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title: He gave orders to his spaniels to spare no pains to restore them to… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: He gave orders to his spaniels to spare no pains to restore them to life, and so successful were they that day by day his train increased, so that by the time he got back to the little village where he had left his horse he was escorted by five hundred sovereign Princes, and knights and squires with
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# The Green Fairy Book, Heart of Ice, part 4, sentence 42

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He gave orders to his spaniels to spare no pains to restore them to life, and so successful were they that day by day his train increased, so that by the time he got back to the little village where he had left his horse he was escorted by five hundred sovereign Princes, and knights and squires without number, and he was so courteous and unassuming that they all followed him willingly, anxious to do him honour.

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**Who acts:** foot, spaniels, hundred sovereign Princes · **What happens:** give, spare, restore, be, get back, leave · **To what, where:** orders, spaniels, pains, life, horse, foot

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Heart of Ice, part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (foot, spaniels, hundred sovereign Princes), 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:pg7277:17:42
# text = He gave orders to his spaniels to spare no pains to restore them to life, and so successful were they that day by day his train increased, so that by the time he got back to the little village where he had left his horse he was escorted by five hundred sovereign Princes, and knights and squires without number, and he was so courteous and unassuming that they all followed him willingly, anxious to do him honour.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	spaniels	spaniel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	pains	pain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
20	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
22	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	increased	increase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
30	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	36	mark	_	_
31	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	fixed	_	_
32	by	by	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
35	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	parataxis	_	_
37	back	back	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
38	to	to	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
40	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
42	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	45	advmod	_	_
43	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
44	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	aux	_	_
45	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	41	acl:relcl	_	_
46	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	47	nmod:poss	_	_
47	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	_
48	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
49	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	aux:pass	_	_
50	escorted	escort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	45	parataxis	_	_
51	by	by	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
52	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	53	compound	_	_
53	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	55	nummod	_	_
54	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	compound	_	_
55	Princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
58	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	78	nsubj	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
60	squires	squire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	conj	_	_
61	without	without	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
62	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
65	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
66	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	cop	_	_
67	so	so	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
68	courteous	courteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	78	nsubj	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	unassuming	unassum	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	68	conj	_	_
71	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
72	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	nsubj	_	_
73	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	72	det	_	_
74	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	advcl	_	_
75	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	obj	_	_
76	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
78	anxious	anxious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	conj	_	_
79	to	to	PART	TO	_	80	mark	_	_
80	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	78	xcomp	_	_
81	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	obj	_	_
82	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	80	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | foot | orders | foot's spaniels |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent order=Theme to spaniel=Recipient |
| 2 | **spare** | to-infinitive | foot *not said here* | no pains |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent pain=Asset |
| 3 | **restore** | to-infinitive | foot *not said here* | spaniels *= spaniel* | life |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to life=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | past | spaniels *= spaniel* |  |  |  | day | increase *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **get back** | past | foot |  |  |  | time | to the little village *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to village=Result |
| 6 | **leave** | past · perfect | foot | foot's horse |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 7 | **escort** | past · passive | hundred sovereign Princes | foot |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 8 | **is** | past | foot |  |  |  |  | courteous *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **unassum** | gerund | foot *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **follow** | past | spaniels *= spaniel* | foot |  |  |  | willingly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 11 | **do** | to-infinitive | foot *not said here* | foot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **honour** | infinitive | foot *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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