--- title: It was eight o’clock when he took up his post, and for the first hou… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: It was eight o’clock when he took up his post, and for the first hour he was quite proud of his courage; during the second hour he was well pleased with the large reward that he would get, but in the third hour, when it was getting near eleven, the effects of the wine passed off, and he began to get --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/7/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Pink Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/) / [The Pink Fairy Book, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/7/) / 2 # The Pink Fairy Book, The Pink Fairy Book, part 7, sentence 2 It was eight o’clock when he took up his post, and for the first hour he was quite proud of his courage; during the second hour he was well pleased with the large reward that he would get, but in the third hour, when it was getting near eleven, the effects of the wine passed off, and he began to get uncomfortable, for he had heard about this post; that no one had ever escapeed alive from it, so far as was known. **Who acts:** bottle, Christian · **What happens:** be, take up, get, pass off, begin, hear · **To what, where:** eight o’clock, post, large reward, effects, eleven, wine 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 (bottle, Christian), 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:pg5615:7:2 # text = It was eight o’clock when he took up his post, and for the first hour he was quite proud of his courage; during the second hour he was well pleased with the large reward that he would get, but in the third hour, when it was getting near eleven, the effects of the wine passed off, and he began to get uncomfortable, for he had heard about this post; that no one had ever escapeed alive from it, so far as was known. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 o’clock o'clock NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 up up ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 16 amod _ _ 16 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 18 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 19 quite quite ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 proud proud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 conj _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ _ 25 during during ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 27 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 28 amod _ _ 28 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 31 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 32 advmod _ _ 32 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 parataxis _ _ 33 with with ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 37 that that SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 but but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 43 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 45 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 46 amod _ _ 46 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 51 advmod _ _ 49 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 conj _ _ 52 near near ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 eleven eleven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 effects effect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obl _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 wine wine NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nmod _ _ 60 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 59 acl _ _ 61 off off ADP RP _ 60 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 64 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 65 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ _ 66 to to PART TO _ 67 mark _ _ 67 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 65 xcomp _ _ 68 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 70 for for ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 71 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 72 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 73 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 68 conj _ _ 74 about about ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 76 det _ _ 76 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 ; ; PUNCT : _ 83 punct _ _ 78 that that SCONJ IN _ 83 mark _ _ 79 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 80 det _ _ 80 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 nsubj:pass _ _ 81 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 83 aux _ _ 82 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 83 advmod _ _ 83 escapeed escapee VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 parataxis _ _ 84 alive alive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 xcomp _ _ 85 from from ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 86 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 84 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 87 , , PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ _ 88 so so ADV RB _ 89 advmod _ _ 89 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 92 advmod _ _ 90 as as SCONJ IN _ 92 mark _ _ 91 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 92 aux:pass _ _ 92 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 83 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | bottle | eight o’clock | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **take up** | past | Christian | Christian's post | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent post=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | Christian | | | | hour | of Christian's courage; proud *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | past | Christian | | | | hour | with the large reward; pleased, well *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **get** | would | Christian | the large reward *not said here* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reward=Stimulus | | 6 | **get** | past · progressive | bottle | the effects of the wine | | eleven | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **pass off** | participle | | the wine *not said here* | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **begin** | past | Christian | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **get** | to-infinitive | Christian *not said here* | | | | | uncomfortable *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **hear** | past · perfect | Christian | | | | | about this post | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about post=Stimulus | | 11 | **escapee** | past · perfect · passive | | no one | | | ever | alive *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **know** | past · passive | | | | | | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V» | | 13 | **effect** | | | the wine | | | | | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient | 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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/7/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/7/3/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/7/)