--- title: But the magpie in the tree, who, like all the rest of his family, wa… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But the magpie in the tree, who, like all the rest of his family, was not happy unless he could be for ever chattering, began to repeat the message the princess had taught him; and as soon as he understood it, Prince Ratibor’s heart was filled with joy. Who acts: tree, magpie, message. 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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 (tree, magpie, message), 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:pg3282:32:21 # text = But the magpie in the tree, who, like all the rest of his family, was not happy unless he could be for ever chattering, began to repeat the message the princess had taught him; and as soon as he understood it, Prince Ratibor’s heart was filled with joy. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 magpie magpie NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 8 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 10 like like ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 13 det:predet _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 18 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 19 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 20 advmod _ _ 20 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 parataxis _ _ 21 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 23 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 27 aux _ _ 25 for for SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 26 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 27 advmod _ _ 27 chattering chatter VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 29 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 30 to to PART TO _ 31 mark _ _ 31 repeat repeat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 36 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 taught teach VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 33 acl:relcl _ _ 38 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ; ; PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 41 as as ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 53 advmod _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 understood understand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 advcl _ _ 46 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 48 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 nmod:desc _ _ 49 Ratibor Ratibor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ’s 's PART POS _ 49 case _ _ 51 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nsubj:pass _ _ 52 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 aux:pass _ _ 53 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 conj _ _ 54 with with ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 29 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | past | the tree | | | | | like all rest of magpie's family; happy *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **chatter** *a condition, not said to happen* | could · progressive | magpie | | | | ever | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **begin** | past | the magpie in the tree | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **repeat** | to-infinitive | the magpie in the tree *not said here* | the message | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Eventuality | | 5 | **teach** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive | the message *not said here* | the princess | magpie | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient he=Topic | | 6 | **understand** | past | magpie | message | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 7 | **fill** | past · passive | | Ratibor Prince's heart | | | | with joy; soon *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with joy=Instrument | 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 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/22/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/)