--- title: He took the robe of feathers from the dove, who gave him in exchange… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: He took the robe of feathers from the dove, who gave him in exchange for it a ring, a collar, and one of its own plumes, saying: ‘When you are in any trouble, cry “Come to my aid, O dove!” Who acts: man, dove, one, you. 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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 (man, dove, one, you), 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:pg641:42:18 # text = He took the robe of feathers from the dove, who gave him in exchange for it a ring, a collar, and one of its own plumes, saying: ‘When you are in any trouble, cry “Come to my aid, O dove!” 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 dove dove NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 12 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 exchange exchange NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 collar collar NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 25 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 31 nsubj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 28 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 plumes plume NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 saying say VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 33 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 39 advmod _ _ 35 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 36 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 39 det _ _ 39 trouble trouble NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 41 cry cry VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 39 parataxis _ _ 42 “ " PUNCT `` _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 Come come VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 aid aid NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 O o INTJ UH _ 49 discourse _ _ 49 dove dove NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ! ! PUNCT . _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ” " PUNCT '' _ 39 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | past | man | the robe of feathers | | the dove | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent robe=Theme from dove=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **give** | past | the dove | a ring and a collar | man | exchange for robe | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient ring=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | one of robe's own plumes | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | present | you | | | any trouble and dove | | | tree rules | | 5 | **cry** *speech: express* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | my aid | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to aid=Initial\_Location | 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 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/17/) - next →: [sentence 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/19/) - ↑ back to [The Prince Who Wanted to See the World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/)