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title: She wrung her hands and shed tears, but then she recollected herself… — The Lilac Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: She wrung her hands and shed tears, but then she recollected herself, and cried out, ‘Wood, I charge you by my three magic gifts, the scissors, the comb, and the reel--to let me through’; and it opened, and she went along a walk till she came in sight of a palace, and a lawn, and a woodman’s cottage
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# The Lilac Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 13, sentence 69

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She wrung her hands and shed tears, but then she recollected herself, and cried out, ‘Wood, I charge you by my three magic gifts, the scissors, the comb, and the reel--to let me through’; and it opened, and she went along a walk till she came in sight of a palace, and a lawn, and a woodman’s cottage on the edge of the wood where it came nearest the palace.

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**Who acts:** half, I, reel, wood, my · **What happens:** wring, shed, recollect, cry out, charge, let · **To what, where:** hands, tears, half, Wood, you, me

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This is a sentence of «The Lilac Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (half, I, reel, wood), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg3454:13:69
# text = She wrung her hands and shed tears, but then she recollected herself, and cried out, ‘Wood, I charge you by my three magic gifts, the scissors, the comb, and the reel--to let me through’; and it opened, and she went along a walk till she came in sight of a palace, and a lawn, and a woodman’s cottage on the edge of the wood where it came nearest the palace.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrung	wring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shed	shed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	recollected	recollect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	charge	charge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	parataxis	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	iobj	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
26	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
27	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
28	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	comb	comb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	42	mark	_	_
42	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	parataxis	_	_
43	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	42	obj	_	_
44	through	through	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	49	punct	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
48	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
49	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
51	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
52	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
53	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	_
54	along	along	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
57	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	59	mark	_	_
58	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
59	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	advcl	_	_
60	in	in	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
62	of	of	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
67	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
71	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	woodman	woodman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	’s	's	PART	POS	_	72	case	_	_
74	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	_
75	on	on	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	nmod	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nmod	_	_
81	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	83	advmod	_	_
82	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
83	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	acl:relcl	_	_
84	nearest	nearest	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wring** | past | half | half's hands |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **shed** | past | half *not said here* | tears |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tear=Source |
| 3 | **recollect** | past | half | half |  |  | then |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme |
| 4 | **cry out** *speech: express* | past | half *not said here* | Wood |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **charge** | present | I |  | you |  |  | by my three magic gifts and the scissors and the comb | tree rules |
| 6 | **let** | to-infinitive | the reel | me |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 7 | **open** | past | reel | a lawn |  |  |  | a woodman's cottage on the edge of the wood *obl* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **go** | past | half |  |  | a walk |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme along walk=Initial\_Location |
| 9 | **come** | past | half |  |  | sight of a palace |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sight=Location |
| 10 | **come** | past | wood |  |  |  |  | nearest the palace | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **gift** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
| 12 | **sight** |  |  | a palace |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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**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.

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