--- title: Then she told them that by the next morning they were to do away wit… — The Yellow Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Then she told them that by the next morning they were to do away with the castle, and the bridge, and the church, and put in their stead the humble hut in which Martin used to live with his mother, and that while he slept her husband was to be carried to his old lowly room; and that they were to bea --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/33/140/) [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 Yellow Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/) / [The Magic Ring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/33/) / 140 # The Yellow Fairy Book, The Magic Ring, sentence 140 Then she told them that by the next morning they were to do away with the castle, and the bridge, and the church, and put in their stead the humble hut in which Martin used to live with his mother, and that while he slept her husband was to be carried to his old lowly room; and that they were to bear her away to the utmost ends of the earth, where an old King lived who would make her welcome in his palace, and surround her with the state that befitted a royal Princess. **Who acts:** feast, words, Martin, old King, state · **What happens:** tell, do away, put, use, live, sleep · **To what, where:** bridge, words, stead, humble hut, husband, old lowly room · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Magic Ring. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (feast, words, Martin, old King), 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:pg640:33:140 # text = Then she told them that by the next morning they were to do away with the castle, and the bridge, and the church, and put in their stead the humble hut in which Martin used to live with his mother, and that while he slept her husband was to be carried to his old lowly room; and that they were to bear her away to the utmost ends of the earth, where an old King lived who would make her welcome in his palace, and surround her with the state that befitted a royal Princess. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 14 away away ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 15 with with ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 bridge bridge NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 stead stead NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 33 humble humble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 hut hut NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 appos _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 38 obl _ _ 37 Martin Martin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 38 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 acl:relcl _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 41 with with ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 46 that that SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 47 while while SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 49 slept sleep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 50 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj:pass _ _ 52 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux:pass _ _ 53 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 54 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 55 aux:pass _ _ 55 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 49 parataxis _ _ 56 to to ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 57 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 60 nmod:poss _ _ 58 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 amod _ _ 59 lowly lowly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 60 amod _ _ 60 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ; ; PUNCT : _ 67 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 63 that that SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 64 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 65 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 66 to to PART TO _ 67 mark _ _ 67 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 68 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 obj _ _ 69 away away ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ _ 70 to to ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 72 utmost utmost ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 ends end NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 obl _ _ 74 of of ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 78 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 82 advmod _ _ 79 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 amod _ _ 81 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 82 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 76 conj _ _ 83 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 85 nsubj _ _ 84 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 85 aux _ _ 85 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 82 ccomp _ _ 86 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 obj _ _ 87 welcome welcome VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 85 xcomp _ _ 88 in in ADP IN _ 90 case _ _ 89 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 90 nmod:poss _ _ 90 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 91 , , PUNCT , _ 93 punct _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 93 cc _ _ 93 surround surround VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 conj _ _ 94 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 93 obj _ _ 95 with with ADP IN _ 97 case _ _ 96 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 97 det _ _ 97 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 93 obl _ _ 98 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 99 nsubj _ _ 99 befitted befit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 97 acl:relcl _ _ 100 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 102 det _ _ 101 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 102 amod _ _ 102 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 103 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | feast | the bridge and the church | words *= word* | | then | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **do away** *not said to happen* | past | words *= word* | | | | morning | with the castle; away *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **put** | participle | feast *not said here* | | | words's stead | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in stead=Destination | | 4 | **use** | past | Martin | | | the humble hut | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **live** | to-infinitive | Martin *not said here* | | | | | with Martin's mother | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with mother=Location | | 6 | **sleep** | past | Martin | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **carry** | past · passive | | feast's husband | | husband's old lowly room | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to room=Destination | | 8 | **bear away** *not said to happen* | past | words *= word* | feast | | | to the utmost ends of the earth | away *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 9 | **live** | past | a old King | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **make** | would | | feast | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **welcome** | infinitive | feast *not said here* | | | husband's palace | | | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in palace=Location | | 12 | **surround** | infinitive | words *= word* *not said here* | | feast | | | with the state | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Destination with state=Theme | | 13 | **befit** | past | the state | a royal Princess | | | | | tree rules | 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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 139](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/33/139/) - next →: [sentence 141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/33/141/) - ↑ back to [The Magic Ring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/33/)