--- title: I would gladly have taken a dozen of the natives; but this was a thi… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: I would gladly have taken a dozen of the natives; but this was a thing the Emperor would by no means permit, and besides a diligent search into my pockets, his Majesty pledged my honor not to carry away any of his subjects, though with their own consent and desire. Who acts: I, this, Majesty, my. 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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 (I, this, Majesty, my), 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:pg503:47:16 # text = I would gladly have taken a dozen of the natives; but this was a thing the Emperor would by no means permit, and besides a diligent search into my pockets, his Majesty pledged my honor not to carry away any of his subjects, though with their own consent and desire. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 gladly gladly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux _ _ 5 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 22 csubj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dozen dozen NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 natives native NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 13 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 16 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 acl:relcl _ _ 20 by by ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 obl _ _ 22 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 23 permit permit NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 besides beside VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 parataxis _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 diligent diligent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 search search NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 30 into into ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 pockets pocket NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 Majesty Majesty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 36 pledged pledge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 37 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 honor honor NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 41 advmod _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 41 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 advcl _ _ 42 away away ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 41 obj _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 subjects subject NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 48 though though ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 49 with with ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 50 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 52 nmod:poss _ _ 51 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 consent consent NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 parataxis _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 desire desire NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | would · perfect | I | a dozen of the natives | | | | by no; gladly *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dozen=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | past | this | a thing | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **mean** | present | | permit | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permit=Topic | | 4 | **beside** | present | | a diligent search | | my pockets | | | tree rules | | 5 | **pledge** | past | Emperor's Majesty | my honor | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent honor=Theme | | 6 | **not** **carry away** | to-infinitive | Emperor's Majesty *not said here* | any | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent any=Theme | | 7 | **honor** | | my | | | | | | nom honor «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **consent** | | Majesties *= majesty* | | | | | | nom consent «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/47/15/) - next →: [sentence 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/47/17/) - ↑ back to [Chapter V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/47/)