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title: It is sufficient for us that they are the words of Mr. Fitzwarren; a… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: It is sufficient for us that they are the words of Mr. Fitzwarren; and though it is beside our purpose, and perhaps not in our power to prove him a good poet, we shall soon convince the reader that he was a good man, which was a much better character; for when some who were present told him that thi
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# The Blue Fairy Book, The History of Whittington, sentence 67

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It is sufficient for us that they are the words of Mr. Fitzwarren; and though it is beside our purpose, and perhaps not in our power to prove him a good poet, we shall soon convince the reader that he was a good man, which was a much better character; for when some who were present told him that this treasure was too much for such a poor boy as Whittington, he said: “God forbid that I should deprive him of a penny; it is his own, and he shall have it to a farthing.”

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**Who acts:** name, historians, we, Mr., good man, some · **What happens:** be, prove, convince, tell, say, forbid · **To what, where:** words, purpose, Mr., reader, good man, better character · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The History of Whittington. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (name, historians, we, Mr.), 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:pg503:29:67
# text = It is sufficient for us that they are the words of Mr. Fitzwarren; and though it is beside our purpose, and perhaps not in our power to prove him a good poet, we shall soon convince the reader that he was a good man, which was a much better character; for when some who were present told him that this treasure was too much for such a poor boy as Whittington, he said: “God forbid that I should deprive him of a penny; it is his own, and he shall have it to a farthing.”
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:desc	_	_
13	Fitzwarren	Fitzwarren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	acl	_	_
31	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
36	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
37	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
38	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	39	advmod	_	_
39	convince	convince	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	_
42	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	47	mark	_	_
43	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
44	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	cop	_	_
45	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
46	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
47	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
49	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	54	nsubj	_	_
50	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	54	cop	_	_
51	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
52	much	much	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	_
53	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	54	amod	_	_
54	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
56	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	61	mark	_	_
57	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	61	mark	_	_
58	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	61	nsubj	_	_
59	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	61	nsubj	_	_
60	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	cop	_	_
61	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	advcl	_	_
62	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	parataxis	_	_
63	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	iobj	_	_
64	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	69	mark	_	_
65	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	66	det	_	_
66	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	nsubj	_	_
67	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	69	cop	_	_
68	too	too	ADV	RB	_	69	advmod	_	_
69	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	ccomp	_	_
70	for	for	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
71	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	74	det:predet	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
73	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	74	amod	_	_
74	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	nmod	_	_
75	as	as	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
76	Whittington	Whittington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	74	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
78	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
79	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	83	punct	_	_
81	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	83	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	83	nsubj	_	_
83	forbid	forbid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	ccomp	_	_
84	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	87	mark	_	_
85	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	87	nsubj	_	_
86	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	87	aux	_	_
87	deprive	deprive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	83	ccomp	_	_
88	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	87	obj	_	_
89	of	of	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	penny	penny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	96	punct	_	_
93	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	96	nsubj	_	_
94	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	96	cop	_	_
95	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	96	nmod:poss	_	_
96	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
98	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
99	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nsubj	_	_
100	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	101	aux	_	_
101	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
102	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	obj	_	_
103	to	to	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
104	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
105	farthing	farthing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | name |  |  |  |  | for us; sufficient *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | historians *= historian* | the words |  |  |  | of Fitzwarren  Mr. | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | name |  |  | our purpose |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **prove** | to-infinitive | name *not said here* | Mr. |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme poet=Attribute |
| 5 | **convince** | shall | we | the reader |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reader=Experiencer |
| 6 | **is a** | past | Mr. | a good man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **is a** | past | a good man | a better character |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **is** | past | some |  |  |  |  | present *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past |  |  | Mr. |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 10 | **is** | past | this treasure |  |  |  |  | for such poor boy as Whittington; much *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mr. |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 12 | **forbid** *in a quote* | infinitive | God |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 13 | **deprive** *in a quote* | should | Mr. | Mr. |  |  |  | of a penny | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of penny=Theme |
| 14 | **is** *in a quote* | present | name |  |  |  |  | own *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **have** *in a quote* | shall | God | name |  |  |  | to a farthing | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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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