--- title: The giant called again to the ring, which by the power of enchantmen… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The giant called again to the ring, which by the power of enchantment always made him answer; but he, not knowing what I had done, imagined it was still on some part of me, and made a violent leap to seize me, when he went into the pond, over head and ears, and was drowned. 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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 (power, danger, I, ring), 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:pg540:8:133 # text = The giant called again to the ring, which by the power of enchantment always made him answer; but he, not knowing what I had done, imagined it was still on some part of me, and made a violent leap to seize me, when he went into the pond, over head and ears, and was drowned. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 again again ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 appos _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 enchantment enchantment NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 15 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 16 advmod _ _ 16 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 17 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ 18 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 24 advmod _ _ 24 knowing know VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 25 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 24 obj _ _ 26 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 25 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 30 imagined imagine VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 31 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 32 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 cop _ _ 33 still still ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 34 on on ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 36 det _ _ 36 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 ccomp _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 41 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 violent violent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 leap leap NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 46 seize seize VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 advcl _ _ 47 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 51 advmod _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 52 into into ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 pond pond NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 56 over over ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 58 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 59 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 62 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 63 aux:pass _ _ 63 drowned drown VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | participle | | | the ring | | again | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to ring=Recipient | | 2 | **make** | past | the power of enchantment *not said here* | danger | | | | always *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* | infinitive | danger *not said here* | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **know** | gerund | danger | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 5 | **do** | past · perfect | I | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **imagine** | past | danger *not said here* | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **is** | past | ring | | | some part | still | of me | tree rules | | 8 | **make** | past | | a violent leap | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset leap=Product | | 9 | **seize** | to-infinitive | | me | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 10 | **go** | past | danger | | | the pond | | over head and ears | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into pond=Initial\_Location over head=Destination | | 11 | **drown** | past · passive | | | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP» | 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 132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/132/) - next →: [sentence 134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/134/) - ↑ back to [The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/)