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title: The wood became thicker and thicker, and closer and closer, and at l… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
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# The Red Fairy Book, Kari Woodengown, part 1, sentence 74

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The wood became thicker and thicker, and closer and closer, and at last she thought there was no way whatsoever by which they could get forward; she was so terrified lest she should break anything off, that she sat and twisted, and turned herself on this side and on that, to get out of the way of the branches, and pushed them away from her with her hands, but every moment they struck against her eyes, so that she could not see what she was clutching at, and before she knew what she was doing she had a golden apple in her hands.

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**Who acts:** wood, daughter, way, moment · **What happens:** become, think, be, get, break off, sit · **To what, where:** last, anything, daughter, side, way, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Kari Woodengown, 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 (wood, daughter, way, moment), 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:pg540:29:74
# text = The wood became thicker and thicker, and closer and closer, and at last she thought there was no way whatsoever by which they could get forward; she was so terrified lest she should break anything off, that she sat and twisted, and turned herself on this side and on that, to get out of the way of the branches, and pushed them away from her with her hands, but every moment they struck against her eyes, so that she could not see what she was clutching at, and before she knew what she was doing she had a golden apple in her hands.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	obl	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	19	expl	_	_
19	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
22	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
25	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl:relcl	_	_
28	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
31	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
32	so	so	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	terrified	terrified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
34	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
35	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
36	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	33	advcl	_	_
38	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	37	obj	_	_
39	off	off	ADP	RP	_	37	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
41	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
42	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
43	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	37	parataxis	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	twisted	twist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
48	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
49	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	48	obj	_	_
50	on	on	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	52	det	_	_
52	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
54	on	on	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	58	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
57	to	to	PART	TO	_	58	mark	_	_
58	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	48	conj	_	_
59	out	out	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obl	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
68	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
69	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	obj	_	_
70	away	away	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
71	from	from	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	obl	_	_
73	with	with	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
74	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	75	nmod:poss	_	_
75	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
77	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
78	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	79	det	_	_
79	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	nsubj	_	_
80	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	conj	_	_
82	against	against	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	84	nmod:poss	_	_
84	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
86	so	so	ADV	RB	_	91	advmod	_	_
87	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	91	mark	_	_
88	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	91	nsubj	_	_
89	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	91	aux	_	_
90	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	91	advmod	_	_
91	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	conj	_	_
92	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	95	obj	_	_
93	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	95	nsubj	_	_
94	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	95	aux	_	_
95	clutching	clutch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	91	ccomp	_	_
96	at	at	ADP	IN	_	95	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
98	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
99	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	101	mark	_	_
100	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nsubj	_	_
101	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
102	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	105	obj	_	_
103	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	105	nsubj	_	_
104	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	105	aux	_	_
105	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	101	ccomp	_	_
106	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	107	nsubj	_	_
107	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	105	ccomp	_	_
108	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	110	det	_	_
109	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	amod	_	_
110	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	obj	_	_
111	in	in	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
112	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	113	nmod:poss	_	_
113	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	110	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the wood |  |  |  |  | close, thick *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | daughter |  |  | last |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **be** | past | no way |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | could | no way |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is** | past | daughter |  |  |  |  | terrified *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **break off** | should | daughter | anything |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Patient |
| 7 | **sit** | past | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **twist** | past | daughter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **turn** | past |  | daughter |  | this side |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent herself=Theme |
| 10 | **get out** | to-infinitive |  | the way of the branches |  | that |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **push away** | past | the wood *not said here* | woods *= wood* |  |  |  | from daughter; with daughter's hands; away *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent they=Theme from she=Trajectory |
| 12 | **strike** | past | every moment |  |  | daughter's eyes |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against eye=Location |
| 13 | **not** **see** | could | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 14 | **clutch** | past · progressive | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 15 | **know** | past | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 16 | **do** | past · progressive | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 17 | **have** | past | daughter | a golden apple |  | daughter's hands |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |

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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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