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title: So here we give you the last of the old stories, for the present, an… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: So here we give you the last of the old stories, for the present, and hope you will like them, and feel grateful to the Brothers Grimm, who took them down from the telling of old women, and to M. Sebillot and M. Charles Marelles, who have lent us some tales from their own French people, and to Mr. F
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Green Fairy Book, sentence 29

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So here we give you the last of the old stories, for the present, and hope you will like them, and feel grateful to the Brothers Grimm, who took them down from the telling of old women, and to M. Sebillot and M. Charles Marelles, who have lent us some tales from their own French people, and to Mr. Ford, who drew the pictures, and to the ladies, Miss Blackley, Miss Alma Alleyne, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss May Sellar, Miss Wright, and Mrs. Lang, who translated many of the tales out of French, German, and other languages.

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**Who acts:** we, you, Brothers Grimm, M. Charles, Ford, Miss · **What happens:** give, hope, like, feel, take down, lend · **To what, where:** you, stories, telling, tales, us, pictures · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Green Fairy Book. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (we, you, Brothers Grimm, M. Charles), 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:pg7277:1:29
# text = So here we give you the last of the old stories, for the present, and hope you will like them, and feel grateful to the Brothers Grimm, who took them down from the telling of old women, and to M. Sebillot and M. Charles Marelles, who have lent us some tales from their own French people, and to Mr. Ford, who drew the pictures, and to the ladies, Miss Blackley, Miss Alma Alleyne, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss May Sellar, Miss Wright, and Mrs. Lang, who translated many of the tales out of French, German, and other languages.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
26	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Brothers	Brother	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	30	compound	_	_
30	Grimm	Grimm	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	33	nsubj	_	_
33	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	ccomp	_	_
34	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	down	down	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	_
36	from	from	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
39	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
44	to	to	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
45	M.	M.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
46	Sebillot	Sebillot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	flat	_	_
47	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
48	M.	M.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	compound	_	_
49	Charles	Charles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	conj	_	_
50	Marelles	Marelles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
52	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	54	nsubj	_	_
53	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	54	aux	_	_
54	lent	lend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	49	acl:relcl	_	_
55	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	54	obj	_	_
56	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	57	det	_	_
57	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	54	obj	_	_
58	from	from	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
59	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	62	nmod:poss	_	_
60	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
61	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
65	to	to	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	67	nmod:desc	_	_
67	Ford	Ford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	57	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
69	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	70	nsubj	_	_
70	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	acl:relcl	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	70	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
75	to	to	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
79	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	102	nsubj	_	_
80	Blackley	Blackley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	83	compound	_	_
83	Alma	Alma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
84	Alleyne	Alleyne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	83	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	87	compound	_	_
87	Eleanor	Eleanor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
88	Sellar	Sellar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	87	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
90	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	92	compound	_	_
91	May	May	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	92	compound	_	_
92	Sellar	Sellar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
94	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	95	compound	_	_
95	Wright	wright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
98	Mrs.	Mrs.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
99	Lang	Lang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	98	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
101	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	102	nsubj	_	_
102	translated	translate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	70	conj	_	_
103	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	obj	_	_
104	of	of	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
105	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	106	det	_	_
106	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	103	nmod	_	_
107	out	out	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
108	of	of	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
109	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	106	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	111	punct	_	_
111	German	German	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	109	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	115	punct	_	_
113	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	115	cc	_	_
114	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	115	amod	_	_
115	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | we |  | you | here |  | last *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **hope** | present | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **like** | future | you | stories *= story* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot they=Theme |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **take down** | past | Brothers Grimm | stories *= story* |  | the telling of old women |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 6 | **lend** | present · perfect | M. Charles | some tales | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient tale=Theme |
| 7 | **draw** | past | Ford  Mr. | the pictures |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |
| 8 | **translate** | past | Miss and Miss Alma and Miss Eleanor and Miss May Sellar and Miss Wright and Mrs. | many of the tales out French and German |  |  |  | to the ladies | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient |
| 9 | **tell** |  |  | old women |  |  |  |  | nom telling «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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:** «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 7277 (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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