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title: While he spoke the King for the first time looked attentively at the… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: While he spoke the King for the first time looked attentively at the Princess, because he was sorry to see how she cried, and when he heard the old man saying that her name was Rosette, and that she had been treacherously thrown into the sea, he turned head over heels three times without stopping, i
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# The Red Fairy Book, Princess Rosette, sentence 254

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While he spoke the King for the first time looked attentively at the Princess, because he was sorry to see how she cried, and when he heard the old man saying that her name was Rosette, and that she had been treacherously thrown into the sea, he turned head over heels three times without stopping, in spite of being quite weak from hunger, and ran to embrace her, and untied the ropes which bound her with his own hands, declaring that he loved her with all his heart.

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**Who acts:** Minister, sister, old man, name, spite, ropes · **What happens:** speak, look, be, see, cry, hear · **To what, where:** King, old man, Rosette, sister, sea, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Princess Rosette. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Minister, sister, old man, name), 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:pg540:11:254
# text = While he spoke the King for the first time looked attentively at the Princess, because he was sorry to see how she cried, and when he heard the old man saying that her name was Rosette, and that she had been treacherously thrown into the sea, he turned head over heels three times without stopping, in spite of being quite weak from hunger, and ran to embrace her, and untied the ropes which bound her with his own hands, declaring that he loved her with all his heart.
1	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	attentively	attentively	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
22	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
23	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	29	advmod	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
33	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	32	acl	_	_
34	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
35	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
37	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
38	Rosette	Rosette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
40	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
41	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	46	mark	_	_
42	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj:pass	_	_
43	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	46	aux	_	_
44	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	46	aux:pass	_	_
45	treacherously	treacherously	ADV	RB	_	46	advmod	_	_
46	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	52	advcl	_	_
47	into	into	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
48	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
51	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
53	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
54	over	over	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	obl	_	_
56	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	57	nummod	_	_
57	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	obl:unmarked	_	_
58	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	59	mark	_	_
59	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	52	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
61	in	in	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
62	spite	spite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
63	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	66	mark	_	_
64	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	66	cop	_	_
65	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
66	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	acl	_	_
67	from	from	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
72	to	to	PART	TO	_	73	mark	_	_
73	embrace	embrace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	71	xcomp	_	_
74	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
76	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
77	untied	untie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	conj	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	obj	_	_
80	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	81	nsubj	_	_
81	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	79	acl:relcl	_	_
82	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	obj	_	_
83	with	with	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
84	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	86	nmod:poss	_	_
85	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
88	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	77	advcl	_	_
89	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	91	mark	_	_
90	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	91	nsubj	_	_
91	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	ccomp	_	_
92	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	91	obj	_	_
93	with	with	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
94	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	96	det:predet	_	_
95	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	96	nmod:poss	_	_
96	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | Minister | the King |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | past |  |  |  |  |  | at the Princess; attentively *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at princess=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | Minister |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | Minister *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **hear** | past | Minister | the old man |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the old man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **is a** | past | sister's name | Rosette |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **throw** | past · perfect · passive |  | sister |  |  |  | into the sea *result*; treacherously *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into sea=Result |
| 10 | **turn** | past | Minister | head |  | heels | time |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent head=Theme over heel=Trajectory |
| 11 | **stop** | gerund | Minister *not said here* |  |  | spite |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in spite=Location |
| 12 | **is** | gerund | spite *not said here* |  |  | hunger |  | weak *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **run** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 14 | **embrace** | to-infinitive |  | sister |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent |
| 15 | **untie** | past |  | the ropes |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient |
| 16 | **bind** | past | the ropes | sister |  |  |  | with Minister's own hands | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent she=Patient with hand=Co-Patient |
| 17 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 18 | **love** | past | Minister | sister |  |  |  | with Minister's heart | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 19 | **name** |  | sister |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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 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.

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