--- title: As he fell the lion whistled loudly three times with such force that… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: As he fell the lion whistled loudly three times with such force that the forest rang again, and the sound must have been heard for more than two leagues round, after which having apparently nothing more to do in the world he rolled over on his side and died. Who acts: Prince, lion, forest. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, lion, forest), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg7277:37:32 # text = As he fell the lion whistled loudly three times with such force that the forest rang again, and the sound must have been heard for more than two leagues round, after which having apparently nothing more to do in the world he rolled over on his side and died. 1 As as SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 whistled whistle VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 force force NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 16 rang ring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 17 again again ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 23 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 aux _ _ 24 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 25 aux:pass _ _ 25 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 26 for for ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 27 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV 29 advmod _ _ 28 than than ADP IN _ 27 fixed _ _ 29 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 30 nummod _ _ 30 leagues league NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ _ 31 round round ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 after after SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 34 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 35 nsubj _ _ 35 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 36 apparently apparently ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 37 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 35 obj _ _ 38 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 37 amod _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 acl _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 rolled roll VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 advcl _ _ 46 over over ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 47 on on ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past | Prince | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **whistle** | past | the lion | | | | time | with such force; loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with force=Theme | | 3 | **ring** | past | the forest | such force *not said here* | | | again | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location force=Theme | | 4 | **hear** | must · perfect · passive | | the sound | | | | for two leagues; round *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus | | 5 | **have** | gerund | | nothing | | | | apparently *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient | | 6 | **do** | to-infinitive | | nothing *not said here* | | the world | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **roll over** | past | Prince | | | Prince's side | | over *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on side=Trajectory | | 8 | **die** | past | Prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | 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. **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. - ← previous: [sentence 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/37/31/) - next →: [sentence 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/37/33/) - ↑ back to [Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/37/)