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title: Again the other knights called to him, and said that he might just a… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: Again the other knights called to him, and said that he might just as well give up the attempt to ride up the glass hill, for it was useless to try; but the knight paid no heed to that, but rode straight away to the glass hill, and went still farther up than the knight in copper armor had gone; but 
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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Princess on the Glass Hill, sentence 79

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Again the other knights called to him, and said that he might just as well give up the attempt to ride up the glass hill, for it was useless to try; but the knight paid no heed to that, but rode straight away to the glass hill, and went still farther up than the knight in copper armor had gone; but when he had ridden two-thirds of the way up he turned his horse around, and rode down again.

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**Who acts:** knight, it · **What happens:** call, say, give up, ride up, be, try · **To what, where:** other knights, knight, attempt, glass hill, heed, copper armor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Princess on the Glass Hill. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (knight, it), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg503:48:79
# text = Again the other knights called to him, and said that he might just as well give up the attempt to ride up the glass hill, for it was useless to try; but the knight paid no heed to that, but rode straight away to the glass hill, and went still farther up than the knight in copper armor had gone; but when he had ridden two-thirds of the way up he turned his horse around, and rode down again.
1	Again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
13	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	17	cc	_	_
16	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	fixed	_	_
17	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl	_	_
23	up	up	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	advcl	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
38	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
39	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	40	det	_	_
40	heed	heed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	_
41	to	to	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	38	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	conj	_	_
46	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	_
47	away	away	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
48	to	to	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
50	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	compound	_	_
51	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	conj	_	_
55	still	still	ADV	RB	_	56	advmod	_	_
56	farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	54	advmod	_	_
57	up	up	ADP	RP	_	56	compound:prt	_	_
58	than	than	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
61	in	in	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
62	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	compound	_	_
63	armor	armor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	_
64	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	aux	_	_
65	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	60	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
67	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
68	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	71	advmod	_	_
69	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
70	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
71	ridden	ride	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
72	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	74	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	thirds	third	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	obj	_	_
75	of	of	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	nmod	_	_
78	up	up	ADV	RB	_	80	advmod	_	_
79	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	nsubj	_	_
80	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	advcl	_	_
81	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	82	nmod:poss	_	_
82	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	_
83	around	around	ADV	RB	_	80	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
85	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
86	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	conj	_	_
87	down	down	ADP	RP	_	86	compound:prt	_	_
88	again	again	ADV	RB	_	86	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | the other knights *not said here* | knight |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **give up** | might | knight | the attempt |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Source |
| 4 | **ride up** | to-infinitive | knight *not said here* | the glass hill |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | useless *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **pay** | past | the knight | no heed |  |  |  | to that | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heed=Asset |
| 8 | **ride** | past | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **go** | past | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **go** | past · perfect |  | the knight *not said here* |  | copper armor |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in armor=Location |
| 11 | **ride** | past · perfect | knight | two thirds of the way |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent third=Theme |
| 12 | **turn around** | past | knight | knight's horse |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 13 | **ride down** | past | knight *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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**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.

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