--- title: It did not take long for Hassebu to find out that his companions had… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: It did not take long for Hassebu to find out that his companions had left him to die in the pit, but he had a brave heart, and hoped that he might be able to find a way out for himself. Who acts: It, companions, Hassebu. 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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 (It, companions, Hassebu), 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:pg641:30:33 # text = It did not take long for Hassebu to find out that his companions had left him to die in the pit, but he had a brave heart, and hoped that he might be able to find a way out for himself. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Hassebu Hassebu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 companions companion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 ccomp _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 iobj _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 27 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 hoped hope VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 34 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 35 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 36 cop _ _ 36 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 ccomp _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 xcomp _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 out out ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **take** | past · do-support | It | | | | | for Hassebu; long *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for hassebu=Beneficiary | | 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **leave** | past · perfect | Hassebu's companions | | Hassebu | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 4 | **die** | to-infinitive | Hassebu's companions *not said here* | | | | | in the pit | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in pit=Attribute | | 5 | **have** | past | Hassebu | a brave heart | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Patient | | 6 | **hope** | past | Hassebu *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **is** | might | Hassebu | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **find** | to-infinitive | Hassebu *not said here* | a way | | | | for Hassebu | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent way=Theme for himself=Beneficiary | 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 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/30/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/30/34/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Hassebu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/30/)