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title: The accomplices willingly accepted this invitation; and after Simon… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: The accomplices willingly accepted this invitation; and after Simon had made all his purchases, he tied them on to the goat’s back, and said to it, in the presence of the three cheats, ‘Go home now, and tell Nina to roast the veal, and boil the chickens, and tell her to prepare a savoury with herbs,
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Biter Bit, part 1, sentence 54

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The accomplices willingly accepted this invitation; and after Simon had made all his purchases, he tied them on to the goat’s back, and said to it, in the presence of the three cheats, ‘Go home now, and tell Nina to roast the veal, and boil the chickens, and tell her to prepare a savoury with herbs, and to bake the best tart she can make.

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**Who acts:** accomplices, Simon, Nina · **What happens:** accept, make, tie on, say, go, tell · **To what, where:** invitation, purchases, presence, Nina, veal, chickens · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Biter Bit, 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 (accomplices, Simon, Nina), 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:pg7277:26:54
# text = The accomplices willingly accepted this invitation; and after Simon had made all his purchases, he tied them on to the goat’s back, and said to it, in the presence of the three cheats, ‘Go home now, and tell Nina to roast the veal, and boil the chickens, and tell her to prepare a savoury with herbs, and to bake the best tart she can make.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accomplices	accomplice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	purchases	purchase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
21	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	’s	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
25	back	back	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
29	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
37	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	38	nummod	_	_
38	cheats	cheat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
40	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	28	ccomp	_	_
42	home	home	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
43	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	41	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
46	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	parataxis	_	_
47	Nina	Nina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	obj	_	_
48	to	to	PART	TO	_	49	mark	_	_
49	roast	roast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	xcomp	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	veal	veal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	conj	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	54	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
59	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	54	conj	_	_
60	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	iobj	_	_
61	to	to	PART	TO	_	62	mark	_	_
62	prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	59	xcomp	_	_
63	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	savoury	savoury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obj	_	_
65	with	with	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
68	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
69	to	to	PART	TO	_	70	mark	_	_
70	bake	bake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	conj	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
72	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	73	amod	_	_
73	tart	tart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obj	_	_
74	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
75	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | the accomplices | this invitation |  |  |  | willingly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent invitation=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past · perfect | the accomplices *not said here* | Simon's purchases |  |  | after Simon |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset purchase=Product |
| 3 | **tie on** | past | Simon | purchases *= purchase* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the accomplices *not said here* |  | invitation | the presence of the three cheats |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to it=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 5 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | now | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | Nina |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent nina=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 7 | **roast** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the veal |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent veal=Patient |
| 8 | **boil** | infinitive |  | the chickens |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient |
| 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | Nina |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 10 | **prepare** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a savoury |  |  |  | with herbs | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent savoury=Patient with herb=Instrument |
| 11 | **bake** | to-infinitive |  | the best tart |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tart=Product |
| 12 | **make** | can | Nina | the best tart *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tart=Product |
| 13 | **purchase** |  | Simon |  |  |  |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: 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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