--- title: The Prince immediately perceived Schaibar coming gravely with his he… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The Prince immediately perceived Schaibar coming gravely with his heavy bar on his shoulder, his long beard, which he held up before him, and a pair of thick mustachios, which he tucked behind his ears and almost covered his face; his eyes were very small and deep-set in his head, which was far from --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/53/12/) [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 Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fair…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/53/) / 12 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 5, sentence 12 The Prince immediately perceived Schaibar coming gravely with his heavy bar on his shoulder, his long beard, which he held up before him, and a pair of thick mustachios, which he tucked behind his ears and almost covered his face; his eyes were very small and deep-set in his head, which was far from being of the smallest size, and on his head he wore a grenadier’s cap; besides all this, he was very much hump-backed. **Who acts:** Prince, long beard, thick mustachios, eyes · **What happens:** perceive, come, hold up, tuck, cover, be · **To what, where:** Schaibar, ears, face, head, smallest size, cap This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, long beard, thick mustachios, eyes), 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:pg503:53:12 # text = The Prince immediately perceived Schaibar coming gravely with his heavy bar on his shoulder, his long beard, which he held up before him, and a pair of thick mustachios, which he tucked behind his ears and almost covered his face; his eyes were very small and deep-set in his head, which was far from being of the smallest size, and on his head he wore a grenadier’s cap; besides all this, he was very much hump-backed. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Schaibar Schaibar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 coming come VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 xcomp _ _ 7 gravely gravely ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 10 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 bar bar NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 shoulder shoulder NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 beard beard NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 22 nsubj _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 held hold VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 acl:relcl _ _ 23 up up ADP RP _ 22 compound:prt _ _ 24 before before ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 mustachios mustachio NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 36 nsubj _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 tucked tuck VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 37 behind behind ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 41 almost almost ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 covered cover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ; ; PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 46 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 nsubj _ _ 48 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 cop _ _ 49 very very ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 50 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 52 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 conj _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 59 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 61 nsubj _ _ 60 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 cop _ _ 61 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 50 advmod _ _ 62 from from ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 63 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 67 cop _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 66 smallest small ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 67 amod _ _ 67 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 70 on on ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 71 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 72 nmod:poss _ _ 72 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ _ 73 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 74 wore wear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 75 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 grenadier grenadier NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 77 ’s 's PART POS _ 76 case _ _ 78 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 79 ; ; PUNCT : _ 82 punct _ _ 80 besides besides ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 81 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 82 det:predet _ _ 82 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 84 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 90 nsubj _ _ 85 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 90 aux:pass _ _ 86 very very ADV RB _ 87 advmod _ _ 87 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 90 nsubj:pass _ _ 88 hump hump NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 89 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 88 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 90 backed back VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 91 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perceive** | past | the Prince | Schaibar | | | | besides this; a pair of thick mustachios *obl*; immediately *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent schaibar=Theme clause=Attribute | | 2 | **come** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* | | | | | with Prince's heavy bar on Prince's shoulder; gravely *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **hold up** | past | Prince's long beard | | | | before Prince | | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **tuck** | past | thick mustachios | | | Prince's ears | | | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent behind ear=Trajectory | | 5 | **cover** | past | thick mustachios *not said here* | Prince's face | | | | almost *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme face=Destination | | 6 | **is** | past | Prince's eyes | | | | | small *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **set** | participle | Prince's eyes *not said here* | | | Prince's head | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in head=Destination | | 8 | **is** | past | | | | | | far *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **is** | gerund | | | | the smallest size | | | tree rules | | 10 | **wear** | past | Prince | a grenadier's cap | | Prince's head | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme | | 11 | **back** | past · passive | | Prince | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=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 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/53/11/) - next →: [sentence 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/53/13/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/53/)