--- title: So she told how every night a man came and lay down beside her when… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: So she told how every night a man came and lay down beside her when the lights were all put out, and how she never saw him, because he always went away before it grew light in the morning, and how she continually went about in sadness, thinking how happy she would be if she could but see him, and ho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/41/) [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/) / 41 # The Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, sentence 41 So she told how every night a man came and lay down beside her when the lights were all put out, and how she never saw him, because he always went away before it grew light in the morning, and how she continually went about in sadness, thinking how happy she would be if she could but see him, and how all day long she had to go about alone, and it was so dull and solitary. **Who acts:** mother, man, light · **What happens:** tell, come, lay down, put out, not see, go away · **To what, where:** lights, man, sadness · **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 (mother, man, light), 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:pg503:4:41 # text = So she told how every night a man came and lay down beside her when the lights were all put out, and how she never saw him, because he always went away before it grew light in the morning, and how she continually went about in sadness, thinking how happy she would be if she could but see him, and how all day long she had to go about alone, and it was so dull and solitary. 1 So so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 9 advmod _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl:unmarked _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 lay lay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 12 down down ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 13 beside beside ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 15 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 20 advmod _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 lights light NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj:pass _ _ 18 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux:pass _ _ 19 all all ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 advcl _ _ 21 out out ADP RP _ 20 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 24 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 27 advmod _ _ 25 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 27 advmod _ _ 27 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 28 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 30 because because SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 33 advmod _ _ 33 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 34 away away ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 35 before before SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 36 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 advcl _ _ 38 light light ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 xcomp _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 44 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 47 advmod _ _ 45 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 46 continually continually ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 48 about about ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 49 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 sadness sadness NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 53 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 54 advmod _ _ 54 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 xcomp _ _ 55 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 56 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 57 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 60 cop _ _ 58 if if SCONJ IN _ 60 mark _ _ 59 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 61 but but CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 62 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 conj _ _ 63 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 66 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 69 advmod _ _ 67 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 68 det _ _ 68 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl:unmarked _ _ 69 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 71 advmod _ _ 70 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 71 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 72 to to PART TO _ 73 mark _ _ 73 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 xcomp _ _ 74 about about ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ _ 75 alone alone ADV RB _ 73 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 77 and and CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 78 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 79 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 cop _ _ 80 so so ADV RB _ 81 advmod _ _ 81 dull dull ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ 82 and and CCONJ CC _ 83 cc _ _ 83 solitary solitary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 84 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | mother | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **come** | past | a man | | | | night | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **lay down** | infinitive | a man *not said here* | | | | | beside mother; down *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent beside she=Destination | | 4 | **put out** | past · passive | | the lights | | | | all *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | | 5 | **not** **see** | past | mother | man | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 6 | **go away** | past | man | | | | | always, away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **grow** | past | light | | | | morning | light *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **go about** | past | mother | | | sadness | | about, continually *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **think** *speech: other* | could | mother *not said here* | | | | | happy *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **see** | infinitive | mother *not said here* | man | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 11 | **have** | past | mother | | | | | long *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **go about** | to-infinitive | mother *not said here* | | | | | alone *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **is** | past | light | | | | | dull *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **be** | | light *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | 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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/42/) - ↑ back to [East of the Sun and West of the Moon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/4/)