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title: If she was too lazy to walk all the way to market along a dirty road… — The Lilac Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: If she was too lazy to walk all the way to market along a dirty road, she would say out loud the night before, ‘Why am I not already back from Morlaix with my milk pot empty, my butter bowl inside it, a pound of wild cherries on my wooden plate, and the money I have gained in my apron pocket?’ and i
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# The Lilac Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, part 37, sentence 61

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If she was too lazy to walk all the way to market along a dirty road, she would say out loud the night before, ‘Why am I not already back from Morlaix with my milk pot empty, my butter bowl inside it, a pound of wild cherries on my wooden plate, and the money I have gained in my apron pocket?’ and in the morning when she got up, lo and behold! there were standing at the foot of her bed the empty milk pot with the butter bowl inside, the black cherries on the wooden plate, and six new pieces of silver in the pocket of her apron.

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**Who acts:** Barbaik, I · **What happens:** walk, say, not be, gain, get up, be · **To what, where:** way, Morlaix, money, empty milk pot, foot · **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 37. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Barbaik, I), 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:pg3454:37:61
# text = If she was too lazy to walk all the way to market along a dirty road, she would say out loud the night before, ‘Why am I not already back from Morlaix with my milk pot empty, my butter bowl inside it, a pound of wild cherries on my wooden plate, and the money I have gained in my apron pocket?’ and in the morning when she got up, lo and behold! there were standing at the foot of her bed the empty milk pot with the butter bowl inside, the black cherries on the wooden plate, and six new pieces of silver in the pocket of her apron.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	along	along	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
21	out	out	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
25	before	before	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
27	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	33	advmod	_	_
29	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
30	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
31	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	33	advmod	_	_
32	already	already	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	back	back	ADV	RB	_	20	ccomp	_	_
34	from	from	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	Morlaix	Morlaix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
37	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
38	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	_
39	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
40	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
42	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	44	nmod:poss	_	_
43	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	compound	_	_
44	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	conj	_	_
45	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	conj	_	_
50	of	of	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	cherries	cherry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	nmod	_	_
53	on	on	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
54	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	56	nmod:poss	_	_
55	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	nsubj:pass	_	_
61	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
62	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
63	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	parataxis	_	_
64	in	in	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
65	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
66	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	compound	_	_
67	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	67	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	67	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
71	in	in	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	conj	_	_
74	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	76	advmod	_	_
75	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
76	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	advcl	_	_
77	up	up	ADP	RP	_	76	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
79	lo	lo	INTJ	UH	_	84	discourse	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
81	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	79	punct	_	_
83	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	84	expl	_	_
84	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	conj	_	_
85	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	84	xcomp	_	_
86	at	at	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
87	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
88	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
89	of	of	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	91	nmod:poss	_	_
91	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	nmod	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
93	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	95	amod	_	_
94	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	compound	_	_
95	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
96	with	with	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
98	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	compound	_	_
99	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	nmod	_	_
100	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	99	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
102	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
103	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	amod	_	_
104	cherries	cherry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	95	conj	_	_
105	on	on	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
107	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	113	punct	_	_
110	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	113	cc	_	_
111	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	113	nummod	_	_
112	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	113	amod	_	_
113	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	obl	_	_
114	of	of	ADP	IN	_	115	case	_	_
115	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	nmod	_	_
116	in	in	ADP	IN	_	118	case	_	_
117	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	118	det	_	_
118	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	nmod	_	_
119	of	of	ADP	IN	_	121	case	_	_
120	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	121	nmod:poss	_	_
121	apron	apron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | to-infinitive | Barbaik *not said here* | all way |  |  |  | to market *result*; along a dirty road | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to market=Result |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | Barbaik |  |  |  | night | before, loud *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | I |  |  | Morlaix |  | with my milk pot and my butter bowl inside bowl and a pound of wild cherries on my wooden plate; back *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **gain** | present · perfect · passive |  | the money |  |  |  | in my apron pocket and the morning | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent in pocket=Attribute |
| 5 | **get up** | past | Barbaik |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **be** | past | Barbaik *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **stand** | gerund | Barbaik *not said here* | the empty milk pot with the butter bowl and the black cherries on the wooden plate |  | the foot of Barbaik's bed |  | six new pieces of silver in the pocket of Barbaik's apron *obl* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at foot=Location |

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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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