--- title: All the Court cried: “Long live Queen Miranda!” after him, and the y… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: All the Court cried: “Long live Queen Miranda!” after him, and the young Queen’s two sisters came running up, and threw their arms round her neck, and kissed her a thousand times, and then there was such a laughing and crying, talking and kissing, all at once, and Miranda thanked her father, and beg --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/32/11/) [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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/32/) / 11 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Wonderful Sheep, part 3, sentence 11 All the Court cried: “Long live Queen Miranda!” after him, and the young Queen’s two sisters came running up, and threw their arms round her neck, and kissed her a thousand times, and then there was such a laughing and crying, talking and kissing, all at once, and Miranda thanked her father, and began to ask after everyone--particularly the Captain of the Guard, to whom she owed so much; but, to her great sorrow, she heard that he was dead. **Who acts:** Court, two sisters, Miranda, sister · **What happens:** cry, live, come, run up, throw, kiss · **To what, where:** Miranda, arms, sister, laughing, father, much · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Wonderful Sheep, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Court, two sisters, Miranda, sister), 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:pg503:32:11 # text = All the Court cried: “Long live Queen Miranda!” after him, and the young Queen’s two sisters came running up, and threw their arms round her neck, and kissed her a thousand times, and then there was such a laughing and crying, talking and kissing, all at once, and Miranda thanked her father, and began to ask after everyone--particularly the Captain of the Guard, to whom she owed so much; but, to her great sorrow, she heard that he was dead. 1 All all DET PDT PronType=Tot 3 det:predet _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 “ " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 8 advmod _ _ 8 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 9 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod:desc _ _ 10 Miranda Miranda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ! ! PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ” " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 13 after after ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 18 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ’s 's PART POS _ 19 case _ _ 21 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 22 nummod _ _ 22 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nsubj _ _ 23 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 24 running run VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 advcl _ _ 25 up up ADP RP _ 24 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 29 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obj _ _ 31 round round ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 36 kissed kiss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 37 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 40 nummod _ _ 40 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 43 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 45 advmod _ _ 44 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 45 expl _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 46 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 48 det:predet _ _ 47 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 laughing laughing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 50 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 kissing kiss VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 52 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 56 all all ADV RB _ 58 advmod _ _ 57 at at ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 52 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 60 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 61 Miranda Miranda PROPN NNP Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 62 thanked thank VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 63 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 64 nmod:poss _ _ 64 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 67 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 68 to to PART TO _ 69 mark _ _ 69 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 xcomp _ _ 70 after after ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 71 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 -- -- PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 73 particularly particularly ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 Captain Captain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 71 appos _ _ 76 of of ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 77 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 78 Guard Guard PROPN NNP Number=Sing 75 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 80 to to ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 81 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 67 obl _ _ 82 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 83 nsubj _ _ 83 owed owe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 acl:relcl _ _ 84 so so ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ _ 85 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 86 ; ; PUNCT , _ 95 punct _ _ 87 but but CCONJ CC _ 95 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 89 to to ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 90 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 92 nmod:poss _ _ 91 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 92 amod _ _ 92 sorrow sorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 95 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 93 , , PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ _ 94 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 95 nsubj _ _ 95 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 96 that that SCONJ IN _ 99 mark _ _ 97 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 99 nsubj _ _ 98 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 99 cop _ _ 99 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 95 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | all Court | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **live** *in a quote* | infinitive | all Court *not said here* | Miranda Queen | | | after Miranda | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **come** | past | the young Queen's two sisters | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **run up** | gerund | the young Queen's two sisters *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **throw** | past | | Princesses's arms | | | | round sister's neck | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme | | 6 | **kiss** | past | | sister | | | time | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent | | 7 | **is a** | past | | such laughing | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **talk** | gerund | all Court *not said here* | | | | | once *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **kiss** | gerund | all Court *not said here* | | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | Miranda | | sister's father | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme | | 12 | **begin** | past | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 13 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | | | | | after everyone | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **owe** | past | Court | much | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent much=Theme | | 15 | **hear** | past | Court | | | | | to sister's great sorrow | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 16 | **is** | past | Miranda | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 17 | **sorrow** | | sister | | | | | | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: poss=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 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/32/10/) - next →: [sentence 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/32/12/) - ↑ back to [The Wonderful Sheep, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/32/)