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title: So the Master-maid took a knife, and cut the Prince’s little finger,… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: So the Master-maid took a knife, and cut the Prince’s little finger, and dropped three drops of blood upon a wooden stool; then she took all the old rags, and shoe-soles, and all the rubbish she could lay hands on, and put them in the cauldron; and then she filled a chest with gold dust, and a lump 
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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Master-maid, part 1, sentence 101

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So the Master-maid took a knife, and cut the Prince’s little finger, and dropped three drops of blood upon a wooden stool; then she took all the old rags, and shoe-soles, and all the rubbish she could lay hands on, and put them in the cauldron; and then she filled a chest with gold dust, and a lump of salt, and a water-flask which was hanging by the door, and she also took with her a golden apple, and two gold chickens; and then she and the Prince went away with all the speed they could, and when they had gone a little way they came to the sea, and then they sailed, but where they got the ship from I have never been able to learn.

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**Who acts:** Master maid, maid, rubbish, water flask, hands, I · **What happens:** take, cut, drop, lay, put, fill · **To what, where:** knife, little finger, three drops, wooden stool, old rags, hands

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Master-maid, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Master maid, maid, rubbish, water flask), 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:pg503:17:101
# text = So the Master-maid took a knife, and cut the Prince’s little finger, and dropped three drops of blood upon a wooden stool; then she took all the old rags, and shoe-soles, and all the rubbish she could lay hands on, and put them in the cauldron; and then she filled a chest with gold dust, and a lump of salt, and a water-flask which was hanging by the door, and she also took with her a golden apple, and two gold chickens; and then she and the Prince went away with all the speed they could, and when they had gone a little way they came to the sea, and then they sailed, but where they got the ship from I have never been able to learn.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	’s	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
20	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	stool	stool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
29	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	31	advmod	_	_
30	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
32	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	35	det:predet	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
38	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
43	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	45	det:predet	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nsubj	_	_
46	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
47	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	48	aux	_	_
48	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	advcl	_	_
49	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	48	obj	_	_
50	on	on	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	48	conj	_	_
54	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	_
55	in	in	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	cauldron	cauldron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	62	punct	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
60	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	62	advmod	_	_
61	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
63	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obj	_	_
65	with	with	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	compound	_	_
67	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
70	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
71	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
72	of	of	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
76	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
77	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	77	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	flask	flask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	conj	_	_
80	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	82	nsubj	_	_
81	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	aux	_	_
82	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	79	acl:relcl	_	_
83	by	by	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
88	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	nsubj	_	_
89	also	also	ADV	RB	_	90	advmod	_	_
90	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	conj	_	_
91	with	with	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
92	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	obl	_	_
93	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
94	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	95	amod	_	_
95	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	100	cc	_	_
98	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	100	nummod	_	_
99	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	compound	_	_
100	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	90	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	108	punct	_	_
102	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	108	cc	_	_
103	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	108	advmod	_	_
104	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	108	nsubj	_	_
105	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	107	cc	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	107	det	_	_
107	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	104	conj	_	_
108	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
109	away	away	ADV	RB	_	108	advmod	_	_
110	with	with	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
111	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	113	det:predet	_	_
112	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	113	det	_	_
113	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	obl	_	_
114	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	115	nsubj	_	_
115	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	113	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	121	punct	_	_
117	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	121	cc	_	_
118	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	121	advmod	_	_
119	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	nsubj	_	_
120	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	121	aux	_	_
121	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
122	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	124	det	_	_
123	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	124	amod	_	_
124	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	121	obl	_	_
125	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	126	nsubj	_	_
126	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	124	acl:relcl	_	_
127	to	to	ADP	IN	_	129	case	_	_
128	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	129	det	_	_
129	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	126	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
130	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	134	punct	_	_
131	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	134	cc	_	_
132	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	134	advmod	_	_
133	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	134	nsubj	_	_
134	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	139	punct	_	_
136	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	139	cc	_	_
137	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	139	advmod	_	_
138	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	139	nsubj	_	_
139	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
140	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	141	det	_	_
141	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	139	obj	_	_
142	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	147	mark	_	_
143	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	147	nsubj	_	_
144	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	147	aux	_	_
145	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	147	advmod	_	_
146	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	147	cop	_	_
147	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	139	advcl	_	_
148	to	to	PART	TO	_	149	mark	_	_
149	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	147	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
150	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the Master maid | a knife |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme |
| 2 | **cut** | past | the Master maid *not said here* | the Prince's little finger |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset finger=Product |
| 3 | **drop** | past | the Master maid *not said here* | three drops of blood |  | a wooden stool |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent drop=Theme upon stool=Destination |
| 4 | **take** | past | maid | all old rags |  |  | then | shoe soles *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rag=Theme |
| 5 | **lay** | could | all rubbish | hands |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Result |
| 6 | **put** | infinitive | all rubbish *not said here* | hands *= hand* |  | the cauldron |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in cauldron=Destination |
| 7 | **fill** | past | maid | a chest |  |  | then | with gold dust | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent chest=Patient with dust=Instrument |
| 8 | **hang** | past · progressive | a water flask |  |  |  |  | by the door | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by door=Location |
| 9 | **take** | past | maid | a golden apple |  |  |  | with rubbish; two gold chickens *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme |
| 10 | **go away** | past | maid |  |  |  | then | with all speed; away *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with speed=Beneficiary |
| 11 | **go** | past · perfect | hands *= hand* | a little way |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **come** | past | hands *= hand* | a little way *not said here* |  |  |  | to the sea | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme |
| 13 | **sail** | past | hands *= hand* |  |  |  | then |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **get** | past | hands *= hand* | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ship=Stimulus |
| 15 | **not** **is** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 16 | **learn** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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