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title: Instead, be sure you say to her, “No, indeed I shall do nothing of t… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: Instead, be sure you say to her, “No, indeed I shall do nothing of the sort, as from my childhood I have heard stories of the beauty of the goddess Venus, and it was not for nothing that I had shoes made of leather with soles of steel, and have travelled for nine years and nine months, and have won 
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# The Violet Fairy Book, The Fairy of the Dawn, part 3, sentence 30

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Instead, be sure you say to her, “No, indeed I shall do nothing of the sort, as from my childhood I have heard stories of the beauty of the goddess Venus, and it was not for nothing that I had shoes made of leather with soles of steel, and have travelled for nine years and nine months, and have won in battle the silver wreath, which I hope you may allow me to give you, and have done and suffered everything to be where I now am.”

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**Who acts:** you, I, beauty, Venus · **What happens:** be, say, do, hear, not be, have · **To what, where:** Venus, nothing, stories, shoes, battle, silver wreath · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Fairy of the Dawn, 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 (you, I, beauty, Venus), 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:pg641:21:30
# text = Instead, be sure you say to her, “No, indeed I shall do nothing of the sort, as from my childhood I have heard stories of the beauty of the goddess Venus, and it was not for nothing that I had shoes made of leather with soles of steel, and have travelled for nine years and nine months, and have won in battle the silver wreath, which I hope you may allow me to give you, and have done and suffered everything to be where I now am.”
1	Instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	16	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	25	case	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
26	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
27	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
29	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
40	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	cop	_	_
41	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	43	advmod	_	_
42	for	for	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	parataxis	_	_
44	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	46	obj	_	_
45	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj	_	_
46	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	acl:relcl	_	_
47	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	obj	_	_
48	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	47	acl	_	_
49	of	of	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
51	with	with	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
52	soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	nmod	_	_
53	of	of	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
57	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	58	aux	_	_
58	travelled	travell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
59	for	for	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	61	nummod	_	_
61	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	obl	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
63	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	64	nummod	_	_
64	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
67	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	58	conj	_	_
69	in	in	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
70	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obl	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
72	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	amod	_	_
73	wreath	wreath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
75	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	77	obj	_	_
76	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
77	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	acl:relcl	_	_
78	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	80	nsubj	_	_
79	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	80	aux	_	_
80	allow	allow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	77	ccomp	_	_
81	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	80	iobj	_	_
82	to	to	PART	TO	_	83	mark	_	_
83	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	80	xcomp	_	_
84	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	83	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
87	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	88	aux	_	_
88	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	68	conj	_	_
89	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
90	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	conj	_	_
91	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	90	obj	_	_
92	to	to	PART	TO	_	94	mark	_	_
93	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	94	cop	_	_
94	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	90	conj	_	_
95	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	97	nsubj	_	_
96	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	97	advmod	_	_
97	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	94	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | instead, sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you |  | Venus |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | shall | I | nothing |  |  |  | indeed *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 4 | **hear** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | stories of the beauty of the goddess Venus |  |  |  | as my childhood | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |
| 5 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | past | beauty |  |  |  |  | for nothing | tree rules |
| 6 | **have** *in a quote* | past | I | shoes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **make** *in a quote* | participle |  | shoes *not said here* |  |  |  | of leather with soles of steel | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 8 | **travell** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Venus *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **win** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Venus *not said here* |  |  | battle |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in battle=Eventuality |
| 10 | **hope** *in a quote* | present | I | the silver wreath |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **allow** *in a quote* | may | Venus |  | me |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer i=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 12 | **give** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Venus *not said here* |  | Venus |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 13 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive · perfect | Venus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **suffer** *in a quote* | past | Venus *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus |
| 15 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Venus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

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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 Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 641 (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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