--- title: The prince tried to pass in, but the way was barred by the keeper of… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The prince tried to pass in, but the way was barred by the keeper of the gate, who wanted to know who he was, why he was there, and how he had learnt the way, and he was not allowed to enter unless the empress herself came and gave him leave. Who acts: prince, keeper, empress. 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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, keeper, empress), 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:pg641:7:31 # text = The prince tried to pass in, but the way was barred by the keeper of the gate, who wanted to know who he was, why he was there, and how he had learnt the way, and he was not allowed to enter unless the empress herself came and gave him leave. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 tried try VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 in in ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 barred bar VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 13 by by ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 keeper keeper NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 parataxis _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 23 obj _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 31 advmod _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 cop _ _ 31 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 23 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 learnt learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 conj _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 42 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 44 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 45 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 48 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 empress empress NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 51 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 52 nsubj _ _ 52 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 acl:relcl _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 conj _ _ 55 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 iobj _ _ 56 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past | the prince | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **pass** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **bar** | past · passive | the keeper of the gate | the way | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme | | 4 | **want** | past | the keeper of the gate | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 5 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the keeper of the gate *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer who=Stimulus | | 6 | **is** | past | prince | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **learn** | past · perfect | prince | the way | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **not** **allow** | past · passive | | prince | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **enter** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | prince *not said here* | | | | | unless the empress | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **come** | past | empress | the empress *not said here* | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location empress=Theme | | 11 | **give** | past | empress *not said here* | | prince | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **leave** | infinitive | empress *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/7/30/) - next →: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/7/32/) - ↑ back to [The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/7/)