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title: I am after that steed myself these seven years, and can never steal… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: I am after that steed myself these seven years, and can never steal him on account of a silk covering he has on him in the stable, with sixty bells fixed to it, and whenever you approach the place he quickly observes it and shakes himself; which, by the sound of the bells, not only alarms the prince
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# The Red Fairy Book, The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen., sentence 50

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I am after that steed myself these seven years, and can never steal him on account of a silk covering he has on him in the stable, with sixty bells fixed to it, and whenever you approach the place he quickly observes it and shakes himself; which, by the sound of the bells, not only alarms the prince and his guards, but the whole country round, so that it is impossible ever to get him, and those that are so unfortunate as to be taken by the Knight of the Glen are boiled in a red-hot fiery furnace.’

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**Who acts:** I, silk, Thief, you, those, Knight · **What happens:** be, not steal, cover, have, fix, approach · **To what, where:** Thief, account, stable, sixty bells, place, silk

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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 (I, silk, Thief, you), 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:pg540:8:50
# text = I am after that steed myself these seven years, and can never steal him on account of a silk covering he has on him in the stable, with sixty bells fixed to it, and whenever you approach the place he quickly observes it and shakes himself; which, by the sound of the bells, not only alarms the prince and his guards, but the whole country round, so that it is impossible ever to get him, and those that are so unfortunate as to be taken by the Knight of the Glen are boiled in a red-hot fiery furnace.’
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	steed	steed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod:poss	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	ccomp	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	nummod	_	_
32	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	appos	_	_
33	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	acl	_	_
34	to	to	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
38	whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	40	advmod	_	_
39	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	approach	approach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	45	advcl	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
43	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
44	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
45	observes	observe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
46	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
48	shakes	shake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	45	conj	_	_
49	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	48	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
51	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	55	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	by	by	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
56	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
60	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	62	advmod	_	_
61	only	only	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
62	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	conj	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	appos	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
66	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
67	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
69	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
71	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
73	round	round	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
75	so	so	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	_
76	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	79	mark	_	_
77	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	expl	_	_
78	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	79	cop	_	_
79	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	advcl	_	_
80	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	79	advmod	_	_
81	to	to	PART	TO	_	82	mark	_	_
82	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	csubj	_	_
83	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
85	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
86	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	90	nsubj	_	_
87	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	90	nsubj	_	_
88	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	90	cop	_	_
89	so	so	ADV	RB	_	90	advmod	_	_
90	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	conj	_	_
91	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	94	mark	_	_
92	to	to	PART	TO	_	94	mark	_	_
93	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	94	aux:pass	_	_
94	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	90	advcl	_	_
95	by	by	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	Knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	obl	_	_
98	of	of	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	100	det	_	_
100	Glen	Glen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	97	nmod	_	_
101	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	102	aux:pass	_	_
102	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
103	in	in	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
104	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
105	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	_
108	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	_
109	furnace	furnace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  | after myself's steed and the sound of the bells and alarms and Thief's guards but the whole country |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **steal** | can | I *not said here* | Thief |  | account of a silk |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
| 3 | **cover** | gerund | a silk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | present | Thief |  |  | the stable |  | on youngest *= young* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **fix** | participle |  | sixty bells *not said here* | stable |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to it=Co-Patient |
| 6 | **approach** | present | you | the place |  |  |  | whenever *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 7 | **observe** | present | Thief | place |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 8 | **shake** | present | Thief *not said here* | Thief |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 9 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | ever | impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | Thief |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 11 | **is** | present | those |  |  |  |  | unfortunate *property* | tree rules |
| 12 | **take** | to-infinitive · passive | the Knight of the Glen |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **boil** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | in a red hot fiery furnace | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: in furnace=Instrument |
| 14 | **account** |  |  | a silk |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication 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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