110	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	107	acl:relcl	_	_
111	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	110	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	117	punct	_	_
113	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	117	mark	_	_
114	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	117	nsubj	_	_
115	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	117	cop	_	_
116	even	even	ADV	RB	_	117	advmod	_	_
117	handsomer	handsome	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	110	parataxis	_	_
118	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	120	cc	_	_
119	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	120	advmod	_	_
120	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	117	conj	_	_
121	than	than	ADP	IN	_	123	case	_	_
122	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	123	nmod:poss	_	_
123	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	120	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **is** | past | Prince's father and a easy disposition |  |  |  |  | of a easy disposition | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | past | the King  Prince's father and a easy disposition | Prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **persuade** | could · passive |  | Prince's mother |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | past | this |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **see** | gerund | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **go** | past | Prince | a hunting |  |  | day |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **lay out** | past · perfect | Prince |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **doubt** | past | Princess |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 9 | **have** | past | Prince | some little amour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amour=Patient |
| 10 | **live** | past | Prince |  |  |  | year | with the Princess | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with princess=Location |
| 11 | **have** | past | Prince *not said here* | two children and a daughter |  |  |  | by Princess | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 12 | **is a** | past | two children and a daughter | a daughter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **name** | past · passive | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP» |
| 14 | **is a** | past |  | a son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | King | a son *not said here* | Day |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent day=Recipient |
| 16 | **is** | past | Prince |  |  |  |  | handsome *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **be** |  | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than Prince's sister | 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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