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title: As she did not know that it was guided by an invisible hand she was… — The Yellow Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: As she did not know that it was guided by an invisible hand she was very much astonished, and the moment that the pen had ceased to move she instantly went over to the table, where she found some lovely verses, telling her that another shared her distresses, whatever they might be, and loved her wit
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# The Yellow Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts(11), part 3, sentence 58

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As she did not know that it was guided by an invisible hand she was very much astonished, and the moment that the pen had ceased to move she instantly went over to the table, where she found some lovely verses, telling her that another shared her distresses, whatever they might be, and loved her with all his heart; and that he would never rest until he had delivered her from the hands of the man she hated.

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**Who acts:** Rosalie, invisible hand, another, distresses, heart · **What happens:** not know, guide, be, cease, move, go over · **To what, where:** pen, invisible hand, lovely verses, Rosalie, distresses, whatever · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Grateful Beasts(11), part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Rosalie, invisible hand, another, distresses), 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:pg640:16:58
# text = As she did not know that it was guided by an invisible hand she was very much astonished, and the moment that the pen had ceased to move she instantly went over to the table, where she found some lovely verses, telling her that another shared her distresses, whatever they might be, and loved her with all his heart; and that he would never rest until he had delivered her from the hands of the man she hated.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	guided	guide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	much	much	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	astonished	astonished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	advcl	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	xcomp	_	_
30	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
31	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
32	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
33	over	over	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
34	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	40	advmod	_	_
39	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	32	conj	_	_
41	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	43	det	_	_
42	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	_
43	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
45	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	40	parataxis	_	_
46	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	iobj	_	_
47	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
48	another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	49	nsubj	_	_
49	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	ccomp	_	_
50	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
51	distresses	distress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
53	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	51	acl:relcl	_	_
54	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
55	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	56	aux	_	_
56	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
59	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	conj	_	_
60	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	obj	_	_
61	with	with	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
62	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	64	det:predet	_	_
63	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	64	nmod:poss	_	_
64	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
67	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
68	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
69	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
70	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	71	advmod	_	_
71	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
72	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	75	mark	_	_
73	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
74	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	75	aux	_	_
75	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	71	advcl	_	_
76	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	obj	_	_
77	from	from	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	75	obl	_	_
80	of	of	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nmod	_	_
83	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
84	hated	hate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | Rosalie |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **guide** | past · passive | a invisible hand | pen |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | Rosalie | a invisible hand *not said here* |  |  |  | astonished *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **cease** | past · perfect · passive |  | the pen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **go over** | past | Rosalie |  |  |  | moment | to the table; instantly, over *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **find** | past | Rosalie | some lovely verses |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verse=Topic |
| 8 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | Rosalie |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 9 | **share** | past | another | Rosalie's distresses |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **is a** | infinitive | Rosalie's distresses *not said here* | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **love** | past | another *not said here* | Rosalie |  |  |  | with heart's heart | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 12 | **not** **rest** | would | heart |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 13 | **deliver** | past · perfect | heart | Rosalie |  | the hands of the man |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent she=Theme from hand=Initial\_Location |
| 14 | **hate** | past | Rosalie | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus |
| 15 | **distress** |  | Rosalie |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: poss=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 Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 640 (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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