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title: The Queen said more than once to her son, in order to bring him to s… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics
description: The Queen said more than once to her son, in order to bring him to speak freely to her, that a young man must e'en take his pleasure; but he never dared to trust her with his secret; he feared her, tho' he loved her; for she was of the race of the Ogres, and the King would never have married her, ha
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# The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3, sentence 31

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The Queen said more than once to her son, in order to bring him to speak freely to her, that a young man must e'en take his pleasure; but he never dared to trust her with his secret; he feared her, tho' he loved her; for she was of the race of the Ogres, and the King would never have married her, had it not been for her vast riches; it was even whispered about the court, that she had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon them.

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**Who acts:** Queen, young man, son, race, that, little children · **What happens:** say, bring, speak, take, not dare, not trust · **To what, where:** son, Queen, pleasure, King, Ogreish inclinations, little children · **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 (Queen, young man, son, race), 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:pg29021:9:31
# text = The Queen said more than once to her son, in order to bring him to speak freely to her, that a young man must e'en take his pleasure; but he never dared to trust her with his secret; he feared her, tho' he loved her; for she was of the race of the Ogres, and the King would never have married her, had it not been for her vast riches; it was even whispered about the court, that she had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	3	advmod	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
12	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	fixed	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
18	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
22	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
26	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	e'en	e'en	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nmod	_	_
28	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
32	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
33	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
34	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	35	advmod	_	_
35	dared	dare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
36	to	to	PART	TO	_	37	mark	_	_
37	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	xcomp	_	_
38	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	obj	_	_
39	with	with	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	44	punct	_	_
43	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nsubj	_	_
44	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
45	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
47	tho	though	SCONJ	IN	_	50	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	50	punct	_	_
49	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
50	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	conj	_	_
51	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	58	punct	_	_
53	for	for	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
54	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
55	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	cop	_	_
56	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	nsubj	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	Ogres	Ogre	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	69	nsubj:pass	_	_
66	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	69	aux	_	_
67	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	69	advmod	_	_
68	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	69	aux	_	_
69	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	58	acl:relcl	_	_
70	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	69	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
72	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
73	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	72	obj	_	_
74	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	79	advmod	_	_
75	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	79	cop	_	_
76	for	for	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
77	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
78	vast	vast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	84	punct	_	_
81	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj:pass	_	_
82	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	aux:pass	_	_
83	even	even	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
85	about	about	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
89	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	91	mark	_	_
90	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	91	nsubj	_	_
91	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	parataxis	_	_
92	Ogreish	ogreish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	inclinations	inclination	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	100	cc	_	_
96	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	100	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	_
98	whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	100	advmod	_	_
99	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	100	nsubj	_	_
100	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
101	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	amod	_	_
102	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	100	obj	_	_
103	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	102	acl	_	_
104	by	by	ADP	IN	_	103	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
106	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	107	nsubj	_	_
107	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	100	conj	_	_
108	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	110	det:predet	_	_
109	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	110	det	_	_
110	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	obj	_	_
111	in	in	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
112	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	113	det	_	_
113	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	nmod	_	_
114	to	to	PART	TO	_	115	mark	_	_
115	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	110	acl	_	_
116	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	117	mark	_	_
117	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	115	advcl	_	_
118	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	119	case	_	_
119	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	117	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | Queen |  |  | freely *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **take** | infinitive | a young man  e'en | son's pleasure |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pleasure=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **dare** | past | son |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **not** **trust** | to-infinitive | son *not said here* |  | Queen |  |  | with son's secret | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Recipient with secret=Theme |
| 7 | **fear** | past | son | Queen |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 8 | **love** | past | son | Queen |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 9 | **is** | past | Queen |  |  |  |  | for the race; of the Ogres | tree rules |
| 10 | **not** **marry** | would · perfect · passive | the race *not said here* | the King |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **have** | past | the race | pleasure |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 12 | **not** **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for race's vast riches | tree rules |
| 13 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | pleasure |  |  |  | about the court | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 14 | **have** | past | Queen | Ogreish inclinations |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient |
| 15 | **see** | past | that | little children |  |  |  | whenever *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 16 | **pass by** | gerund | little children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 17 | **have** | past | child | all difficulty |  | the world |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent difficulty=Patient |
| 18 | **refrain** | to-infinitive | child *not said here* | all difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 19 | **fall** | gerund | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon King | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon they=Location |
| 20 | **please** |  | son |  |  |  |  |  | nom pleasure «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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