--- title: 'Now I may open it,' she said to herself; and unlocking it with the… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: 'Now I may open it,' she said to herself; and unlocking it with the key which hung to its handle, she raised the lid, but started back as she did so, almost blinded by the light that burst upon her. Who acts: I, outhouse, key, light. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, outhouse, key, light), 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:pg3027:11:19 # text = 'Now I may open it,' she said to herself; and unlocking it with the key which hung to its handle, she raised the lid, but started back as she did so, almost blinded by the light that burst upon her. 1 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 open open VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 15 unlocking unlock VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 27 advcl _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 key key NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 hung hang VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 acl:relcl _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 handle handle NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 26 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 lid lid NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 but but CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 started start VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 parataxis _ _ 33 back back ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 34 as as SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ _ 37 so so ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 almost almost ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 blinded blind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 conj _ _ 41 by by ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 44 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 45 nsubj _ _ 45 burst burst VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 46 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **open** | may | I | money | | | now | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | outhouse | | outhouse | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to herself=Recipient | | 3 | **unlock** | gerund | outhouse *not said here* | money | | | | with the key | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 4 | **hang** | past | the key | | | | | to money's handle | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **raise** | past | outhouse | the lid | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme | | 6 | **start back** | past | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 7 | **do** | past | outhouse | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **blind** | participle | outhouse *not said here* | | | | | by the light; almost *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **burst** | past | the light | | | | | upon outhouse | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon she=Location | 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 Orange Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3027 (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 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/11/18/) - next →: [sentence 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/11/20/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/11/)