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title: It was not until he had sought vainly for the imaginary monster that… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: It was not until he had sought vainly for the imaginary monster that he realised that this was the Princess herself, and by that time he was deeply in love with her, for indeed it would have been hard to find anyone prettier than Potentilla, as she sat by the brook, weaving a garland of blue forget-
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# The Green Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, sentence 27

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It was not until he had sought vainly for the imaginary monster that he realised that this was the Princess herself, and by that time he was deeply in love with her, for indeed it would have been hard to find anyone prettier than Potentilla, as she sat by the brook, weaving a garland of blue forget-me-nots to crown her waving golden locks, or to imagine anything more gentle than the way she tended all the birds and beasts who inhabited her small kingdom, and who all loved and followed her.

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**Who acts:** Narcissus, this, Princess, beasts · **What happens:** not be, realise, be, have, find, sit · **To what, where:** wall, Princess, love, anyone, garland, me

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Narcissus, this, Princess, beasts), 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:pg7277:11:27
# text = It was not until he had sought vainly for the imaginary monster that he realised that this was the Princess herself, and by that time he was deeply in love with her, for indeed it would have been hard to find anyone prettier than Potentilla, as she sat by the brook, weaving a garland of blue forget-me-nots to crown her waving golden locks, or to imagine anything more gentle than the way she tended all the birds and beasts who inhabited her small kingdom, and who all loved and followed her.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	sought	seek	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	vainly	vainly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	realised	realise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	det	_	_
26	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
29	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
36	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
37	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
38	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
39	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	xcomp	_	_
40	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	41	cop	_	_
41	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	39	xcomp	_	_
42	to	to	PART	TO	_	43	mark	_	_
43	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	advcl	_	_
44	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	43	obj	_	_
45	prettier	pretty	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	44	amod	_	_
46	than	than	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
47	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
49	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	51	mark	_	_
50	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	nsubj	_	_
51	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	advcl	_	_
52	by	by	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	brook	brook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
56	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	51	advcl	_	_
57	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	garland	garland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obj	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	nmod	_	_
61	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	61	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	nots	not	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	obj	_	_
66	to	to	PART	TO	_	67	mark	_	_
67	crown	crown	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	61	advcl	_	_
68	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	obj	_	_
69	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	67	advcl	_	_
70	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	locks	lock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
73	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
74	to	to	PART	TO	_	75	mark	_	_
75	imagine	imagine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	conj	_	_
76	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	75	obj	_	_
77	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	78	advmod	_	_
78	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	xcomp	_	_
79	than	than	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
81	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	_
82	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
83	tended	tend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	81	acl:relcl	_	_
84	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	86	det:predet	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	obj	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
88	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	86	conj	_	_
89	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	90	nsubj	_	_
90	inhabited	inhabit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	acl:relcl	_	_
91	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	93	nmod:poss	_	_
92	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
96	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	98	nsubj	_	_
97	all	all	ADV	RB	_	98	advmod	_	_
98	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	parataxis	_	_
99	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	100	cc	_	_
100	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	98	conj	_	_
101	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	100	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past · perfect · passive |  | wall |  |  |  | for the imaginary monster; seek, vainly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **realise** | past | Narcissus |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | past | this | Princess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | past | Narcissus |  |  | love | time | with Princess; deeply *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **have** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Topic |
| 8 | **sit** | past | Princess |  |  |  |  | by the brook | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by brook=Location |
| 9 | **weave** | gerund | Princess *not said here* | a garland of blue |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garland=Product |
| 10 | **forget** | infinitive | Princess *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **crown** | to-infinitive | Princess *not said here* | Princess |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 12 | **wave** | gerund | Princess *not said here* | golden locks |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lock=Patient |
| 13 | **imagine** | to-infinitive | Princess *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | gentle *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot anything=Theme |
| 14 | **tend** | past | Princess | all birds and beasts |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |
| 15 | **inhabit** | past | beasts | Princess's small kingdom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **love** | past |  |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 17 | **follow** | past |  | Princess |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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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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