--- title: She would have liked to send Pei-Hang away, but she knew it would no… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: She would have liked to send Pei-Hang away, but she knew it would not be safe to do that if the red cord had really been tied to his foot and Yun-Ying’s, so she asked him to come inside, and they would talk it over. Who acts: mother, it, girls. 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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 (mother, it, girls), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg65965:25:75 # text = She would have liked to send Pei-Hang away, but she knew it would not be safe to do that if the red cord had really been tied to his foot and Yun-Ying’s, so she asked him to come inside, and they would talk it over. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux _ _ 4 liked like VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 send send VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 Pei Pei PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Hang Hang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 flat _ _ 10 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 16 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 17 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 18 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 19 cop _ _ 19 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 ccomp _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 23 if if SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 cord cord NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj:pass _ _ 27 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 28 really really ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 29 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 advcl _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 Yun Yun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 Ying Ying PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 ’s 's PART POS _ 35 case _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 so so ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 41 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 43 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 iobj _ _ 44 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 46 inside inside ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 52 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ _ 53 over over ADP RP _ 51 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **like** | would · perfect | mother | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **send** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | mother *not said here* | Pei | | | | away *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pei=Theme | | 3 | **know** | past | mother | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **not** **is** | would | it | | | | | safe *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **tie** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive | | the red cord | | | | to Pei's foot | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to foot=Co-Patient | | 7 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | mother | | Yun | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 8 | **come** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | mother *not said here* | | | | | inside *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **talk over** | would | girls *= girl* | foot | | | | | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Patient | 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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Project Gutenberg book 65965 (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 73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/25/73/) - next →: [sentence 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/25/75/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/25/)