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title: She sent for him to ask how he had returned so soon, and when she he… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: She sent for him to ask how he had returned so soon, and when she heard how kindly her mother had received him, she very nearly had a fit; however, she dissembled her feelings as well as she could, and, smiling sweetly, said she was glad to have been able to fulfil her promise, and that if he would 
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# Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 13, sentence 48

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She sent for him to ask how he had returned so soon, and when she heard how kindly her mother had received him, she very nearly had a fit; however, she dissembled her feelings as well as she could, and, smiling sweetly, said she was glad to have been able to fulfil her promise, and that if he would give her this third pigeon, she would do yet more for him than she had done before, by giving him the million-fold rice, which ripens in one night.

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**Who acts:** One, lad, mother, fold rice · **What happens:** send, ask, return, hear, receive, have · **To what, where:** lad, fit, feelings, promise, third pigeon, One · **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 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (One, lad, mother, fold rice), 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:pg7128:19:48
# text = She sent for him to ask how he had returned so soon, and when she heard how kindly her mother had received him, she very nearly had a fit; however, she dissembled her feelings as well as she could, and, smiling sweetly, said she was glad to have been able to fulfil her promise, and that if he would give her this third pigeon, she would do yet more for him than she had done before, by giving him the million-fold rice, which ripens in one night.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
19	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	ccomp	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
27	very	very	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
33	however	however	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
35	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	dissembled	dissemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
37	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	_	_
38	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obj	_	_
39	as	as	ADV	RB	_	40	advmod	_	_
40	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	36	advmod	_	_
41	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
42	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
43	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
47	smiling	smile	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	50	advcl	_	_
48	sweetly	sweetly	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
50	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	conj	_	_
51	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
52	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	cop	_	_
53	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	ccomp	_	_
54	to	to	PART	TO	_	57	mark	_	_
55	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	57	aux	_	_
56	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	57	cop	_	_
57	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	ccomp	_	_
58	to	to	PART	TO	_	59	mark	_	_
59	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	57	xcomp	_	_
60	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	61	nmod:poss	_	_
61	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
64	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
65	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
67	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	advcl	_	_
69	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	iobj	_	_
70	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	72	det	_	_
71	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	72	amod	_	_
72	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
74	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
75	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	conj	_	_
77	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	78	advmod	_	_
78	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	76	obj	_	_
79	for	for	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
80	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obl	_	_
81	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	84	mark	_	_
82	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
83	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	aux	_	_
84	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	78	advcl	_	_
85	before	before	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
87	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	88	mark	_	_
88	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	76	advcl	_	_
89	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	88	iobj	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
91	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	93	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	91	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	fold	fold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	compound	_	_
94	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
96	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	97	nsubj	_	_
97	ripens	ripen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	94	acl:relcl	_	_
98	in	in	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
99	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	100	nummod	_	_
100	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | One |  |  |  |  | for lad | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **return** | past · perfect | lad |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **hear** | past | One |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **receive** | past · perfect | One's mother | lad |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 6 | **have** | past | One | a fit |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Patient |
| 7 | **dissemble** | past | One | One's feelings |  |  |  | however, well *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **smile** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sweetly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **is** | past | One |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **is** | to-infinitive · perfect | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 12 | **fulfil** | to-infinitive | One *not said here* | One's promise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **give** *a condition, not said to happen* | would | lad | this third pigeon | One |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient pigeon=Theme |
| 14 | **do** | would | One | more |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality |
| 15 | **do** | past · perfect | One |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 16 | **give** | gerund | One *not said here* | the fold rice | lad |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient rice=Theme |
| 17 | **ripen** | present | the fold rice |  |  |  | night |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 18 | **promise** |  | One |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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