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title: If he wanted anything he only had to cry and fret and stamp his feet… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: If he wanted anything he only had to cry and fret and stamp his feet and she would give him whatever he asked for, which had made him self-willed; also she had told him from morning to night that he would one day be a king, and that kings were very happy, because everyone was bound to obey and respe
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# The Blue Fairy Book, Prince Darling, sentence 49

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If he wanted anything he only had to cry and fret and stamp his feet and she would give him whatever he asked for, which had made him self-willed; also she had told him from morning to night that he would one day be a king, and that kings were very happy, because everyone was bound to obey and respect them, and no one could prevent them from doing just as they liked.

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**Who acts:** prince, fact, kings, everyone, one, feet · **What happens:** want, have, cry, fret, stamp, give · **To what, where:** anything, feet, prince, whatever, king · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Prince Darling. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (prince, fact, kings, everyone), 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:pg503:39:49
# text = If he wanted anything he only had to cry and fret and stamp his feet and she would give him whatever he asked for, which had made him self-willed; also she had told him from morning to night that he would one day be a king, and that kings were very happy, because everyone was bound to obey and respect them, and no one could prevent them from doing just as they liked.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fret	fret	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stamp	stamp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	23	obj	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
24	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	ccomp	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	willed	will	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	37	punct	_	_
34	also	also	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
35	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
36	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	parataxis	_	_
38	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	iobj	_	_
39	from	from	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
40	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
41	to	to	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
43	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	50	mark	_	_
44	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
45	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	50	aux	_	_
46	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	47	nummod	_	_
47	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	nsubj	_	_
48	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	50	cop	_	_
49	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
53	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	54	det	_	_
54	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	nsubj	_	_
55	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	cop	_	_
56	very	very	ADV	RB	_	57	advmod	_	_
57	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
59	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	62	mark	_	_
60	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	62	nsubj	_	_
61	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	cop	_	_
62	bound	bound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	conj	_	_
63	to	to	PART	TO	_	64	mark	_	_
64	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	xcomp	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
66	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	64	conj	_	_
67	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	66	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
70	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	71	det	_	_
71	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nsubj	_	_
72	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
73	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	37	conj	_	_
74	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	_
75	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	76	mark	_	_
76	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	73	advcl	_	_
77	just	just	ADV	RB	_	80	advmod	_	_
78	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	80	mark	_	_
79	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	nsubj	_	_
80	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | prince | anything |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot anything=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | prince |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fret** | infinitive | prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **stamp** | infinitive | prince *not said here* | prince's feet |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination |
| 6 | **give** | would | fact |  | prince |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 7 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | prince | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent whatever=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 8 | **make** | past · perfect · passive |  | prince |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product |
| 9 | **will** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect | fact |  | prince |  | morning; night |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 11 | **is a** | would | prince | a king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **is** | past | that kings |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | bound *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **obey** | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **respect** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* | feet *= foot* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 16 | **prevent** | could | no one | feet *= foot* |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer they=Theme |
| 17 | **do** | gerund | no one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 18 | **like** | past | feet *= foot* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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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