--- title: The first thing he said then was that he was a fool to go on getting… — The Yellow Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The first thing he said then was that he was a fool to go on getting himself killed for anyone he ever saw, and was determined to be off and stay there no longer, When the Princess learned his intention she entreated him to stay, reminding him that another night would free her from the spell. 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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 (thing, first thing, Princess, daylight), 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:pg640:45:50 # text = The first thing he said then was that he was a fool to go on getting himself killed for anyone he ever saw, and was determined to be off and stay there no longer, When the Princess learned his intention she entreated him to stay, reminding him that another night would free her from the spell. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 amod _ _ 3 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj:outer _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 fool fool NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 ccomp _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ _ 15 on on SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 17 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 16 obj _ _ 18 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 xcomp _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 18 obl:agent _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 23 advmod _ _ 23 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 27 determined determined ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 ccomp _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 cop _ _ 30 off off ADP RP _ 27 compound:prt _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 stay stay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 33 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 32 advmod _ _ 34 no no ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 35 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 32 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 40 advmod _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 40 learned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 entreated entreat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 ccomp _ _ 45 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 49 reminding remind VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 50 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 obj _ _ 51 that that SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 52 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 53 det _ _ 53 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 54 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 advcl _ _ 56 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 obj _ _ 57 from from ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 spell spell NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 40 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | thing | the first thing *not said here* | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic | | 2 | **is a** | past | thing | a fool | | | then | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | thing *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **get** | gerund | thing *not said here* | thing | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **kill** | participle | thing *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **see** | past | thing | | | | ever | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **is** | past | | | | | | determined *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **stay** | infinitive | | | | there | | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **learn** | past | the first thing | daylight's intention | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **entreat** | past | Princess | daylight | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 11 | **stay** | to-infinitive | Princess *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **remind** *speech: other* | gerund | Princess *not said here* | | daylight | | | | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 13 | **intend** | | daylight | | | | | | nom intention «cognition 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 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 49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/45/49/) - next →: [sentence 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/45/51/) - ↑ back to [The Blue Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/45/)