--- title: 'Let me consult my cap,' said the frog; and taking it off she laid i… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: 'Let me consult my cap,' said the frog; and taking it off she laid it in a box, and threw in after it a few sprigs of juniper, some capers, and two peas, which she carried under her right leg; she then shut down the lid of the box, and murmured some words which the queen did not catch. 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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 (frog, me, queen), 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:pg3027:28:13 # text = 'Let me consult my cap,' said the frog; and taking it off she laid it in a box, and threw in after it a few sprigs of juniper, some capers, and two peas, which she carried under her right leg; she then shut down the lid of the box, and murmured some words which the queen did not catch. 1 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 advcl _ _ 3 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 consult consult VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 frog frog NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 off off ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 17 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 laid lay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 ccomp _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 parataxis _ _ 26 in in ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 27 after after ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 sprigs sprig NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 juniper juniper NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 36 det _ _ 36 capers caper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 40 nummod _ _ 40 peas pea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 obj _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 acl:relcl _ _ 45 under under ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 46 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 47 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 leg leg NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 52 advmod _ _ 52 shut shut VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 53 down down ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 lid lid NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 60 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 61 murmured murmur VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 conj _ _ 62 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 63 det _ _ 63 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 obj _ _ 64 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 69 obj _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ _ 67 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux _ _ 68 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 69 advmod _ _ 69 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 63 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 70 . . PUNCT . _ 52 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | infinitive | frog *not said here* | me | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **consult** | infinitive | me *not said here* | my cap | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | frog *not said here* | the frog | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent frog=Topic | | 4 | **take off** | gerund | frog *not said here* | cap | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **lay** | past | frog | cap | | a box | | | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in box=Destination | | 6 | **throw** | past | | a few sprigs of juniper and some capers | | | after box | two peas *obl* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprig=Theme | | 7 | **carry** | past | frog | two peas | | frog's right leg | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | | 8 | **shut down** | past | frog | the lid of the box | | | then | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent lid=Patient | | 9 | **murmur** *speech: other* | past | frog *not said here* | some words | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic | | 10 | **not** **catch** | past · do-support | the queen | some words | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/28/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/28/14/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/28/)