--- title: Would the dragon with snaky locks be turned to stone, she wondered,… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Would the dragon with snaky locks be turned to stone, she wondered, like the dragon in an old story her nurse had told her; or would some fiery spark dart from the heart of the mirror, and strike him dead? Who acts: princess, some. 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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 (princess, some), 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:pg3282:37:104 # text = Would the dragon with snaky locks be turned to stone, she wondered, like the dragon in an old story her nurse had told her; or would some fiery spark dart from the heart of the mirror, and strike him dead? 1 Would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 snaky snaky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 locks lock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 wondered wonder VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 like like ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 22 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 nurse nurse NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 conj _ _ 26 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ; ; PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 28 or or CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 29 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 30 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 33 nsubj _ _ 31 fiery fiery ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 32 spark spark NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 compound _ _ 33 dart dart NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 parataxis _ _ 34 from from ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 mirror mirror NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 strike strike VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 43 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | infinitive · passive | | the dragon with snaky locks | | stone | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory | | 2 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | princess | | | | | like the dragon | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | | princess's nurse | princess | a old story | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient she=Topic | | 4 | **dart** | would | some | | | the heart of the mirror | | | tree rules | | 5 | **strike** | present | | dragon | | | | dead *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=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 103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/37/103/) - next →: [sentence 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/37/105/) - ↑ back to [Story of Wali Dâd the Simple-Hearted, part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/37/)