--- title: For the first time the Prince regretted that he was no longer the mo… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: For the first time the Prince regretted that he was no longer the monster, then he would have been able to rescue Celia; now he could only bark feebly at the people who were carrying her off, and try to follow them, but they chased and kicked him away. Who acts: Prince, people. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, people), 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:pg503:39:137 # text = For the first time the Prince regretted that he was no longer the monster, then he would have been able to rescue Celia; now he could only bark feebly at the people who were carrying her off, and try to follow them, but they chased and kicked him away. 1 For for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 4 amod _ _ 4 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 regretted regret VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 11 no no ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 14 advmod _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 monster monster NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 21 advmod _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 18 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 19 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 21 aux _ _ 20 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 21 cop _ _ 21 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 advcl _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 rescue rescue VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 Celia Celia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ; ; PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 26 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 30 advmod _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 28 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 29 only only ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 30 bark bark VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 parataxis _ _ 31 feebly feebly ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 at at ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ _ 35 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 37 nsubj _ _ 36 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 carrying carry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 acl:relcl _ _ 38 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 off off ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 try try VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 45 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 47 but but CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 48 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 chased chase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 kicked kick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 conj _ _ 52 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ _ 53 away away ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **regret** | past | the Prince | | | | time | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is a** | past | prince | the monster | | | | long *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | would · perfect | prince | | | | then | able *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | prince *not said here* | Celia | | | | | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent celia=Theme | | 5 | **bark** | could | prince | | | | now | at the people; feebly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at people=Stimulus | | 6 | **carry off** | past · progressive | the people | Celia | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 7 | **try** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 8 | **follow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | people | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 9 | **chase** | past | people | | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **kick away** | past | people *not said here* | prince | | | | away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient | 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 136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/39/136/) - next →: [sentence 138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/39/138/) - ↑ back to [Prince Darling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/39/)