--- title: The Prince’s next idea for Potentilla’s amusement was to cause a fle… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The Prince’s next idea for Potentilla’s amusement was to cause a fleet of boats exactly like those of Cleopatra, of which you have doubtless read in history, to come up the little river, and upon the most gorgeously decorated of these reclined the great Queen herself, who, as soon as she reached the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/11/69/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Green Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/) / [Prince Narcissus and the Princess Pote…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/11/) / 69 # The Green Fairy Book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, sentence 69 The Prince’s next idea for Potentilla’s amusement was to cause a fleet of boats exactly like those of Cleopatra, of which you have doubtless read in history, to come up the little river, and upon the most gorgeously decorated of these reclined the great Queen herself, who, as soon as she reached the place where Potentilla sat in rapt attention, stepped majestically on shore and presented the Princess with that celebrated pearl of which you have heard so much, saying: **Who acts:** next idea, you, Potentilla · **What happens:** be, have, read, come up, decorate, recline · **To what, where:** history, little river, place, rapt attention, shore, Princess · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (next idea, you, Potentilla), 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:pg7277:11:69 # text = The Prince’s next idea for Potentilla’s amusement was to cause a fleet of boats exactly like those of Cleopatra, of which you have doubtless read in history, to come up the little river, and upon the most gorgeously decorated of these reclined the great Queen herself, who, as soon as she reached the place where Potentilla sat in rapt attention, stepped majestically on shore and presented the Princess with that celebrated pearl of which you have heard so much, saying: 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ’s 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 Potentilla Potentilla PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ’s 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 amusement amusement NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 cause cause VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 fleet fleet NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 boats boat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ _ 17 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 18 like like ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 16 nmod _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Cleopatra Cleopatra PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 26 obl _ _ 25 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 parataxis _ _ 27 doubtless doubtless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 xcomp _ _ 28 read read VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 acl _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 34 up up ADP RP _ 33 compound:prt _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 36 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 40 upon upon SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 42 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 43 advmod _ _ 43 gorgeously gorgeously ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 44 decorated decorate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 parataxis _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 these this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 44 obl _ _ 47 reclined recline VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 44 conj _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 49 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 obl:agent _ _ 51 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 50 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 53 who who PRON WP PronType=Int 50 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 55 as as ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ _ 56 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 53 advmod _ _ 57 as as SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 58 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 advcl _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ _ 62 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 64 advmod _ _ 63 Potentilla Potentilla PROPN NNP Number=Sing 64 nsubj _ _ 64 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 acl:relcl _ _ 65 in in ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 rapt rapt ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 amod _ _ 67 attention attention NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 69 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 parataxis _ _ 70 majestically majestically ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 71 on on ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 72 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 74 presented present VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 conj _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 77 with with ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 78 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 80 det _ _ 79 celebrated celebrate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 80 amod _ _ 80 pearl pearl NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 82 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 85 obl _ _ 83 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 85 nsubj _ _ 84 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 85 aux _ _ 85 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 80 acl:relcl _ _ 86 so so ADV RB _ 87 advmod _ _ 87 much much ADV RB _ 85 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 89 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 85 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 90 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the Prince's next idea for Potentilla's amusement | | | | | cause *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **have** | present | you | | | | | doubtless *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **read** | participle | | | | history | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **come up** | to-infinitive | the Prince's next idea for Potentilla's amusement *not said here* | the little river | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location river=Theme | | 5 | **decorate** | participle | | | | | | of these; gorgeously *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **recline** | participle | | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **reach** | past | Potentilla | the place | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent place=Theme | | 8 | **sit** | past | Potentilla | | | rapt attention | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in attention=Location | | 9 | **step** | past | | | | shore | | majestically *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shore=Trajectory | | 10 | **present** | past | | | the Princess | | | with that celebrated pearl | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent princess=Recipient with pearl=Theme | | 11 | **celebrate** | participle | | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **hear** | present · perfect | you | | | | | of that celebrated pearl | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of which=Stimulus | | 13 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **amuse** | | Potentilla | | | | | | nom amusement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 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