--- title: The young Princes were not in the least concerned, not knowing what… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The young Princes were not in the least concerned, not knowing what they had to do; but the whole Court was amazed at her demand, knowing very well that it was impossible for them ever to get the steed, as all that ever sought him perished in the attempt. 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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 (young Princes, Princes, whole Court, Queen), 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:pg540:8:41 # text = The young Princes were not in the least concerned, not knowing what they had to do; but the whole Court was amazed at her demand, knowing very well that it was impossible for them ever to get the steed, as all that ever sought him perished in the attempt. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 Princes Prince PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 4 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 9 advmod _ _ 9 concerned concerned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 knowing know VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 13 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 12 obj _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 19 but but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 Court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 23 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 amazed amazed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ _ 25 at at ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 demand demand NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 knowing know VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 30 very very ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 29 advmod _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 33 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 expl _ _ 34 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 cop _ _ 35 impossible impossible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 ccomp _ _ 36 for for ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obl _ _ 38 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 35 advmod _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 csubj _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 steed steed NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 44 as as SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 45 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 48 det:predet _ _ 46 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 48 obj _ _ 47 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 48 advmod _ _ 48 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 49 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 obj _ _ 50 perished perish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 48 xcomp _ _ 51 in in ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 attempt attempt NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | past | the young Princes | | | | | concerned *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **know** | gerund | the young Princes *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | | 3 | **have** | past | Princes *= prince* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **do** | to-infinitive | Princes *= prince* *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | the whole Court | | | Queen's demand | | amazed *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **know** | gerund | the whole Court *not said here* | | | | | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **is** | past | | | | | ever | for Princes *= prince*; impossible *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **get** | to-infinitive | | the steed | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer steed=Stimulus | | 9 | **seek** | past | the young Princes *not said here* | that | | | ever | | tree rules | | 10 | **perish** *not said to happen* | participle | the young Princes *not said here* | | | the attempt | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **demand** | | Queen | | | | | | nom demand «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/42/) - ↑ back to [The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/)