--- title: Another peacock was sent to the Admiral to tell him that he could no… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Another peacock was sent to the Admiral to tell him that he could now land in perfect safety, which he at once did, bringing all his men with him, even to Jack-the-Chatterer, who, happening to pass the spit upon which the Admiral’s dinner was roasting, snatched it up and brought it with him. 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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 (Mayblossom, Jack, dinner), 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:pg540:5:20 # text = Another peacock was sent to the Admiral to tell him that he could now land in perfect safety, which he at once did, bringing all his men with him, even to Jack-the-Chatterer, who, happening to pass the spit upon which the Admiral’s dinner was roasting, snatched it up and brought it with him. 1 Another another DET DT PronType=Ind 2 det _ _ 2 peacock peacock 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 sent send 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 Admiral admiral NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 10 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 iobj _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 13 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 15 advmod _ _ 15 land land VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 safety safety NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod _ _ 22 at at SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 23 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 24 advmod _ _ 24 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 bringing bring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 27 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 29 det:predet _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 even even ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ SpaceAfter=No 38 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 Chatterer Chatterer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 41 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 57 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 43 happening happen VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 57 advcl _ _ 44 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 xcomp _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 spit spit NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 upon upon ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 55 obl _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 Admiral admiral NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ’s 's PART POS _ 51 case _ _ 53 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 54 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 roasting roast VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 57 snatched snatch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 acl:relcl _ _ 58 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 obj _ _ 59 up up ADP RP _ 57 compound:prt _ _ 60 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 61 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 conj _ _ 62 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 obj _ _ 63 with with ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past · passive | | another peacock | | the Admiral | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to admiral=Destination | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | | Mayblossom | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 3 | **land** | could | Mayblossom | | | perfect safety Carabosse | now | | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in safety=Destination | | 4 | **do** | past | Mayblossom *not said here* | | | | | once *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **bring** | gerund | | Mayblossom's men | Jack and the Chatterer | | | with Mayblossom | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme to jack=Destination | | 6 | **happen** | gerund | Jack and the Chatterer *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **pass** | to-infinitive | Jack and the Chatterer *not said here* | the spit | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme spit=Trajectory | | 8 | **roast** | past · progressive | the Admiral's dinner | | | | | upon the spit | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 9 | **snatch up** | past | Jack and the Chatterer | dinner | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 10 | **bring** | past | Jack and the Chatterer *not said here* | dinner | | | | with Mayblossom | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme | 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 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/5/19/) - next →: [sentence 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/5/21/) - ↑ back to [The Princess Mayblossom, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/5/)