--- title: On, on, she went, down to such a depth that even the witch's eyes co… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: On, on, she went, down to such a depth that even the witch's eyes could not follow her; but she took for granted that the woman was dead, and told the sister to take her place. Who acts: girl, eyes, woman. 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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 (girl, eyes, woman), 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:pg3027:26:123 # text = On, on, she went, down to such a depth that even the witch's eyes could not follow her; but she took for granted that the woman was dead, and told the sister to take her place. 1 On on ADP IN _ 3 case _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 on on ADV RB _ 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 down down ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 12 det:predet _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 depth depth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 obj _ _ 14 even even ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 nsubj _ _ 19 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 21 advmod _ _ 21 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl:relcl _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ; ; PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 but but CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 27 for for SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 28 granted grant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 advcl _ _ 29 that that SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 32 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 cop _ _ 33 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 36 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 iobj _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 xcomp _ _ 41 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | girl | | | such depth | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to depth=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **not** **follow** | could | the witch's eyes | such depth | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent that=Theme she=Attribute | | 3 | **take** | past | girl | | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **grant** | participle | girl *not said here* | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | the woman | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | girl *not said here* | | the sister | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | girl *not said here* | girl's place | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=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 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 122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/26/122/) - next →: [sentence 124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/26/124/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/26/)