--- title: But she spoke to no purpose, for the boy begged and prayed until he… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But she spoke to no purpose, for the boy begged and prayed until he had got some old rags and a bundle of provisions, and then he set out manfully into the world to find his twin brother. Who acts: woman, boy. 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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 (woman, boy), 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:pg540:44:69 # text = But she spoke to no purpose, for the boy begged and prayed until he had got some old rags and a bundle of provisions, and then he set out manfully into the world to find his twin brother. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 begged beg VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 prayed pray VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 14 until until SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 ccomp _ _ 18 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 20 det _ _ 19 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 rags rag NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 bundle bundle NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 provisions provision NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 28 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 30 advmod _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 set set VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 31 out out ADP RP _ 30 compound:prt _ _ 32 manfully manfully ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 33 into into ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 36 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 37 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 advcl _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 39 twin twin NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 compound _ _ 40 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | woman | | | | | to no purpose | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to purpose=Co-Agent | | 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | the boy | | | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **pray** | past | the boy *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **get** | past · perfect | boy | some old rags and a bundle of provisions | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rag=Stimulus | | 5 | **set out** | past | boy | | | the world | then | manfully *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into world=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **find** | to-infinitive | boy *not said here* | boy's twin brother | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic | 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 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/44/68/) - next →: [sentence 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/44/70/) - ↑ back to [Mother Holle, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/44/)