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title: When the Princess grew sleepy, twenty-four charming maidens put her… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: When the Princess grew sleepy, twenty-four charming maidens put her to bed in the prettiest room she had ever seen, and then sang to her so sweetly that Graciosa’s dreams were all of mermaids, and cool sea waves, and caverns, in which she wandered with Percinet; but when she woke up again her first 
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# The Red Fairy Book, Graciosa and Percinet, part 2, sentence 32

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When the Princess grew sleepy, twenty-four charming maidens put her to bed in the prettiest room she had ever seen, and then sang to her so sweetly that Graciosa’s dreams were all of mermaids, and cool sea waves, and caverns, in which she wandered with Percinet; but when she woke up again her first thought was that, delightful as this fairy palace seemed to her, yet she could not stay in it, but must go back to her father.

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**Who acts:** Princess, four charming maidens, fairy palace, Graciosa, Percinet · **What happens:** grow, put, see, sing, wander, wake up · **To what, where:** Princess, prettiest room, cool sea waves, first thought, that, Percinet

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This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Graciosa and Percinet, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Princess, four charming maidens, fairy palace, Graciosa), 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:pg540:24:32
# text = When the Princess grew sleepy, twenty-four charming maidens put her to bed in the prettiest room she had ever seen, and then sang to her so sweetly that Graciosa’s dreams were all of mermaids, and cool sea waves, and caverns, in which she wandered with Percinet; but when she woke up again her first thought was that, delightful as this fairy palace seemed to her, yet she could not stay in it, but must go back to her father.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
5	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	charming	charming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	prettiest	pretty	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	23	advmod	_	_
23	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	27	advmod	_	_
27	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	_
30	so	so	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	sweetly	sweetly	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
32	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
33	Graciosa	Graciosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	’s	's	PART	POS	_	33	case	_	_
35	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nsubj	_	_
36	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
37	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	31	obl	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	mermaids	mermaid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
42	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	amod	_	_
43	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	compound	_	_
44	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
47	caverns	cavern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
49	in	in	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	52	obl	_	_
51	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	parataxis	_	_
53	with	with	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	Percinet	Percinet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
56	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
57	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	59	advmod	_	_
58	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
59	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
60	up	up	ADP	RP	_	59	compound:prt	_	_
61	again	again	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
62	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	64	nmod:poss	_	_
63	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	64	amod	_	_
64	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
65	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	66	cop	_	_
66	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	64	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
68	delightful	delightful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	conj	_	_
69	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	73	mark	_	_
70	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	72	det	_	_
71	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nsubj	_	_
73	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	advcl	_	_
74	to	to	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
75	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
77	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
78	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
79	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	81	aux	_	_
80	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	81	advmod	_	_
81	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	59	conj	_	_
82	in	in	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
83	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
85	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
86	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	87	aux	_	_
87	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	conj	_	_
88	back	back	ADV	RB	_	87	advmod	_	_
89	to	to	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	91	nmod:poss	_	_
91	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  | sleepy *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | past | four charming maidens | Princess |  | the prettiest room |  | to bed | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme in room=Destination |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect | Princess | the prettiest room *not said here* |  |  | ever |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer room=Stimulus |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | four charming maidens *not said here* |  | Princess |  | then | sweetly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient |
| 5 | **wander** | past | Princess |  |  | cool sea waves and caverns |  | with Percinet | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Trajectory |
| 6 | **wake up** | past | Princess | Percinet's first thought |  |  | again |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 7 | **is a** | past |  | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **seem** | past | this fairy palace |  | Percinet |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **not** **stay** | could | Princess |  |  | thought |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in it=Location |
| 10 | **go back** | must | Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 11 | **dream** |  | Graciosa |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 12 | **think** |  | Percinet |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition 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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