--- title: What he did not tell, however, was where he had been all the time; t… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: What he did not tell, however, was where he had been all the time; that only came out six years later, when people got to know that he had been caught by a mermaid out on the deep sea, and had been her guest during the three days that he was missing. Who acts: Basmus, that, people, mermaid. 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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 (Basmus, that, people, mermaid), 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:pg5615:12:26 # text = What he did not tell, however, was where he had been all the time; that only came out six years later, when people got to know that he had been caught by a mermaid out on the deep sea, and had been her guest during the three days that he was missing. 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 however however ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 16 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 13 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 16 cop _ _ 14 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 16 det:predet _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 18 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 nsubj _ _ 19 only only ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 21 out out ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 22 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 23 nummod _ _ 23 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obl:unmarked _ _ 24 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 28 advmod _ _ 27 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nsubj _ _ 28 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 parataxis _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 xcomp _ _ 31 that that SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 33 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 34 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 ccomp _ _ 36 by by ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 mermaid mermaid NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 39 out out ADP RP _ 35 compound:prt _ _ 40 on on ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 42 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 47 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 49 cop _ _ 48 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 guest guest NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 conj _ _ 50 during during ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 52 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 53 nummod _ _ 53 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 obl _ _ 54 that that SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 56 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 cop _ _ 57 missing missing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Basmus | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | past | | | | | | however, where *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** | past · perfect | Basmus | all time | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **come out** | past | that | | | | | late, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **get** | past | people | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **know** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 7 | **catch out** | past · perfect · passive | a mermaid | Basmus | | the deep sea | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 8 | **is a** | past · perfect | people *not said here* | Mermaid's guest | | | day | | tree rules | | 9 | **is** | past | Basmus | | | | | missing *property* | tree rules | 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 Pink Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 5615 (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 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/25/) - next →: [sentence 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/27/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/)