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title: The gratitude of the sailors was extreme, and they willingly promise… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: The gratitude of the sailors was extreme, and they willingly promised to land the Prince upon any coast he pleased; but, when he questioned them about the extraordinary thing that had happened to them and to their ship, they could in no way explain it, except that they said that, as they were passin
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# The Green Fairy Book, Heart of Ice, part 1, sentence 70

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The gratitude of the sailors was extreme, and they willingly promised to land the Prince upon any coast he pleased; but, when he questioned them about the extraordinary thing that had happened to them and to their ship, they could in no way explain it, except that they said that, as they were passing along a thickly wooded coast, a sudden gust of wind had reached them from the land and enveloped them in a dense cloud of dust, after which everything in the boat that was not metal had sprouted and blossomed, as the Prince had seen, and that they themselves had grown gradually numb and heavy, and had finally lost all consciousness.

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**Who acts:** gratitude, sailors, Prince, extraordinary thing · **What happens:** be, promise, land, question, happen, explain · **To what, where:** Prince, sailors, gratitude, way, thickly wooded coast, sudden gust · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Heart of Ice, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (gratitude, sailors, Prince, extraordinary thing), 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:pg7277:14:70
# text = The gratitude of the sailors was extreme, and they willingly promised to land the Prince upon any coast he pleased; but, when he questioned them about the extraordinary thing that had happened to them and to their ship, they could in no way explain it, except that they said that, as they were passing along a thickly wooded coast, a sudden gust of wind had reached them from the land and enveloped them in a dense cloud of dust, after which everything in the boat that was not metal had sprouted and blossomed, as the Prince had seen, and that they themselves had grown gradually numb and heavy, and had finally lost all consciousness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	extreme	extreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	48	punct	_	_
23	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
25	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	27	advmod	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	questioned	question	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	advcl	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	about	about	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	extraordinary	extraordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
33	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	35	nsubj	_	_
34	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	32	acl:relcl	_	_
36	to	to	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obl	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
39	to	to	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
43	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nsubj	_	_
44	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	48	aux	_	_
45	in	in	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	47	det	_	_
47	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
48	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
49	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	48	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
51	except	except	ADP	IN	_	54	mark	_	_
52	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	54	mark	_	_
53	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	54	nsubj	_	_
54	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	parataxis	_	_
55	that	that	ADV	RB	_	54	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
57	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	60	mark	_	_
58	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
59	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	60	aux	_	_
60	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	73	advcl	_	_
61	along	along	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
63	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
64	wooded	wood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	65	amod	_	_
65	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
67	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
68	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	69	amod	_	_
69	gust	gust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nsubj:pass	_	_
70	of	of	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	nmod	_	_
72	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
73	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	54	ccomp	_	_
74	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	_
75	from	from	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
79	enveloped	envelop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	54	conj	_	_
80	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	obj	_	_
81	in	in	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
82	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
83	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
84	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	_
85	of	of	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
86	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	after	after	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	79	obj	_	_
90	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	89	nsubj	_	_
91	in	in	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	nmod	_	_
94	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	99	obj	_	_
95	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	99	aux:pass	_	_
96	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	97	advmod	_	_
97	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	nsubj:pass	_	_
98	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	99	aux	_	_
99	sprouted	sprout	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	93	acl:relcl	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
101	blossomed	blossom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	99	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
103	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	107	mark	_	_
104	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
105	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	107	nsubj	_	_
106	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	107	aux	_	_
107	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	99	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	114	punct	_	_
109	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	114	cc	_	_
110	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	114	mark	_	_
111	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	114	nsubj:pass	_	_
112	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	111	nmod:unmarked	_	_
113	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	114	aux	_	_
114	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	107	conj	_	_
115	gradually	gradually	ADV	RB	_	116	advmod	_	_
116	numb	numb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	114	xcomp	_	_
117	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	118	cc	_	_
118	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	116	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	123	punct	_	_
120	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	123	cc	_	_
121	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	123	aux	_	_
122	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	123	advmod	_	_
123	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	48	conj	_	_
124	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	125	det	_	_
125	consciousness	consciousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	123	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gratitude of the sailors |  |  |  |  | extreme *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | sailors *= sailor* |  |  |  |  | willingly *property* | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **land** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | sailors *= sailor* *not said here* |  | the Prince |  |  | upon any coast | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: agent=Theme prince=Destination |
| 4 | **question** *speech: other* | past | Prince | sailors *= sailor* |  |  |  | about the extraordinary thing | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Recipient about thing=Topic |
| 5 | **happen** | past · perfect | the extraordinary thing |  | sailors *= sailor* |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **explain** *speech: assert* | could |  | gratitude |  | no way |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | sailors *= sailor* |  |  |  |  | that *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **pass** | past · progressive | sailors *= sailor* |  |  | a thickly wooded coast |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme along coast=Location |
| 9 | **wood** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **reach** | past · perfect · passive |  | a sudden gust of wind |  | the land |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary they=Theme |
| 11 | **envelop** | past | sailors *= sailor* *not said here* | sailors *= sailor* |  | a dense cloud of dust |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **sprout** | past · perfect · passive |  | metal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **blossom** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 14 | **see** | past · perfect | the Prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 15 | **grow** | past · perfect · passive |  | sailors *= sailor* |  |  |  | numb *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 16 | **lose** | past · perfect |  | all consciousness |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consciousness=Eventuality |
| 17 | **cloud** |  |  | dust |  |  |  |  | nom cloud «phenomenon 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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