--- title: The lion was much the bigger and stronger of the two—indeed, he was… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The lion was much the bigger and stronger of the two—indeed, he was much bigger and stronger than any of the beasts that dwelt in the forest; and, besides, he could jump father and run faster than all the rest. Who acts: lion, Neuislandischen, beasts. 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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 (lion, Neuislandischen, beasts), 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:pg3282:28:73 # text = The lion was much the bigger and stronger of the two—indeed, he was much bigger and stronger than any of the beasts that dwelt in the forest; and, besides, he could jump father and run faster than all the rest. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 much much ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 stronger strong ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 conj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 — - PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 much much ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 conj _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 stronger strong ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 18 conj _ _ 21 than than ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 18 obl _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 beasts beast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nmod _ _ 26 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 nsubj _ _ 27 dwelt dwell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl:relcl _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 34 besides besides INTJ UH _ 38 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 jump jump VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 parataxis _ _ 39 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 41 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 42 faster fast ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 41 advmod _ _ 43 than than ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 46 det:predet _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the lion | | | | | big *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | the lion *not said here* | | | | | of the two; indeed *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | past | Neuislandischen | | | | | than any; big *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **be** | | Neuislandischen *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **dwell** | past | the beasts | | | the forest | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location | | 6 | **jump** | could | Neuislandischen | father | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Agent | | 7 | **run** | present | Neuislandischen *not said here* | | | | | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/72/) - next →: [sentence 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/74/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/28/)