--- title: The prince lamented his lot, but it was no use; and at the end of th… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The prince lamented his lot, but it was no use; and at the end of three years he was released and had to go to the house of the stranger, who was really the king of a neighbouring country, and be his servant. Who acts: prince, lot, stranger. 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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 (prince, lot, stranger), 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:pg641:42:9 # text = The prince lamented his lot, but it was no use; and at the end of three years he was released and had to go to the house of the stranger, who was really the king of a neighbouring country, and be his servant. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lamented lament VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 lot lot NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 11 det _ _ 11 use use NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj:pass _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux:pass _ _ 22 released release VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 xcomp _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 34 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 38 nsubj _ _ 35 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 cop _ _ 36 really really ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 appos _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 41 neighbouring neighbour VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 42 amod _ _ 42 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 45 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 47 cop _ _ 46 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lament** | past | the prince | prince's lot | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lot=Stimulus | | 2 | **is a** | past | lot | no use | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **release** | past · passive | | prince | | | at the end of three years | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | | 4 | **have** | past | | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **go** | to-infinitive | | | | the house of the stranger | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **is a** | past | the stranger | the king | | | | of a neighbouring country | tree rules | | 7 | **neighbour** | gerund | | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **is a** | infinitive | | prince's servant | | | | | tree rules | 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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/10/) - ↑ back to [The Prince Who Wanted to See the World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/42/)