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title: Grannonia, who saw her hopes dashed to the ground in this cruel way,… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: Grannonia, who saw her hopes dashed to the ground in this cruel way, had recourse to flattery and cunning, weapons which have often stood the sex in good stead, and called out after the fox, ‘Father Fox, you would be quite right to save your skin, if, in the first place, I didn’t feel I owed so much
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Enchanted Snake, sentence 59

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Grannonia, who saw her hopes dashed to the ground in this cruel way, had recourse to flattery and cunning, weapons which have often stood the sex in good stead, and called out after the fox, ‘Father Fox, you would be quite right to save your skin, if, in the first place, I didn’t feel I owed so much to you, and if, in the second, there weren’t other foxes in the world; but as you know how grateful I feel to you, and as there are heaps of other foxes about, you can trust yourself to me.

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**Who acts:** Grannonia, hopes, you, I, other foxes · **What happens:** see, dash, have, stand, call out, be · **To what, where:** first place, cruel way, recourse, weapons, good stead, skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (Grannonia, hopes, you, I), 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:pg7277:25:59
# text = Grannonia, who saw her hopes dashed to the ground in this cruel way, had recourse to flattery and cunning, weapons which have often stood the sex in good stead, and called out after the fox, ‘Father Fox, you would be quite right to save your skin, if, in the first place, I didn’t feel I owed so much to you, and if, in the second, there weren’t other foxes in the world; but as you know how grateful I feel to you, and as there are heaps of other foxes about, you can trust yourself to me.
1	Grannonia	Grannonia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dashed	dash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
13	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	recourse	recourse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	cunning	cunning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	often	often	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	stood	stand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl:relcl	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	stead	stead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
36	out	out	ADP	RP	_	35	compound:prt	_	_
37	after	after	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
41	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	43	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	compound	_	_
43	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
45	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
46	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	49	aux	_	_
47	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	cop	_	_
48	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
50	to	to	PART	TO	_	51	mark	_	_
51	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	csubj	_	_
52	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	53	nmod:poss	_	_
53	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
55	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	60	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
57	in	in	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
59	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	60	amod	_	_
60	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
62	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
63	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	n’t	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	65	advmod	_	_
65	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
66	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
67	owed	owe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	ccomp	_	_
68	so	so	ADV	RB	_	69	advmod	_	_
69	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	67	obj	_	_
70	to	to	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	69	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
74	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	78	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
76	in	in	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	81	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
80	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	81	expl	_	_
81	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	n’t	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	84	advmod	_	_
83	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
84	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	nsubj	_	_
85	in	in	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	96	punct	_	_
89	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	96	cc	_	_
90	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	92	mark	_	_
91	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
92	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	96	advcl	_	_
93	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	94	advmod	_	_
94	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	92	xcomp	_	_
95	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	96	nsubj	_	_
96	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
97	to	to	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
98	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
101	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	103	mark	_	_
102	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	103	expl	_	_
103	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	104	cop	_	_
104	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
105	of	of	ADP	IN	_	107	case	_	_
106	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	107	amod	_	_
107	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	nmod	_	_
108	about	about	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
110	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	112	nsubj	_	_
111	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	112	aux	_	_
112	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
113	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	112	obj	_	_
114	to	to	ADP	IN	_	115	case	_	_
115	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	112	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Grannonia |  |  | the first place |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dash** | past | Grannonia's hopes |  |  | this cruel way |  | to the ground | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to ground=Destination |
| 3 | **have** | past | Grannonia *not said here* | recourse |  |  |  | to flattery and cunning and weapons | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recourse=Patient |
| 4 | **stand** | present · perfect · passive |  | weapons |  | good stead |  | often *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme sex=Destination |
| 5 | **call out** *speech: assert* | participle | Grannonia *not said here* |  |  |  | after the fox |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | would | you |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **save** | to-infinitive |  | your skin |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 8 | **not** **feel** | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 9 | **owe** | past | I | much | you |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent much=Theme to you=Goal |
| 10 | **be** | past | other foxes in the world |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **know** | present | you |  |  |  |  | grateful *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 12 | **feel** | present | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to you=Experiencer |
| 13 | **is a** | present | Grannonia *not said here* | heaps |  |  |  | of other foxes; about *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **trust** | can | you | yourself | me |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme to i=Recipient |
| 15 | **hope** |  | Grannonia |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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