--- title: She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the d… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newes --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/11/6/) [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 Blue Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/) / [Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/11/) / 6 # The Blue Fairy Book, Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, sentence 6 She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length from head to foot. **Who acts:** mother, sisters, daughters, house · **What happens:** employ, scour, scrub, lie up, lay, inlay · **To what, where:** girl, meanest work, dishes, sorry garret, fine rooms, looking glasses This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (mother, sisters, daughters, house), 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:pg503:11:6 # text = She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length from head to foot. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 employed employ VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 meanest mean ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 amod _ _ 7 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 : : PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 scoured scour VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 dishes dish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 tables table NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 etc. etc. NOUN FW Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 22 scrubbed scrub VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 amod _ _ 23 madam madam NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ’s 's PART POS _ 23 case _ _ 25 chamber chamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 13 conj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 misses miss NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 32 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 daughters daughter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 37 up up ADP RP _ 36 compound:prt _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 40 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 garret garret NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 45 wretched wretched ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 46 straw straw NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 compound _ _ 47 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 49 while while SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 50 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 nsubj _ _ 52 lay lay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 parataxis _ _ 53 in in ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 amod _ _ 55 rooms room NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 57 with with ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 floors floor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obl _ _ 59 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 58 nmod _ _ 60 inlaid inlay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 59 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 upon upon ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 beds bed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 obl _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 66 very very ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ _ 67 newest new ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 68 amod _ _ 68 fashion fashion NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 71 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 73 advmod _ _ 72 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 73 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 conj _ _ 74 looking look VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 76 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 75 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 74 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 76 glasses glass NOUN NNS Number=Plur 73 obj _ _ 77 so so ADV RB _ 78 advmod _ _ 78 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 advcl _ _ 79 that that SCONJ IN _ 82 mark _ _ 80 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 81 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 advcl _ _ 83 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 82 obj _ _ 84 at at ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 85 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 87 nmod:poss _ _ 86 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 87 amod _ _ 87 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ _ 88 from from ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 89 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nmod _ _ 90 to to ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 92 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **employ** | past | mother | girl | | the meanest work of the house | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 2 | **scour** | past | mother | the dishes and tables and etc. | | | | scrubbed madam's chamber *obl* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dish=Theme | | 3 | **scrub** | participle | | | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **lie up** | past | mother | | | a sorry garret | | upon a wretched straw bed | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in garret=Location | | 5 | **lay** | present | mother's sisters | | | fine rooms | | with floors all | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in room=Destination | | 6 | **inlay** | participle | | | | | | upon beds of the newest fashion | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **have** | past | daughters *= daughter* | looking glasses | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Patient | | 8 | **look** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 9 | **see** | might | daughters *= daughter* | daughters *= daughter* | | daughters's full length from head to foot | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer themselves=Stimulus | | 10 | **work** | | the house | | | | | | nom work «act intransitive»: of=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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/11/5/) - next →: [sentence 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/11/7/) - ↑ back to [Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/11/)