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title: When Jihva heard this, she thought, in her terror, that she had been… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: When Jihva heard this, she thought, in her terror, that she had been discovered by this wise man, and she managed to get in where he was, and falling at his feet, she said to the supposed wizard: "Brahman, here I am, that Jihva whom you have discovered to be the thief of the treasure, and after I to
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# Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9, sentence 139

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When Jihva heard this, she thought, in her terror, that she had been discovered by this wise man, and she managed to get in where he was, and falling at his feet, she said to the supposed wizard: "Brahman, here I am, that Jihva whom you have discovered to be the thief of the treasure, and after I took it I buried it in the earth in a garden behind the palace, under a pomegranate tree.

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**Who acts:** Jihva, wise man · **What happens:** hear, think, discover, manage, get, fall · **To what, where:** this, Jihva, feet, supposed wizard, thief, treasure · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 9. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Jihva, wise man), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg7128:15:139
# text = When Jihva heard this, she thought, in her terror, that she had been discovered by this wise man, and she managed to get in where he was, and falling at his feet, she said to the supposed wizard: "Brahman, here I am, that Jihva whom you have discovered to be the thief of the treasure, and after I took it I buried it in the earth in a garden behind the palace, under a pomegranate tree.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	Jihva	Jihva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
20	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	managed	manage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	27	advmod	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	advcl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	parataxis	_	_
35	at	at	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	37	nmod:poss	_	_
37	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
41	to	to	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
43	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	44	amod	_	_
44	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	47	punct	_	_
46	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	Brahman	brahman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
49	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	47	advmod	_	_
50	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
51	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
53	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	58	mark	_	_
54	Jihva	Jihva	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	58	nsubj:pass	_	_
55	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	58	nsubj:pass	_	_
56	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
57	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	58	aux	_	_
58	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	40	conj	_	_
59	to	to	PART	TO	_	62	mark	_	_
60	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	cop	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	xcomp	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
68	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	70	mark	_	_
69	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	73	advcl	_	_
71	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	obj	_	_
72	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
73	buried	bury	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
74	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	_
75	in	in	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	_
78	in	in	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
79	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	_
81	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
85	under	under	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
87	pomegranate	pomegranate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	compound	_	_
88	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | Jihva | this |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Jihva |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **discover** | past · perfect · passive | this wise man | Jihva |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 4 | **manage** | past | Jihva |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **get** | to-infinitive | Jihva *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  | man's feet |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at foot=Location |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jihva |  | the supposed wizard |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to wizard=Recipient |
| 8 | **suppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Jihva |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **discover** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | Jihva |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 11 | **is a** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | the thief |  |  |  | of the treasure | tree rules |
| 12 | **take** *in a quote* | past | Jihva | treasure |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 13 | **bury** *in a quote* | past | Jihva | treasure |  | the earth |  | in a garden; behind the palace; under a pomegranate tree | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in earth=Destination |

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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.

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**Text:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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