--- title: He dismounted, and moved towards them; but his companions hurried af… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: He dismounted, and moved towards them; but his companions hurried after and begged him first to let them go and announce him to the king, and said that then, when they had put their possessions in a place of security, they would enter into the all important matter of the princess. 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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 (sight, companions, drums, 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:pg3282:1:97 # text = He dismounted, and moved towards them; but his companions hurried after and begged him first to let them go and announce him to the king, and said that then, when they had put their possessions in a place of security, they would enter into the all important matter of the princess. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 dismounted dismount VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 moved move VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 towards towards ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 companions companion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 12 hurried hurry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 13 after after ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 begged beg VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 15 advmod _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 20 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 announce announce VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 24 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 31 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 32 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 30 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 30 conj _ _ 38 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 possessions possession NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obj _ _ 40 in in ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 security security NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 47 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 48 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 49 into into ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 51 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 53 det _ _ 52 important important ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 54 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dismount** | past | sight | | | | | | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **move** | past | sight *not said here* | | | | | towards drums *= drum* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme towards they=Trajectory | | 3 | **hurry** | past | sight's companions | | | | | after *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | sight's companions *not said here* | | sight | | | first *property* | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 5 | **let** | to-infinitive | sight's companions *not said here* | drums *= drum* | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **go** | infinitive | drums *= drum* *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **announce** *speech: other* | infinitive | drums *= drum* *not said here* | sight | the king | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to king=Recipient | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | then | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **put** | past · perfect | drums *= drum* | drums's possessions | | a place of security | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent possession=Theme in place=Destination | | 10 | **enter** | would | drums *= drum* | | | the important matter of the princess | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into matter=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **possess** | | drums *= drum* | | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent | | 12 | **matter** | | the princess | | | | | | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | 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 Brown Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3282 (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 96](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/96/) - next →: [sentence 98](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/98/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/)