--- title: All things being now fixed, the three princes departed the Court in… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: All things being now fixed, the three princes departed the Court in search of the Knight of the Glen’s palace, and travelling along the road they came up with a man who was a little lame, and seemed to be somewhat advanced in years; they soon fell into discourse, and the youngest of the princes aske --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/45/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Red Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/) / [The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/) / 45 # The Red Fairy Book, The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen., sentence 45 All things being now fixed, the three princes departed the Court in search of the Knight of the Glen’s palace, and travelling along the road they came up with a man who was a little lame, and seemed to be somewhat advanced in years; they soon fell into discourse, and the youngest of the princes asked the stranger his name, or what was the reason he wore so remarkable a black cap as he saw on him. **Who acts:** three princes, Princes, man, youngest, Court · **What happens:** fix, depart, travel, come up, be, seem · **To what, where:** things, Court, search, road, little lame, discourse 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 (three princes, Princes, man, youngest), 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:pg540:8:45 # text = All things being now fixed, the three princes departed the Court in search of the Knight of the Glen’s palace, and travelling along the road they came up with a man who was a little lame, and seemed to be somewhat advanced in years; they soon fell into discourse, and the youngest of the princes asked the stranger his name, or what was the reason he wore so remarkable a black cap as he saw on him. 1 All all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 5 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 10 departed depart VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 search search NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 Knight knight NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 Glen Glen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ’s 's PART POS _ 20 case _ _ 22 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 25 travelling travel VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 advcl _ _ 26 along along ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 31 up up ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 with with ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 35 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 36 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 38 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 lame lame NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 44 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 46 cop _ _ 45 somewhat somewhat ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 46 advanced advanced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 xcomp _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 50 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 52 advmod _ _ 52 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 53 into into ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 discourse discourse NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 62 nsubj _ _ 59 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 58 obl _ _ 62 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 conj _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obj _ _ 65 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 68 or or CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 69 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 72 nsubj _ _ 70 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 cop _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 parataxis _ _ 73 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 74 wore wear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 acl:relcl _ _ 75 so so ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ _ 76 remarkable remarkable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 74 xcomp _ _ 77 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 78 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 amod _ _ 79 cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 80 as as SCONJ IN _ 82 mark _ _ 81 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 82 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 advcl _ _ 83 on on ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | gerund · passive | | all things | | | now | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **depart** | past | the three princes | the Court | | search of the Knight of the Glen's palace | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme court=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **travel** | gerund | Princes *= prince* *not said here* | | | the road | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along road=Trajectory | | 4 | **come up** | past | Princes *= prince* | | | | | with a man | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **is a** | past | a man | a little lame | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **seem** | past | | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **is** | to-infinitive | | | | | year | advanced, somewhat *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **fall** | past | Princes *= prince* | | | | | into discourse *result*; soon *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into discourse=Result | | 9 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the youngest | the stranger | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **is a** | past | | the reason | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **wear** | past | Court | a black cap | | | | remarkable *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme | | 12 | **see** | past | Court | | | | | on man | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 13 | **search** | | | the Knight of the Glen's palace | | | | | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient | | 14 | **name** | | man | | | | | | nom name «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 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/44/) - next →: [sentence 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/46/) - ↑ back to [The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg540/8/)