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title: They accepted the challenge, and the eldest son and she played the f… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: They accepted the challenge, and the eldest son and she played the first game, which she won; then the second son played, and she won that game likewise; the third son and she then played the last game, and he won it, which sorely grieved her that she had not him in her power as well as the rest, be
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# The Red Fairy Book, The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen., sentence 38

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They accepted the challenge, and the eldest son and she played the first game, which she won; then the second son played, and she won that game likewise; the third son and she then played the last game, and he won it, which sorely grieved her that she had not him in her power as well as the rest, being by far the handsomest and most beloved of the three.

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**Who acts:** cards, Queen, first game, second son, assembly · **What happens:** accept, play, win, grieve, have, be · **To what, where:** challenge, first game, game, last game, Queen, assembly

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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 (cards, Queen, first game, second son), 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:pg540:8:38
# text = They accepted the challenge, and the eldest son and she played the first game, which she won; then the second son played, and she won that game likewise; the third son and she then played the last game, and he won it, which sorely grieved her that she had not him in her power as well as the rest, being by far the handsomest and most beloved of the three.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	challenge	challenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	24	amod	_	_
24	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
30	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	_
31	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
32	likewise	likewise	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	36	amod	_	_
36	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
38	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
39	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	40	advmod	_	_
40	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
42	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	_
43	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
46	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
47	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
48	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	47	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
50	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	52	nsubj	_	_
51	sorely	sorely	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
52	grieved	grieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	conj	_	_
53	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	obj	_	_
54	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	56	mark	_	_
55	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	advcl	_	_
57	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	58	advmod	_	_
58	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	obl	_	_
59	in	in	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	61	nmod:poss	_	_
61	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
62	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	66	cc	_	_
63	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	62	fixed	_	_
64	as	as	ADP	IN	_	62	fixed	_	_
65	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
68	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	72	cop	_	_
69	by	by	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	72	advmod	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	handsomest	handsome	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	52	parataxis	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
74	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	75	advmod	_	_
75	beloved	belov	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	72	conj	_	_
76	of	of	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | cards *= card* | the challenge |  |  |  | the eldest son *vocative* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent challenge=Theme |
| 2 | **play** | past | Queen | the first game |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | past | the first game |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play** | past | the second son |  |  |  | then |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **win** | past | Queen | that game |  |  |  | likewise *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |
| 6 | **play** | past | Queen | the last game |  |  | then |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 7 | **win** | past | assembly | game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 8 | **grieve** | past |  | Queen |  |  |  | sorely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
| 9 | **have** | past | Queen | assembly |  | Queen's power |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | far, handsome *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **belov** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of the three | tree rules |

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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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