--- title: But that very night she woke up out of her sleep in a great hall tha… — The Lilac Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But that very night she woke up out of her sleep in a great hall that was lighted up with a thousand lamps; the richest carpets were on the floor, and the walls were covered with cloth of gold and silver, and the place was full of grand company, and the very beautiful prince she saw in her dreams wa --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/12/112/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Lilac Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/) / [The Lilac Fairy Book, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/12/) / 112 # The Lilac Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 12, sentence 112 But that very night she woke up out of her sleep in a great hall that was lighted up with a thousand lamps; the richest carpets were on the floor, and the walls were covered with cloth of gold and silver, and the place was full of grand company, and the very beautiful prince she saw in her dreams was there, and it wasn’t a moment till he was on one knee before her, and telling her how much he loved her, and asking her wouldn’t she be his queen. **Who acts:** Norway, richest carpets, place, beautiful prince, king · **What happens:** wake up, light up, be, cover, see, not be · **To what, where:** sleep, great hall, floor, walls, beautiful prince, dreams · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Lilac Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Norway, richest carpets, place, beautiful 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:pg3454:12:112 # text = But that very night she woke up out of her sleep in a great hall that was lighted up with a thousand lamps; the richest carpets were on the floor, and the walls were covered with cloth of gold and silver, and the place was full of grand company, and the very beautiful prince she saw in her dreams was there, and it wasn’t a moment till he was on one knee before her, and telling her how much he loved her, and asking her wouldn’t she be his queen. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 2 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 det _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 woke wake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 out out ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 sleep sleep NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 hall hall NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 16 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 lighted light VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 acl:relcl _ _ 19 up up ADP RP _ 18 compound:prt _ _ 20 with with ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 23 nummod _ _ 23 lamps lamp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 richest rich ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 27 amod _ _ 27 carpets carpet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 nsubj _ _ 28 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 cop _ _ 29 on on ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 36 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 covered cover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 38 with with ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 48 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 cop _ _ 49 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 56 very very ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 57 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 nsubj _ _ 59 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 58 acl:relcl _ _ 61 in in ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 63 nmod:poss _ _ 63 dreams dream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 obl _ _ 64 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 65 cop _ _ 65 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 68 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 69 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 70 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 72 advmod _ _ 71 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 73 till till SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 74 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 75 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 cop _ _ 76 on on ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 77 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 78 nummod _ _ 78 knee knee NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 advcl _ _ 79 before before ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 80 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 83 punct _ _ 82 and and CCONJ CC _ 83 cc _ _ 83 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 84 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 83 obj _ _ 85 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 86 advmod _ _ 86 much much ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ _ 87 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 nsubj _ _ 88 loved love VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 83 ccomp _ _ 89 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 90 , , PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 91 and and CCONJ CC _ 99 cc _ _ 92 asking ask VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 99 csubj _ _ 93 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 92 obj _ _ 94 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 99 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 95 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 99 advmod _ _ 96 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 99 nsubj _ _ 97 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 99 cop _ _ 98 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 99 nmod:poss _ _ 99 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wake up** | past | Norway | | | Norway's sleep in a great hall | before Munster; night | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **light up** | past · passive | | a great hall | | | | with thousand lamps | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product with lamp=Material | | 3 | **is** | past | the richest carpets | | | the floor | | | tree rules | | 4 | **cover** | past · passive | | the walls | | | | with cloth of gold and silver | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with cloth=Theme | | 5 | **is** | past | the place | | | | | of grand company; full *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **see** | past | Norway | the beautiful prince *not said here* | | Norway's dreams | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer prince=Stimulus | | 7 | **is** | past | the beautiful prince | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **not** **is a** | past | place | a moment | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **is** | past | king | | | one knee | | | tree rules | | 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | Norway *not said here* | | Norway | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 11 | **love** | past | king | Norway | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 12 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | Norway | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 13 | **not** **is a** | would | Norway | king's queen | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **sleep** | | Norway | | | a great hall | | | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent in=place | | 15 | **dream** | | Norway | | | | | | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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 Lilac Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3454 (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 111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/12/111/) - next →: [sentence 113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/12/113/) - ↑ back to [The Lilac Fairy Book, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3454/12/)