--- title: Now Bellissima was much less proud since her adventure with the Yell… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Now Bellissima was much less proud since her adventure with the Yellow Dwarf, and she could not think of a better way of getting rid of the little monster than to marry some powerful king, therefore she replied to their request much more favorably than they had hoped, saying that, though she was ver --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/5/109/) [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/) / [The Yellow Dwarf, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/5/) / 109 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1, sentence 109 Now Bellissima was much less proud since her adventure with the Yellow Dwarf, and she could not think of a better way of getting rid of the little monster than to marry some powerful king, therefore she replied to their request much more favorably than they had hoped, saying that, though she was very happy as she was, still, to please them, she would consent to marry the King of the Gold Mines. **Who acts:** Bellissima, better way, matters · **What happens:** be, not think, get, marry, reply, hope · **To what, where:** powerful king, matters, King · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Bellissima, better way, matters), 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:pg503:5:109 # text = Now Bellissima was much less proud since her adventure with the Yellow Dwarf, and she could not think of a better way of getting rid of the little monster than to marry some powerful king, therefore she replied to their request much more favorably than they had hoped, saying that, though she was very happy as she was, still, to please them, she would consent to marry the King of the Gold Mines. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 2 Bellissima Bellissima PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 much much ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ 6 proud proud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 since since ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 adventure adventure NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 Yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 Dwarf Dwarf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 17 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 23 amod _ _ 23 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 24 of of SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 25 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 23 acl _ _ 26 rid rid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 xcomp _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 monster monster NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 31 than than SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 marry marry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 advcl _ _ 34 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 36 det _ _ 35 powerful powerful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 39 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 44 much much ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 45 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 46 advmod _ _ 46 favorably favorably ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 47 than than SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 48 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj:pass _ _ 49 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 hoped hope VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 50 advcl _ _ 53 that that SCONJ IN _ 52 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 55 though though SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 56 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 57 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 cop _ _ 58 very very ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 parataxis _ _ 60 as as SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 61 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 62 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 64 still still ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 to to PART TO _ 67 mark _ _ 67 please please VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 59 conj _ _ 68 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 70 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 71 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 72 aux _ _ 72 consent consent VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 conj _ _ 73 to to PART TO _ 74 mark _ _ 74 marry marry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 72 xcomp _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 77 of of ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 79 Gold Gold PROPN NNP Number=Sing 80 compound _ _ 80 Mines Mines PROPN NNP Number=Sing 76 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 81 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Bellissima | | | | since Bellissima's adventure with the Yellow Dwarf; now | less, proud *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | could | Bellissima | | | | | of a better way | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **get** | gerund | a better way *not said here* | | | | | rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **marry** | to-infinitive | a better way *not said here* | some powerful king | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient | | 5 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | Bellissima | | | | | to matters's request; therefore *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to request=Theme | | 6 | **hope** | past · perfect · passive | | matters *= matter* | | | | favorably *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **is** | past | Bellissima | | | | | happy *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **be** | past | Bellissima | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **please** | to-infinitive | Bellissima *not said here* | matters *= matter* | | | still | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer | | 11 | **consent** | would | Bellissima | | | | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 12 | **marry** | to-infinitive | Bellissima *not said here* | the King of the Gold Mines | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient | | 13 | **adventure** | | Bellissima | | | | | with the Yellow Dwarf | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent with=obl | | 14 | **request** | | matters *= matter* | | | | | | nom request «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 108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/5/108/) - next →: [sentence 110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/5/110/) - ↑ back to [The Yellow Dwarf, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/5/)