--- title: When these were over the barge proceeded up the river to the field w… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: When these were over the barge proceeded up the river to the field where the dancing and concerts were to take place, and after the prizes had been given away to the winners, and the loaves and the dresses had been distributed by the princess, they bade farewell to their guests, and turned to step i --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/37/56/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Orange Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/) / [Opening, part 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/37/) / 56 # The Orange Fairy Book, Opening, part 37, sentence 56 When these were over the barge proceeded up the river to the field where the dancing and concerts were to take place, and after the prizes had been given away to the winners, and the loaves and the dresses had been distributed by the princess, they bade farewell to their guests, and turned to step into the barge which was to carry them back to the palace. **Who acts:** these, barge, dancing, princess, loaf · **What happens:** be, proceed up, take, give away, distribute, bade · **To what, where:** barge, river, place, loaves This is a sentence of «The Orange Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 37. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (these, barge, dancing, princess), 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:pg3027:37:56 # text = When these were over the barge proceeded up the river to the field where the dancing and concerts were to take place, and after the prizes had been given away to the winners, and the loaves and the dresses had been distributed by the princess, they bade farewell to their guests, and turned to step into the barge which was to carry them back to the palace. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 2 these this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 barge barge NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 up up ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 14 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 dancing dancing NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 concerts concert NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 conj _ _ 19 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 acl _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 25 after after ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 prizes prize NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ _ 28 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 29 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 advcl _ _ 31 away away ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 winners winner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 loaves loaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 dresses dress NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 conj _ _ 42 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 43 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 44 aux:pass _ _ 44 distributed distribute VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 parataxis _ _ 45 by by ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 bade bade NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 parataxis _ _ 51 farewell farewell ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 guests guest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 57 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ _ 58 to to PART TO _ 59 mark _ _ 59 step step VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 xcomp _ _ 60 into into ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 barge barge NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ _ 63 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 66 nsubj _ _ 64 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 cop _ _ 65 to to PART TO _ 66 mark _ _ 66 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 acl:relcl _ _ 67 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 obj _ _ 68 back back ADV RB _ 66 advmod _ _ 69 to to ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | these | | | the barge | | | tree rules | | 2 | **proceed up** | past | the barge | the river | | | | to the field | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | past | the dancing and concerts *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **take** | to-infinitive | the dancing and concerts *not said here* | place | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | | 5 | **give away** | past · perfect · passive | the dancing and concerts *not said here* | | | | after the prizes | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)» | | 6 | **distribute** | past · perfect · passive | the princess | the loaves and the dresses | | | | farewell *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 7 | **bade** | | loaf | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **turn** | past | the princess *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **step** | to-infinitive | the princess *not said here* | | | the barge | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into barge=Destination | | 10 | **is** | past | the barge | | | | | carry *property* | tree rules | 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 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/37/55/) - next →: [sentence 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/37/57/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/37/)