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title: ‘My lord and master,’ says an old woman that was listening all the t… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: ‘My lord and master,’ says an old woman that was listening all the time, ‘that story is but too true, as I well know, for I am the very woman that was in the giant’s castle, and you, my lord, the child that I was to make into a pie; and this is the very man that saved your life, which you may know b
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# The Red Fairy Book, The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen., sentence 135

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‘My lord and master,’ says an old woman that was listening all the time, ‘that story is but too true, as I well know, for I am the very woman that was in the giant’s castle, and you, my lord, the child that I was to make into a pie; and this is the very man that saved your life, which you may know by the want of your finger that was taken off, as you have heard, to deceive the giant.’

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**Who acts:** lord, old woman, I, that, this, man · **What happens:** say, listen, be, know, save, take off · **To what, where:** woman, castle, pie, man, life, finger · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (lord, old woman, I, that), 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:pg540:8:135
# text = ‘My lord and master,’ says an old woman that was listening all the time, ‘that story is but too true, as I well know, for I am the very woman that was in the giant’s castle, and you, my lord, the child that I was to make into a pie; and this is the very man that saved your life, which you may know by the want of your finger that was taken off, as you have heard, to deceive the giant.’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
19	‘	‘	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
23	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	too	too	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
28	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	30	advmod	_	_
30	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
32	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
33	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
34	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	very	very	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
37	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	ccomp	_	_
38	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	44	nsubj	_	_
39	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	cop	_	_
40	in	in	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	’s	's	PART	POS	_	42	case	_	_
44	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
47	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
49	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	50	nmod:poss	_	_
50	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	conj	_	_
54	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	58	mark	_	_
55	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
56	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	cop	_	_
57	to	to	PART	TO	_	58	mark	_	_
58	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	acl	_	_
59	into	into	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	68	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
64	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	68	nsubj	_	_
65	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	cop	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
67	very	very	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
68	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	_
69	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	70	nsubj	_	_
70	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	acl:relcl	_	_
71	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	72	nmod:poss	_	_
72	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
74	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	77	nsubj	_	_
75	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	68	conj	_	_
78	by	by	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	want	want	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	_
81	of	of	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	83	nmod:poss	_	_
83	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	nmod	_	_
84	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	86	nsubj:pass	_	_
85	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	aux:pass	_	_
86	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	83	acl:relcl	_	_
87	off	off	ADP	RP	_	86	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
89	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	92	mark	_	_
90	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
91	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	92	aux	_	_
92	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	77	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
94	to	to	PART	TO	_	95	mark	_	_
95	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	92	parataxis	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My lord and master |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **listen** | past · progressive | a old woman |  |  |  | time |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | ‘ that story; true *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is a** | present | I | the woman and the giant's castle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | past | that |  |  | the giant's castle |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | past | I |  |  | a pie |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **is a** | present | this | the man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **save** | past | the man | your life |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 10 | **know** | may | the man |  |  |  |  | by the want of your finger | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 11 | **take off** | past · passive |  | your finger |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 12 | **hear** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 13 | **deceive** | to-infinitive |  | the giant |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giant=Patient |
| 14 | **want** |  |  | your finger |  |  |  |  | nom want «state transitive»: of=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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