--- title: The Demon snapped them all off short, and threw them down at his fee… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The Demon snapped them all off short, and threw them down at his feet; then came up to the Bodhisatta, who drew his sword and struck the Demon, threatening him the while. Who acts: Demon, Bodhisatta. 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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 (Demon, Bodhisatta), 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:pg7128:26:106 # text = The Demon snapped them all off short, and threw them down at his feet; then came up to the Bodhisatta, who drew his sword and struck the Demon, threatening him the while. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Demon demon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 snapped snap VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 obl _ _ 6 off off ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 down down ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ; ; PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 18 advmod _ _ 18 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 19 up up ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 20 to to ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Bodhisatta Bodhisatta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 25 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 acl:relcl _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 Demon Demon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 threatening threaten VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 advcl _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 obj _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **snap** | past | the Demon | girl | | | | all *obl* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme | | 2 | **throw down** | past | the Demon *not said here* | girl | | arrow's feet | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme at foot=Destination | | 3 | **come up** | past | the Demon *not said here* | | | the Bodhisatta | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bodhisatta=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **draw** | past | the Bodhisatta | arrow's sword | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | | 5 | **strike** | past | the Bodhisatta *not said here* | the Demon | | | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent demon=Instrument | | 6 | **threaten** | gerund | the Bodhisatta *not said here* | arrow | | | while | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/105/) - next →: [sentence 107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/107/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/)