--- title: When the king noticed that neither of his sons returned, although a… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: When the king noticed that neither of his sons returned, although a long time had passed since the second one set out, he was greatly distressed, for not only had he lost all hope of getting back his sight, but he had also lost his two eldest sons. Who acts: king, neither, long time, hope. 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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 (king, neither, long time, hope), 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:pg5615:14:95 # text = When the king noticed that neither of his sons returned, although a long time had passed since the second one set out, he was greatly distressed, for not only had he lost all hope of getting back his sight, but he had also lost his two eldest sons. 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 4 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 noticed notice VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 advcl _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 neither neither DET DT PronType=Neg 10 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ 10 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 12 although although SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ _ 18 since since ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 21 amod _ _ 21 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 acl _ _ 23 out out ADP RP _ 22 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 26 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 27 greatly greatly ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 28 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 30 for for SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 33 advmod _ _ 32 only only ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 33 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 advcl _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ _ 36 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 37 det _ _ 37 hope hope NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ _ 38 of of SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 39 getting get VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 37 acl _ _ 40 back back ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 44 but but CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 47 also also ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 28 conj _ _ 49 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 52 nmod:poss _ _ 50 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 52 nummod _ _ 51 eldest eldest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 28 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **notice** | past | the king | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **return** | past | neither | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **pass** | past · perfect | a long time | | | | since the second one | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **set out** | participle | | the second one *not said here* | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **distress** | past · passive | | king | | | | greatly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 6 | **not** **have** | past | king *not said here* | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **lose** | past | king | all hope | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Eventuality | | 8 | **get back** | gerund | all hope *not said here* | king's sight | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sight=Stimulus | | 9 | **lose** | past · perfect | king | king's two eldest sons | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Eventuality | | 10 | **sight** | | king | | | | | | nom sight «cognition 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 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 94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/14/94/) - next →: [sentence 96](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/14/96/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/14/)