--- title: Accordingly envoys were sent to bring back an exact report of the pr… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Accordingly envoys were sent to bring back an exact report of the princess’s looks and ways, and they returned saying that she was tall and well made, but so very light that the equerries who accompanied her in her walks had to be always watching her, lest she should suddenly be blown away. 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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 (envoys, Diaphana, equerries), 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:pg5615:29:115 # text = Accordingly envoys were sent to bring back an exact report of the princess’s looks and ways, and they returned saying that she was tall and well made, but so very light that the equerries who accompanied her in her walks had to be always watching her, lest she should suddenly be blown away. 1 Accordingly accordingly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 envoys envoy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 exact exact ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 report report NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ’s 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 looks look NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 ways way NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 22 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 advcl _ _ 23 that that SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 24 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 cop _ _ 26 tall tall ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 ccomp _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 28 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 29 advmod _ _ 29 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 but but CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 32 so so ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 33 very very ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 34 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 35 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 obj _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 equerries equerry NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nsubj _ _ 38 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 39 accompanied accompany VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ _ 40 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 walks walk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obl _ _ 44 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 acl:relcl _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 46 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 aux _ _ 47 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 48 advmod _ _ 48 watching watch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 44 advcl _ _ 49 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 51 lest lest SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 52 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 53 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 54 suddenly suddenly ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ _ 55 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 44 conj _ _ 57 away away ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past · passive | | envoys | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **bring back** | to-infinitive | envoys *not said here* | a exact report of the princess's looks and ways | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent report=Theme | | 3 | **return** | past | envoys *= envoy* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | envoys *= envoy* *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | past | Diaphana | | | | | tall *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **make** | participle | Diaphana *not said here* | | | | | well *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 7 | **accompany** | past | the equerries | Diaphana | | Diaphana's walks | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme in walk=Destination | | 8 | **have** | past | the equerries | light | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient | | 9 | **watch** | to-infinitive · progressive | the equerries *not said here* | Diaphana | | | | always *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 10 | **blow away** | should · passive | | Diaphana | | | | away, suddenly *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient | | 11 | **report** | | | the princess's looks and ways | | | | | nom report «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 12 | **walk** | | Diaphana | | | | | | nom walk «act 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 114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/29/114/) - next →: [sentence 116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/29/116/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/29/)