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title: And she beckoned him to follow her into a second hall whose floors a… — The Lilac Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: And she beckoned him to follow her into a second hall whose floors and walls were formed of pearls, while down the sides there were tables laden with fruit and wines of all kinds; and as he ate and drank, the Groac’h talked to him and told him how the treasures he saw came from shipwrecked vessels, 
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# The Lilac Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 34, sentence 16

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And she beckoned him to follow her into a second hall whose floors and walls were formed of pearls, while down the sides there were tables laden with fruit and wines of all kinds; and as he ate and drank, the Groac’h talked to him and told him how the treasures he saw came from shipwrecked vessels, and were brought to her palace by a magic current of water.

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**Who acts:** Lanillis, Houarn, Groac’h, treasures, magic current · **What happens:** beckon, follow, form, lade, eat, drink · **To what, where:** Houarn, Lanillis, second hall, floors, tables, treasures · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Lilac Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 34. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Lanillis, Houarn, Groac’h, treasures), 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:pg3454:34:16
# text = And she beckoned him to follow her into a second hall whose floors and walls were formed of pearls, while down the sides there were tables laden with fruit and wines of all kinds; and as he ate and drank, the Groac’h talked to him and told him how the treasures he saw came from shipwrecked vessels, and were brought to her palace by a magic current of water.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beckoned	beckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	down	down	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
25	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	26	expl	_	_
26	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
27	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
28	laden	lade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	acl	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	wines	wine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	35	det	_	_
35	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
38	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	40	mark	_	_
39	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	Groac’h	Groac'h	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	nsubj	_	_
46	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
47	to	to	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obl	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
50	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	46	conj	_	_
51	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	iobj	_	_
52	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	57	advmod	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	nsubj	_	_
55	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	54	acl:relcl	_	_
57	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	advcl	_	_
58	from	from	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	shipwrecked	shipwreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	60	amod	_	_
60	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
63	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux:pass	_	_
64	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
65	to	to	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
67	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	_
68	by	by	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
69	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
70	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	_
72	of	of	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beckon** | past | Lanillis | Houarn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | to-infinitive | Lanillis *not said here* | Lanillis |  | a second hall |  | down the sides | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme into hall=Trajectory |
| 3 | **form** | past · passive |  | floors and walls |  |  |  | of pearls | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **lade** | participle |  | tables *not said here* |  |  |  | with fruit and wines of all kinds | tree rules |
| 5 | **eat** | past | Houarn |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **drink** | past | Houarn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **talk** | past | the Groac’h |  | Houarn |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |
| 8 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Groac’h *not said here* |  | Houarn |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 9 | **see** | past | Houarn | the treasures *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer treasure=Stimulus |
| 10 | **come** | past | the treasures |  |  | shipwrecked vessels |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from vessel=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **shipwreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **bring** | past · passive | a magic current of water |  |  | Lanillis's palace |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to palace=Destination |

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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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