--- title: This accusation was read to the prisoners, who cried out that they h… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: This accusation was read to the prisoners, who cried out that they had spoken the truth, that their sister was indeed a Princess more beautiful than the day, and that there was some mystery about all this which they could not fathom. Who acts: prisoners, sister, Princess. 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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 (prisoners, sister, Princess), 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:pg540:11:198 # text = This accusation was read to the prisoners, who cried out that they had spoken the truth, that their sister was indeed a Princess more beautiful than the day, and that there was some mystery about all this which they could not fathom. 1 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 accusation accusation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 read read VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 prisoners prisoner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 11 out out ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 20 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 22 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 23 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl:unmarked _ _ 26 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 27 advmod _ _ 27 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 conj _ _ 28 than than ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 33 that that SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 34 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 35 expl _ _ 35 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 36 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 37 det _ _ 37 mystery mystery NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 38 about about ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 39 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 41 det:predet _ _ 40 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 41 nsubj _ _ 41 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 45 obl _ _ 42 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 43 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 44 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 45 fathom fathom VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | past · passive | | this accusation | the prisoners | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to prisoner=Recipient | | 2 | **cry out** *speech: express* | past | the prisoners | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · perfect | prisoners *= prisoner* | the truth | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | past | prisoners's sister | | | | day | beautiful, indeed *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **is a** | past | | some mystery | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **not** **fathom** | could | Princess | | | | | about some mystery | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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 Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 540 (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 197](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/11/197/) - next →: [sentence 199](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/11/199/) - ↑ back to [Princess Rosette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/11/)