--- title: But as he was very angry at what he had been told, he declared that… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But as he was very angry at what he had been told, he declared that he was going to make an example of this young man, and intended to teach him that even poor travelling pedlars could get justice in HIS country, and be protected from such lawlessness. Who acts: pedlar, poor travelling pedlars. 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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 (pedlar, poor travelling pedlars), 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:pg3282:33:76 # text = But as he was very angry at what he had been told, he declared that he was going to make an example of this young man, and intended to teach him that even poor travelling pedlars could get justice in HIS country, and be protected from such lawlessness. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 2 as as SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 very very ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 advcl _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 obl _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 example example NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 27 det _ _ 26 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 intended intend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 conj _ _ 31 to to PART TO _ 32 mark _ _ 32 teach teach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 xcomp _ _ 33 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ _ 34 that that SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 35 even even ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 36 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 37 travelling travel VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 38 amod _ _ 38 pedlars pedlar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 nsubj _ _ 39 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 advcl _ _ 41 justice justice NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ _ 42 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 HIS HIS PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 compound _ _ 44 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 protected protect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 conj _ _ 49 from from ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 lawlessness lawlessness NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | pedlar | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | | pedlar | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | pedlar | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **go** | past · progressive | pedlar | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **make** | to-infinitive | pedlar *not said here* | a example of this young man | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset example=Product | | 6 | **intend** | participle | pedlar *not said here* | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **teach** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | pedlar *not said here* | | pedlar | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 8 | **travel** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **get** | could | poor travelling pedlars | justice | | HIS country | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer justice=Stimulus | | 10 | **protect** | infinitive · passive | pedlar *not said here* | | | | | from such lawlessness | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: from lawlessness=Theme | | 11 | **exemplify** | | | this young man | | | | | nom example «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/33/75/) - next →: [sentence 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/33/77/) - ↑ back to [Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/33/)