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# The Pink Fairy Book, The Pink Fairy Book, part 7, sentence 108

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The smith took his sentry coat and wrapped it round her; then she dried her tears, and took his hand and thanked him, and said that he had now freed her from all the sorcery that had been in her from her birth, and which had come over her again when her father broke the command against seeing her until she had completed her fourteenth year.

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**Who acts:** smith, princess, sorcery, father · **What happens:** take, wrap, dry, thank, say, free · **To what, where:** sentry coat, coat, tears, hand, smith, sorcery · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Pink Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Pink Fairy Book, part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (smith, princess, sorcery, father), 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:pg5615:7:108
# text = The smith took his sentry coat and wrapped it round her; then she dried her tears, and took his hand and thanked him, and said that he had now freed her from all the sorcery that had been in her from her birth, and which had come over her again when her father broke the command against seeing her until she had completed her fourteenth year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smith	smith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sentry	sentry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	round	round	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj:pass	_	_
31	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
32	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	33	advmod	_	_
33	freed	free	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	ccomp	_	_
34	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	from	from	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
36	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	38	det:predet	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
39	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	46	nsubj	_	_
40	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	46	aux	_	_
41	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	46	cop	_	_
42	in	in	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
43	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
44	from	from	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
49	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	51	nsubj	_	_
50	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	aux	_	_
51	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
52	over	over	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	obl	_	_
54	again	again	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
55	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	58	advmod	_	_
56	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	57	nmod:poss	_	_
57	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nsubj	_	_
58	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	advcl	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obj	_	_
61	against	against	SCONJ	IN	_	62	mark	_	_
62	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	58	advcl	_	_
63	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	obj	_	_
64	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	67	mark	_	_
65	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
66	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	_
67	completed	complete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	62	advcl	_	_
68	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	70	nmod:poss	_	_
69	fourteenth	fourteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	amod	_	_
70	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the smith | smith's sentry coat |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |
| 2 | **wrap** | past | the smith *not said here* | coat |  |  |  | round princess | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **dry** | past | princess | princess's tears |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient tear=Result |
| 4 | **take** | past | princess *not said here* | smith's hand |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |
| 5 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | princess *not said here* |  | smith |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the smith *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **free** | past · perfect · passive |  | smith |  | all sorcery | now |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **is** | past · perfect | all sorcery |  |  | princess's birth |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **come** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  | again | over princess | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over she=Initial\_Location |
| 10 | **break** | past | princess's father | the command |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer command=Patient |
| 11 | **see** | gerund | princess's father *not said here* | princess |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 12 | **complete** | past · perfect | princess |  |  |  | year |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 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.

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