--- title: The king had told one of the keepers to hang about for a little and… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The king had told one of the keepers to hang about for a little and see what became of Jesper, not doubting, however, that as soon as he saw the coast clear he would use his legs to the best advantage, and never show face at the palace again. Who acts: that, coast, Jesper. 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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 (that, coast, Jesper), 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:pg641:24:103 # text = The king had told one of the keepers to hang about for a little and see what became of Jesper, not doubting, however, that as soon as he saw the coast clear he would use his legs to the best advantage, and never show face at the palace again. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 keepers keeper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 hang hang VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 acl _ _ 11 about about ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 obl _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 17 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 18 nsubj _ _ 18 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 ccomp _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Jesper Jesper PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 23 doubting doubt VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 however however ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 27 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 32 nsubj _ _ 28 as as ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 32 advmod _ _ 30 as as SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 coast coast NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 clear clear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 xcomp _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 use use VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 ccomp _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obj _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 44 amod _ _ 44 advantage advantage NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 48 advmod _ _ 48 show show VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 49 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ _ 50 at at ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 53 again again ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | | the king | | | | however *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient one=Topic | | 2 | **hang about** | to-infinitive | | | | | | for a little; about *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **see** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **become** | past | | | | | | of Jesper | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **not** **doubt** | gerund | | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **see** | past | that | the coast | | | | soon *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **clear** | infinitive | the coast *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **use** | would | Jesper | Jesper's legs | | | | to the best advantage | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient | | 9 | **not** **show** | present | | face | | the palace | again | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent face=Recipient | 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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/24/102/) - next →: [sentence 104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/24/104/) - ↑ back to [Jesper Who Herded the Hares](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/24/)