--- title: Then spake number two: “I know more than that: even if the horse is… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Then spake number two: “I know more than that: even if the horse is slain, the young King will still not keep his bride: when they enter the palace together they will find a ready-made wedding shirt in a cupboard, which looks as though it were woven of gold and silver, but is really made of nothing --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/41/73/) [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/) / [Trusty John](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/41/) / 73 # The Blue Fairy Book, Trusty John, sentence 73 Then spake number two: “I know more than that: even if the horse is slain, the young King will still not keep his bride: when they enter the palace together they will find a ready-made wedding shirt in a cupboard, which looks as though it were woven of gold and silver, but is really made of nothing but sulphur and tar: when the King puts it on it will burn him to his marrow and bones.” **Who acts:** escape, horse, young King, knees, made wedding shirt, King · **What happens:** know, be, not keep, enter, find, make · **To what, where:** more, slain, bride, palace, made wedding shirt, cupboard This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Trusty John. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (escape, horse, young King, knees), 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:pg503:41:73 # text = Then spake number two: “I know more than that: even if the horse is slain, the young King will still not keep his bride: when they enter the palace together they will find a ready-made wedding shirt in a cupboard, which looks as though it were woven of gold and silver, but is really made of nothing but sulphur and tar: when the King puts it on it will burn him to his marrow and bones.” 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 spake speak ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 “ " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 9 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 obj _ _ 10 than than ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 13 even even ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 14 if if SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 slain slain NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 23 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 24 still still ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 25 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 26 advmod _ _ 26 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 conj _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 : : PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ _ 30 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 32 advmod _ _ 31 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 enter enter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 advcl _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 together together ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 36 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 parataxis _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 40 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 41 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 44 amod _ _ 43 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 compound _ _ 44 shirt shirt NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 45 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 cupboard cupboard NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 50 nsubj _ _ 50 looks look VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ _ 51 as as ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 52 though though SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 53 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj:pass _ _ 54 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux:pass _ _ 55 woven weave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 advcl _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 58 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 59 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 61 but but CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 62 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 aux:pass _ _ 63 really really ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 64 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 parataxis _ _ 65 of of ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 66 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 64 obl _ _ 67 but but CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 68 sulphur sulphur NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 conj _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 70 tar tar NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 71 : : PUNCT : _ 75 punct _ _ 72 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 75 advmod _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 75 nsubj _ _ 75 puts put VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 conj _ _ 76 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 obj _ _ 77 on on SCONJ IN _ 80 mark _ _ 78 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 80 nsubj _ _ 79 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ _ 80 burn burn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 75 advcl _ _ 81 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 80 obj _ _ 82 to to ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 84 nmod:poss _ _ 84 marrow marrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ _ 85 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 86 bones bone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 84 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 88 ” " PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | no escape *= escape* | more | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the horse | slain | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **keep** *in a quote* | future | the young King | king's bride | | | still | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Theme | | 4 | **enter** *in a quote* | present | knees *= knee* | the palace | | | | together *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme palace=Destination | | 5 | **find** *in a quote* | future | knees *= knee* | a made wedding shirt | | a cupboard | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Topic | | 6 | **make** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 7 | **look** *in a quote* | present | a made wedding shirt | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 8 | **weave** *in a quote* | past · passive | | horse | | | | of gold and silver | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product | | 9 | **make** *in a quote* | present · passive | | | | | | of nothing | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» | | 10 | **put** *in a quote* | present | the King | horse | | | | | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | | 11 | **burn** *in a quote* | future | horse | king | | | | to king's marrow and bones | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Theme | 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 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/41/72/) - next →: [sentence 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/41/74/) - ↑ back to [Trusty John](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/41/)