--- title: 'My lord, I am the Bird of Truth whom you wished to see, and I have… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: 'My lord, I am the Bird of Truth whom you wished to see, and I have been obliged to approach you in the manner because the boy who brought me is kept out of the palace by your courtiers.' Who acts: I, you, boy. 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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, you, boy), 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:pg3027:34:1 # text = 'My lord, I am the Bird of Truth whom you wished to see, and I have been obliged to approach you in the manner because the boy who brought me is kept out of the palace by your courtiers.' 1 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Bird Bird PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Truth Truth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 obj _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 18 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 19 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 21 aux:pass _ _ 21 obliged oblige VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 conj _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 approach approach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 28 because because SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 31 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 32 nsubj _ _ 32 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 acl:relcl _ _ 33 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ _ 34 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 advcl _ _ 36 out out ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 40 by by ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 courtiers courtier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | I | the Bird | | | | of Truth | tree rules | | 2 | **wish** | past | you | My lord | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **oblige** | present · perfect · passive | | I | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | | 5 | **approach** | to-infinitive | | you | | the manner | | | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | | 6 | **bring** | past | the boy | | me | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination | | 7 | **keep out** | present · passive | | the boy | | the palace by your courtiers | | | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme palace=Attribute | 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: [Opening, part 33, 111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/33/111/) - next →: [sentence 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/34/2/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/34/)