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title: At the end of this time he had fallen in love with a charming Prince… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: At the end of this time he had fallen in love with a charming Princess, but that when he had shut himself up into a room with her, and had thrown off his snake’s skin, her parents had forced their way into the room and had burnt the skin, whereupon the Prince, changed into the likeness of a dove, ha
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Enchanted Snake, sentence 51

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At the end of this time he had fallen in love with a charming Princess, but that when he had shut himself up into a room with her, and had thrown off his snake’s skin, her parents had forced their way into the room and had burnt the skin, whereupon the Prince, changed into the likeness of a dove, had broken a pane of glass in trying to fly out of the window, and had wounded himself so badly that the doctors despaired of his life.

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**Who acts:** fox, Prince, doctors · **What happens:** fall, charm, shut up, throw off, force, burnt · **To what, where:** end, fox, room, skin, parents, likeness

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Enchanted Snake. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (fox, Prince, doctors), 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:pg7277:25:51
# text = At the end of this time he had fallen in love with a charming Princess, but that when he had shut himself up into a room with her, and had thrown off his snake’s skin, her parents had forced their way into the room and had burnt the skin, whereupon the Prince, changed into the likeness of a dove, had broken a pane of glass in trying to fly out of the window, and had wounded himself so badly that the doctors despaired of his life.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	charming	charm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
23	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	22	obj	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
33	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
34	off	off	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	_
35	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	’s	's	PART	POS	_	36	case	_	_
38	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
40	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nsubj:pass	_	_
42	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	aux	_	_
43	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	conj	_	_
44	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
46	into	into	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
50	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	aux	_	_
51	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	43	conj	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
55	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	59	advmod	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
59	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	conj	_	_
60	into	into	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	59	parataxis	_	_
69	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	pane	pane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obj	_	_
71	of	of	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	nmod	_	_
73	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
74	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	68	advcl	_	_
75	to	to	PART	TO	_	76	mark	_	_
76	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	xcomp	_	_
77	out	out	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
82	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
83	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	aux	_	_
84	wounded	wound	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	33	conj	_	_
85	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	84	obj	_	_
86	so	so	ADV	RB	_	87	advmod	_	_
87	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	84	advmod	_	_
88	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	91	mark	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	nsubj	_	_
91	despaired	despair	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	advcl	_	_
92	of	of	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	94	nmod:poss	_	_
94	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past · perfect | fox |  |  |  | at the end; time | in love; with a charming Princess | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at end=Location |
| 2 | **charm** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **shut up** | past · perfect | fox | fox |  | a room with Grannonia |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 4 | **throw off** | past · perfect | fox *not said here* | fox's snake's skin |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 5 | **force** | past · perfect · passive |  | Grannonia's parents |  | the room |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **burnt** | past · perfect |  | the skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **change** | past | the Prince |  |  |  |  | into the likeness of a dove *result*; whereupon *property* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into likeness=Result |
| 8 | **break** | past · perfect |  | a pane of glass |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pane=Patient |
| 9 | **try** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 10 | **fly out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the window |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |
| 11 | **wound** | past · perfect | fox *not said here* | fox |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus himself=Experiencer |
| 12 | **despair** | past | the doctors |  |  |  |  | of fox's life | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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