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title: The Prince, nothing loth, was for springing at once into deep water,… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: The Prince, nothing loth, was for springing at once into deep water, but he was gently but forcibly held back and only allowed to stand where it was about an inch deep, and he was nearly wild with impatience when he found that this process was to be repeated every day in spite of all he could say or
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# The Green Fairy Book, Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida, part 1, sentence 81

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The Prince, nothing loth, was for springing at once into deep water, but he was gently but forcibly held back and only allowed to stand where it was about an inch deep, and he was nearly wild with impatience when he found that this process was to be repeated every day in spite of all he could say or do, the water rising higher and higher by inches, so that for sixty days he had to live in perpetual silence, ceremoniously conducted to and fro, supping all his meals through the long reed, and looking on at innumerable games of chess, the game of all others which he detested most.

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**Who acts:** Prince, hope, water, game · **What happens:** spring, be, hold back, allow, stand, find · **To what, where:** deep water, process, spite, perpetual silence, meals, long reed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida, 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 (Prince, hope, water, game), 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:pg7277:36:81
# text = The Prince, nothing loth, was for springing at once into deep water, but he was gently but forcibly held back and only allowed to stand where it was about an inch deep, and he was nearly wild with impatience when he found that this process was to be repeated every day in spite of all he could say or do, the water rising higher and higher by inches, so that for sixty days he had to live in perpetual silence, ceremoniously conducted to and fro, supping all his meals through the long reed, and looking on at innumerable games of chess, the game of all others which he detested most.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	appos	_	_
5	loth	loth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	springing	spring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	forcibly	forcibly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
23	back	back	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	only	only	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	conj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	34	advmod	_	_
30	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
31	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
32	about	about	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	inch	inch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
35	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
38	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
39	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	cop	_	_
40	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
41	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	conj	_	_
42	with	with	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	impatience	impatience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obl	_	_
44	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	46	advmod	_	_
45	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj	_	_
46	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	advcl	_	_
47	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	53	mark	_	_
48	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	49	det	_	_
49	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nsubj:pass	_	_
50	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	aux:pass	_	_
51	to	to	PART	TO	_	53	mark	_	_
52	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	aux:pass	_	_
53	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	62	advcl	_	_
54	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	55	det	_	_
55	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl:unmarked	_	_
56	in	in	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
57	spite	spite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
58	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	57	nmod	_	_
60	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
61	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	62	aux	_	_
62	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	ccomp	_	_
63	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
64	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	67	det	_	_
67	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	nsubj	_	_
68	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	62	advcl	_	_
69	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	68	xcomp	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	69	conj	_	_
72	by	by	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	inches	inch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
75	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	81	mark	_	_
76	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	75	fixed	_	_
77	for	for	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	79	nummod	_	_
79	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	_
80	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	advcl	_	_
82	to	to	PART	TO	_	83	mark	_	_
83	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	xcomp	_	_
84	in	in	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	perpetual	perpetual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	compound	_	_
86	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	ceremoniously	ceremoniously	ADV	RB	_	89	advmod	_	_
89	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	86	acl	_	_
90	to	to	ADP	IN	_	89	obl	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
92	fro	fro	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	83	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
94	supping	sup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	92	advcl	_	_
95	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	97	det:predet	_	_
96	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	97	nmod:poss	_	_
97	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	94	obj	_	_
98	through	through	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
99	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
100	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	amod	_	_
101	reed	reed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
103	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
104	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
105	on	on	ADP	RP	_	104	compound:prt	_	_
106	at	at	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
107	innumerable	innumerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	obl	_	_
109	of	of	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
110	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	113	punct	_	_
112	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	113	det	_	_
113	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	conj	_	_
114	of	of	ADP	IN	_	116	case	_	_
115	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	116	det	_	_
116	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	113	nmod	_	_
117	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	119	nsubj	_	_
118	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	119	nsubj	_	_
119	detested	detest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	113	acl:relcl	_	_
120	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	119	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spring** | past · progressive | the Prince |  |  | deep water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | past | Prince |  |  |  |  | gently *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hold back** | past | the Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forcibly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **allow** | participle | the Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **stand** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | past | hope |  |  |  |  | about a inch | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | past | Prince |  |  |  |  | with impatience; nearly, wild *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **find** | past | Prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 9 | **repeat** | past · passive |  | this process |  | spite of all | day |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | could | Prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **do** | infinitive | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **rise** | gerund | the water |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **have** | past | Prince |  |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 14 | **live** | to-infinitive | Prince *not said here* |  |  | perpetual silence |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in silence=Location |
| 15 | **conduct** | participle |  | perpetual silence *not said here* |  |  |  | ceremoniously *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 16 | **fro** | infinitive | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 17 | **sup** | gerund | Prince *not said here* | Prince's meals |  | the long reed |  |  | tree rules |
| 18 | **look on** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at innumerable games of chess and the game of all others | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at game=Theme |
| 19 | **detest** | past | the game of all others |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: 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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