--- title: But the magpie knew no more than the lesson he had learnt, so he soo… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But the magpie knew no more than the lesson he had learnt, so he soon fluttered away; while the prince hurried back to his castle to gather together a troop of horsemen, full of courage for whatever might befall. Who acts: magpie, prince. 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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 (magpie, prince), 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:pg3282:32:23 # text = But the magpie knew no more than the lesson he had learnt, so he soon fluttered away; while the prince hurried back to his castle to gather together a troop of horsemen, full of courage for whatever might befall. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 magpie magpie NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 no no ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 obj _ _ 7 than than ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 learnt learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 so so ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 17 advmod _ _ 17 fluttered flutter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 18 away away ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 while while SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 hurried hurry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 24 back back ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 gather gather VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 advcl _ _ 30 together together ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 troop troop NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 horsemen horseman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 39 for for SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 40 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 42 obj _ _ 41 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 befall befall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | the magpie | more | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus | | 2 | **learn** | past · perfect | magpie | the lesson *not said here* | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Topic | | 3 | **flutter away** | past | magpie | | | | | away, soon *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **hurry back** | past | the prince | | | magpie's castle | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to castle=Destination | | 5 | **gather** | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* | a troop of horsemen | | | | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent troop=Theme | | 6 | **befall** | might | the prince *not said here* | whatever | | | | | 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 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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/24/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/32/)