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title: The Ogress presently knew the voice of the Queen and her children, a… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: The Ogress presently knew the voice of the Queen and her children, and being quite mad that she had been thus deceived, she commanded next morning, by break of day (with a most horrible voice, which made everybody tremble), that they should bring into the middle of the great court a large tub, which
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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, sentence 109

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The Ogress presently knew the voice of the Queen and her children, and being quite mad that she had been thus deceived, she commanded next morning, by break of day (with a most horrible voice, which made everybody tremble), that they should bring into the middle of the great court a large tub, which she caused to be filled with toads, vipers, snakes, and all sorts of serpents, in order to have thrown into it the Queen and her children, the clerk of the kitchen, his wife and maid; all whom she had given orders should be brought thither with their hands tied behind them.

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**Who acts:** Ogress, queen, horrible voice, children, large tub, sorts · **What happens:** know, be, have, command, make, bring · **To what, where:** voice, everybody tremble, middle, sorts, Queen, orders · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ogress, queen, horrible voice, children), 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:pg503:10:109
# text = The Ogress presently knew the voice of the Queen and her children, and being quite mad that she had been thus deceived, she commanded next morning, by break of day (with a most horrible voice, which made everybody tremble), that they should bring into the middle of the great court a large tub, which she caused to be filled with toads, vipers, snakes, and all sorts of serpents, in order to have thrown into it the Queen and her children, the clerk of the kitchen, his wife and maid; all whom she had given orders should be brought thither with their hands tied behind them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ogress	ogress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	cop	_	_
16	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
21	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	cop	_	_
22	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
27	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	by	by	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	parataxis	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	_
34	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
37	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	38	advmod	_	_
38	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
41	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	42	nsubj	_	_
42	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	acl:relcl	_	_
43	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	44	compound	_	_
44	tremble	tremble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
47	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	50	mark	_	_
48	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
49	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	50	aux	_	_
50	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
51	into	into	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obl	_	_
54	of	of	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
56	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	57	amod	_	_
57	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nmod	_	_
58	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
59	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	60	amod	_	_
60	tub	tub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
62	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	64	nsubj	_	_
63	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
64	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	60	acl:relcl	_	_
65	to	to	PART	TO	_	67	mark	_	_
66	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	67	aux:pass	_	_
67	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	64	xcomp	_	_
68	with	with	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
69	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	67	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
71	vipers	viper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
73	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
76	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	77	det	_	_
77	sorts	sort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	obl	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
79	serpents	serpent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
81	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	85	mark	_	_
82	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	fixed	_	_
83	to	to	PART	TO	_	85	mark	_	_
84	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	85	aux	_	_
85	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	77	acl	_	_
86	into	into	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
87	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	obl	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
91	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	92	nmod:poss	_	_
92	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
94	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
95	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	appos	_	_
96	of	of	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
98	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
100	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	101	nmod:poss	_	_
101	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
102	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	103	cc	_	_
103	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	106	punct	_	_
105	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	106	nsubj	_	_
106	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	113	obl	_	_
107	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	109	nsubj	_	_
108	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	109	aux	_	_
109	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	106	acl:relcl	_	_
110	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	obj	_	_
111	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	113	aux	_	_
112	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	113	aux:pass	_	_
113	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
114	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	113	advmod	_	_
115	with	with	ADP	IN	_	117	case	_	_
116	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	113	obl	_	_
118	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	117	acl	_	_
119	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
120	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	118	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | the Ogress | the voice of the Queen and queen's children |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the Ogress *not said here* |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | past | queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | participle | queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | deceive, thus *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **command** | past | queen |  |  |  | morning |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **make** | past | a horrible voice | everybody tremble |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tremble=Product |
| 7 | **bring** | should | children *= child* |  |  | the middle of the great court |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into middle=Destination |
| 8 | **cause** | past | a large tub | all sorts of serpents |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **fill** | to-infinitive · passive | all sorts of serpents *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with toads and vipers and snakes | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: with toad=Instrument |
| 10 | **throw** | to-infinitive · perfect | a large tub *not said here* | the Queen and queen's children |  | voice |  | Ogress's wife and maid *obl* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer into it=Result |
| 11 | **give** | past · perfect | queen | orders |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 12 | **bring** | should · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with children's hands; thither *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together» |
| 13 | **tie** | participle |  | children's hands *not said here* |  |  |  | behind children *= child* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 14 | **break** |  |  | day |  |  |  |  | nom break «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 15 | **sort** |  |  | serpents |  |  |  |  | nom sort «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 Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 503 (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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