--- title: And when they had entered he told her that he was a great lord, and… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: And when they had entered he told her that he was a great lord, and that never had he seen a maiden so beautiful as she, and that if she would give him her heart they would be married and live happy for ever after. Who acts: hands, man, girl. 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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 (hands, man, girl), 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:pg5615:25:7 # text = And when they had entered he told her that he was a great lord, and that never had he seen a maiden so beautiful as she, and that if she would give him her heart they would be married and live happy for ever after. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 entered enter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 18 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 conj _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 xcomp _ _ 26 as as ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 31 if if SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 32 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 advcl _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 iobj _ _ 36 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 38 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj:pass _ _ 39 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 40 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 41 aux:pass _ _ 41 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 ccomp _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 conj _ _ 44 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 xcomp _ _ 45 for for ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 47 advmod _ _ 47 after after ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | past · perfect | hands *= hand* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | man | | girl | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **is a** | past | man | a great lord | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **see** | past · perfect | man | a maiden | | | | beautiful *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maiden=Stimulus | | 5 | **give** *a condition, not said to happen* | would | girl | girl's heart | man | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient heart=Theme | | 6 | **marry** | would · passive | | hands *= hand* | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 7 | **live** | infinitive | | | | | | after, happy *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/6/) - next →: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/8/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/)