--- title: At first, they said, there was not one who was able to get even so m… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: At first, they said, there was not one who was able to get even so much as one step up, but then came a knight who had armor of copper, and a bridle of copper, and his armor and trappings were so bright that they shone to a great distance, and it was something like a sight to see him riding. 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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 (apples, one, knight, armor), 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:pg503:48:67 # text = At first, they said, there was not one who was able to get even so much as one step up, but then came a knight who had armor of copper, and a bridle of copper, and his armor and trappings were so bright that they shone to a great distance, and it was something like a sight to see him riding. 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 8 expl _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nsubj _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 ccomp _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ 16 even even ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 17 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 obj _ _ 19 as as ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 21 nummod _ _ 21 step step NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 22 up up ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 but but CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 26 advmod _ _ 26 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 knight knight NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 30 nsubj _ _ 30 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 acl:relcl _ _ 31 armor armor NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 copper copper NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 copper copper NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 42 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 armor armor NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 trappings trapping NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 conj _ _ 46 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 47 so so ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 bright bright ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 conj _ _ 49 that that SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 50 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 shone shine VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 advcl _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 53 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 54 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 amod _ _ 55 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 58 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 59 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 60 cop _ _ 60 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 obl _ _ 61 like like ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nmod _ _ 64 to to PART TO _ 65 mark _ _ 65 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 60 acl _ _ 66 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 obj _ _ 67 riding ride VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 65 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 68 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | apples *= apple* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | one | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **get up** | to-infinitive | one *not said here* | much | | | | as one step | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus as step=Attribute | | 4 | **come** | past | apples *= apple* *not said here* | a knight | | | then | a bridle of copper *obl* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location knight=Theme | | 5 | **have** | past | a knight | armor of copper | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent armor=Patient | | 6 | **is** | past | knight's armor and trappings | | | | | bright *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **shine** | past | apples *= apple* | | | | | to a great distance | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **is a** | past | armor | something | | | | like a sight | tree rules | | 9 | **see** | to-infinitive | apples *= apple* *not said here* | knight | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **ride** | gerund | knight *not said here* | | | | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=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 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/48/66/) - next →: [sentence 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/48/68/) - ↑ back to [The Princess on the Glass Hill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/48/)