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title: Little Thumb, who had observed that the Ogre’s daughters had crowns… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: Little Thumb, who had observed that the Ogre’s daughters had crowns of gold upon their heads, and was afraid lest the Ogre should repent his not killing them, got up about midnight, and, taking his brothers’ bonnets and his own, went very softly and put them upon the heads of the seven little ogress
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# The Blue Fairy Book, Little Thumb, sentence 95

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Little Thumb, who had observed that the Ogre’s daughters had crowns of gold upon their heads, and was afraid lest the Ogre should repent his not killing them, got up about midnight, and, taking his brothers’ bonnets and his own, went very softly and put them upon the heads of the seven little ogresses, after having taken off their crowns of gold, which he put upon his own head and his brothers’, that the Ogre might take them for his daughters, and his daughters for the little boys whom he wanted to kill.

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**Who acts:** Little Thumb, daughters, Ogre, taken crowns, little boys, ogresses · **What happens:** observe, have, be, repent, not kill, get up · **To what, where:** crowns, thumb, bonnets, heads, taken crowns, own head

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Little Thumb. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Little Thumb, daughters, Ogre, taken crowns), 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:pg503:33:95
# text = Little Thumb, who had observed that the Ogre’s daughters had crowns of gold upon their heads, and was afraid lest the Ogre should repent his not killing them, got up about midnight, and, taking his brothers’ bonnets and his own, went very softly and put them upon the heads of the seven little ogresses, after having taken off their crowns of gold, which he put upon his own head and his brothers’, that the Ogre might take them for his daughters, and his daughters for the little boys whom he wanted to kill.
1	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Thumb	Thumb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Ogre	Ogre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	’s	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	_
23	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	Ogre	ogre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
26	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	repent	repent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	ccomp	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
30	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	27	advcl	_	_
31	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
33	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
34	up	up	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	_
35	about	about	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	33	advcl	_	_
41	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	’	's	PART	POS	_	42	case	_	_
44	bonnets	bonnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obj	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
46	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	47	nmod:poss	_	_
47	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
49	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	conj	_	_
50	very	very	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	conj	_	_
54	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	_
55	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	obl	_	_
58	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
60	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	62	nummod	_	_
61	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	ogresses	ogress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
64	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	65	mark	_	_
65	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	49	advcl	_	_
66	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	69	amod	_	_
67	off	off	ADP	RP	_	66	compound:prt	_	_
68	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	69	nmod:poss	_	_
69	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	obj	_	_
70	of	of	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
73	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	75	nsubj:outer	_	_
74	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
75	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	69	parataxis	_	_
76	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
77	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
78	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
81	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	82	nmod:poss	_	_
82	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
85	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	89	mark	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	Ogre	Ogre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	89	nsubj	_	_
88	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	89	aux	_	_
89	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	75	advcl	_	_
90	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	obj	_	_
91	for	for	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
92	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	93	nmod:poss	_	_
93	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	97	cc	_	_
96	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	97	nmod:poss	_	_
97	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	obl	_	_
98	for	for	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
100	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	amod	_	_
101	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	97	nmod	_	_
102	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	104	obj	_	_
103	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	104	nsubj	_	_
104	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	101	acl:relcl	_	_
105	to	to	PART	TO	_	106	mark	_	_
106	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	104	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	33	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · perfect | Little Thumb |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | past | the Ogre's daughters | crowns of gold |  |  |  | upon daughters's heads | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **repent** | should | the Ogre | thumb |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **kill** | gerund | the Ogre *not said here* | crowns *= crown* |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 6 | **get up** | past | Little Thumb |  |  |  | midnight |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **take** | gerund | Little Thumb *not said here* | ogre's brothers's bonnets |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bonnet=Theme |
| 8 | **go** | past | Little Thumb *not said here* |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **put** | infinitive | Little Thumb *not said here* | crowns *= crown* |  | the heads of the seven little ogresses |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme upon head=Destination |
| 10 | **have** | gerund | Little Thumb *not said here* | ogresses's taken crowns of gold |  |  |  | ogre's daughters for the little boys *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient |
| 11 | **take off** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **put** | past | ogresses's taken crowns of gold |  |  | ogre's own head and ogre's brothers |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon head=Destination |
| 13 | **take** | might | the Ogre | crowns *= crown* |  |  |  | for ogre's daughters | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent they=Theme for daughter=Beneficiary |
| 14 | **want** | past | ogre | the little boys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **kill** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the little boys *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 16 | **crown** |  |  | gold |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 17 | **crown** |  | ogresses *= ogress* | gold |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=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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