--- title: How long it was since she had set out in the morning she could not t… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: How long it was since she had set out in the morning she could not tell—it seemed years to her, of course; but the sun was still high in the heavens when she heard the sound of wheels, and then, with a great effort, for her throat was parched with fright and pain, she gave a shout. 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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 (Ingibjorg, it, sun), 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:pg3282:28:25 # text = How long it was since she had set out in the morning she could not tell—it seemed years to her, of course; but the sun was still high in the heavens when she heard the sound of wheels, and then, with a great effort, for her throat was parched with fright and pain, she gave a shout. 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 8 advmod _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 5 since since SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 advcl _ _ 9 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 17 — - PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 ccomp _ _ 20 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 19 xcomp _ _ 25 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 fixed _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 27 but but CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 31 still still ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 conj _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 heavens heaven NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ _ 36 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 38 advmod _ _ 37 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 acl:relcl _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 wheels wheel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 45 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 50 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 with with ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 48 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 49 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 effort effort NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 52 for for SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 53 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 throat throat NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 55 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 parched parch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 ccomp _ _ 57 with with ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 fright fright NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 pain pain NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 63 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 conj _ _ 64 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 shout shout NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **set out** | past · perfect · passive | | pain | | | morning | long *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | could | Ingibjorg | | | | | with a great effort | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **seem** | past | it | | Ingibjorg | | year | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **is** | past | the sun | | | the heavens | still | high *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **hear** | past | Ingibjorg | the sound of wheels | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus | | 6 | **parch** | past · passive | | Ingibjorg's throat | | | | with fright and pain | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with fright=Instrument | | 7 | **give** | past | Ingibjorg | a shout | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shout=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 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 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/24/) - next →: [sentence 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/26/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/)