--- title: “I was very fond of hunting, and one day, while chasing a stag, I le… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: “I was very fond of hunting, and one day, while chasing a stag, I left my attendants far behind; suddenly I saw the animal leap into a pool of water, and I rashly urged my horse to follow it, but before we had gone many steps I felt an extraordinary heat, instead of the coolness of the water; the po --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/31/16/) [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/) / [The Wonderful Sheep, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/31/) / 16 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Wonderful Sheep, part 2, sentence 16 “I was very fond of hunting, and one day, while chasing a stag, I left my attendants far behind; suddenly I saw the animal leap into a pool of water, and I rashly urged my horse to follow it, but before we had gone many steps I felt an extraordinary heat, instead of the coolness of the water; the pond dried up, a great gulf opened before me, out of which flames of fire shot up, and I fell helplessly to the bottom of a precipice. **Who acts:** Wonderful Sheep, we, fire · **What happens:** be, chase, leave, see, urge, follow · **To what, where:** stag, attendants, animal leap, pool, horse, many steps This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Wonderful Sheep, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Wonderful Sheep, we, fire), 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:pg503:31:16 # text = “I was very fond of hunting, and one day, while chasing a stag, I left my attendants far behind; suddenly I saw the animal leap into a pool of water, and I rashly urged my horse to follow it, but before we had gone many steps I felt an extraordinary heat, instead of the coolness of the water; the pond dried up, a great gulf opened before me, out of which flames of fire shot up, and I fell helplessly to the bottom of a precipice. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 fond fond ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 while while SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 chasing chase VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 stag stag NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 20 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 attendants attendant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 22 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 23 advmod _ _ 23 behind behind ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 25 suddenly suddenly ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 26 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 compound _ _ 30 leap leap NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 31 into into ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 pool pool NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 rashly rashly ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 urged urge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 41 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 advcl _ _ 45 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 47 but but CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 48 before before SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 49 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 55 advcl _ _ 52 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 steps step NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obj _ _ 54 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 55 felt feel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 56 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 57 extraordinary extraordinary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 heat heat NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 60 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 63 case _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 60 fixed _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 coolness coolness NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ; ; PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 pond pond NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 70 dried dry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 69 acl _ _ 71 up up ADP RP _ 70 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 73 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 74 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 75 amod _ _ 75 gulf gulf NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 conj _ _ 76 opened open VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 75 acl _ _ 77 before before ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 78 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 76 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 80 out out ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 82 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 86 obl _ _ 83 flames flame NOUN NNS Number=Plur 86 nsubj:pass _ _ 84 of of ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 85 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 nmod _ _ 86 shot shoot VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 76 conj _ _ 87 up up ADP RP _ 86 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 89 and and CCONJ CC _ 91 cc _ _ 90 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 91 nsubj _ _ 91 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 86 conj _ _ 92 helplessly helplessly ADV RB _ 91 advmod _ _ 93 to to ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 94 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 95 det _ _ 95 bottom bottom NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 obl _ _ 96 of of ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 97 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 98 det _ _ 98 precipice precipice NOUN NN Number=Sing 95 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | | | | | of hunting; fond *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **chase** *in a quote* | gerund | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* *not said here* | a stag | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stag=Theme | | 3 | **leave** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | my attendants | | | | behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attendant=Theme | | 4 | **see** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | the animal leap | | a pool of water | | suddenly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leap=Stimulus | | 5 | **urge** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | | my horse | | | rashly *property* | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Recipient | | 6 | **follow** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* *not said here* | horse | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 7 | **go** *in a quote* | past · perfect | we | many steps | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location step=Theme | | 8 | **feel** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | a extraordinary heat | | | | instead the coolness of the water | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme | | 9 | **dry up** *in a quote* | participle | | the pond and a great gulf *not said here* | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 10 | **open** *in a quote* | participle | | a great gulf *not said here* | | | before the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before i=Location | | 11 | **shoot up** *in a quote* | participle · passive | | flames of fire | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 12 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | the Wonderful Sheep *= sheep* | | | | | to the bottom of a precipice; helplessly *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to bottom=Theme | | 13 | **flame** *in a quote* | | fire | | | | | | nom flame «process 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 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/31/15/) - next →: [sentence 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/31/17/) - ↑ back to [The Wonderful Sheep, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/31/)