--- title: “There might be a cure for that,” said the White Bear, “if you would… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: “There might be a cure for that,” said the White Bear, “if you would but promise me never to talk with your mother alone, but only when the others are there too; for she will take hold of your hand,” he said, “and will want to lead you into a room to talk with you alone; but that you must by no mean --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/26/) [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/) / [East of the Sun and West of the Moon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/) / 26 # The Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, sentence 26 “There might be a cure for that,” said the White Bear, “if you would but promise me never to talk with your mother alone, but only when the others are there too; for she will take hold of your hand,” he said, “and will want to lead you into a room to talk with you alone; but that you must by no means do, or you will bring great misery on both of us.” **Who acts:** cure, others, bear, you · **What happens:** be, say, promise, not talk, take, want · **To what, where:** cure, hold, you, room, great misery, both · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cure, others, bear, you), 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:pg503:4:26 # text = “There might be a cure for that,” said the White Bear, “if you would but promise me never to talk with your mother alone, but only when the others are there too; for she will take hold of your hand,” he said, “and will want to lead you into a room to talk with you alone; but that you must by no means do, or you will bring great misery on both of us.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 4 expl _ _ 3 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 cure cure NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 11 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 White white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 Bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 “ " PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 if if SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 18 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 promise promise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 22 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 iobj _ _ 23 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 25 advmod _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 26 with with ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 alone alone ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 31 but but CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 32 only only ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 33 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 nsubj _ _ 36 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 37 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 parataxis _ _ 38 too too ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ; ; PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 40 for for SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 41 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 parataxis _ _ 44 hold hold NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ” " PUNCT '' _ 43 punct _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 53 “ " PUNCT `` _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 55 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 56 want want VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 ccomp _ _ 57 to to PART TO _ 58 mark _ _ 58 lead lead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 xcomp _ _ 59 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 58 obj _ _ 60 into into ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ _ 63 to to PART TO _ 64 mark _ _ 64 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 58 advcl _ _ 65 with with ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 66 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 64 obl _ _ 67 alone alone ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 68 ; ; PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 69 but but CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 70 that that SCONJ IN _ 72 mark _ _ 71 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 72 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 75 aux _ _ 73 by by ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 72 obl _ _ 75 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 ccomp _ _ 76 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 75 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 78 or or CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 79 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 80 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 81 aux _ _ 81 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 75 conj _ _ 82 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 amod _ _ 83 misery misery NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 obj _ _ 84 on on ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 85 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 81 obl _ _ 86 of of ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 87 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 85 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 . . PUNCT . _ 75 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 ” " PUNCT '' _ 75 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a cure | | | | for that | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a cure | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* *in a quote* | would | a cure *not said here* | | a cure *= cure* | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **not** **talk** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | a cure *not said here* | | | | | with your mother; alone *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mother=Co-Agent | | 5 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the others | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **take** *in a quote* | future | cure | hold of your hand | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | bear | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **want** *in a quote* | future | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 9 | **lead** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | | you | | a room | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent you=Theme into room=Destination | | 10 | **talk** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | with you; alone *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent | | 11 | **mean** *in a quote* | must | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **bring** *in a quote* | future | you | great misery | | both | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent misery=Theme on both=Destination | | 14 | **hold** *in a quote* | | | your hand | | | | | nom hold «act transitive»: of=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 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/25/) - next →: [sentence 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/27/) - ↑ back to [East of the Sun and West of the Moon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/)