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# The Green Fairy Book, Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida, part 3, sentence 95

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But with all their good intentions, they often made mistakes, for Vivien and Placida were never of one mind about their plans, so it was very confusing, and they frequently found themselves obeying the Prince’s orders, very, very slowly, and rushing off with lightning speed to do something that the Princess did not wish to have done at all, until, by-and-by, the two cousins took to consulting with, and consoling one another in all these little vexations, and at last came to be so fond of each other that for Placida’s sake Vivien became quite patient, and for Vivien’s sake Placida made the most unheard-of exertions.

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**Who acts:** adventures, Vivien, mind, Princess, two cousins, sake · **What happens:** make, not be, be, find, obey, rush off · **To what, where:** mistakes, adventures, orders, something, all, one · **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 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (adventures, Vivien, mind, Princess), 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:pg7277:38:95
# text = But with all their good intentions, they often made mistakes, for Vivien and Placida were never of one mind about their plans, so it was very confusing, and they frequently found themselves obeying the Prince’s orders, very, very slowly, and rushing off with lightning speed to do something that the Princess did not wish to have done at all, until, by-and-by, the two cousins took to consulting with, and consoling one another in all these little vexations, and at last came to be so fond of each other that for Placida’s sake Vivien became quite patient, and for Vivien’s sake Placida made the most unheard-of exertions.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	intentions	intention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
14	Vivien	Vivien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Placida	Placida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
22	about	about	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
29	very	very	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	confusing	confusing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
33	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
34	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
35	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
36	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	35	obj	_	_
37	obeying	obey	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	35	xcomp	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	’s	's	PART	POS	_	39	case	_	_
41	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
43	very	very	ADV	RB	_	46	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	very	very	ADV	RB	_	46	advmod	_	_
46	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	37	conj	_	_
50	off	off	ADP	RP	_	49	compound:prt	_	_
51	with	with	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	compound	_	_
53	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	_
54	to	to	PART	TO	_	55	mark	_	_
55	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	advcl	_	_
56	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	55	obj	_	_
57	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	62	obj	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	62	nsubj	_	_
60	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	aux	_	_
61	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	62	advmod	_	_
62	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	acl:relcl	_	_
63	to	to	PART	TO	_	65	mark	_	_
64	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	65	aux	_	_
65	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	62	ccomp	_	_
66	at	at	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
67	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	65	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
69	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	80	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
71	by	by	ADP	IN	_	69	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	by	by	ADP	IN	_	69	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
78	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	79	nummod	_	_
79	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	nsubj	_	_
80	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	parataxis	_	_
81	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	82	mark	_	_
82	consulting	consult	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	80	advcl	_	_
83	with	with	ADP	IN	_	82	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
85	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
86	consoling	console	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	80	advcl	_	_
87	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	86	obj	_	_
88	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	87	fixed	_	_
89	in	in	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
90	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	93	det:predet	_	_
91	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	93	det	_	_
92	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	vexations	vexation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	86	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
96	at	at	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
97	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	obl	_	_
98	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	conj	_	_
99	to	to	PART	TO	_	102	mark	_	_
100	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	102	cop	_	_
101	so	so	ADV	RB	_	102	advmod	_	_
102	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	advcl	_	_
103	of	of	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
104	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	102	obl	_	_
105	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	fixed	_	_
106	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	112	mark	_	_
107	for	for	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
108	Placida	Placida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	110	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	’s	's	PART	POS	_	108	case	_	_
110	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	nsubj	_	_
111	Vivien	Vivien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	110	appos	_	_
112	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	102	advcl	_	_
113	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	114	advmod	_	_
114	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	112	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	122	punct	_	_
116	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	122	cc	_	_
117	for	for	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
118	Vivien	Vivien	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	120	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	’s	's	PART	POS	_	118	case	_	_
120	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	122	obl	_	_
121	Placida	Placida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	122	nsubj	_	_
122	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	conj	_	_
123	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	125	det	_	_
124	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	125	advmod	_	_
125	unheard	unheard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	122	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	125	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
127	of	of	ADP	IN	_	128	case	_	_
128	exertions	exertion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	125	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | adventures *= adventure* | mistakes |  |  |  | with adventures's good intentions; often *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | Vivien and Placida |  |  |  |  | of one mind; about adventures's plans | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | mind |  |  |  |  | confusing *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** | past | adventures *= adventure* | adventures *= adventure* |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent themselves=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 5 | **obey** | gerund | adventures *= adventure* *not said here* | the Prince's orders |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 6 | **rush off** | gerund | adventures *= adventure* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with lightning speed | vn rush-53.2 «NP V PP.eventuality»: agent=Agent with speed=Eventuality |
| 7 | **do** | to-infinitive | adventures *= adventure* *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 8 | **not** **wish** | past · do-support | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  | all |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **take** | past | the two cousins |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **consult** | gerund | the two cousins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **console** | gerund | the two cousins *not said here* | one |  | all little vexations |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus one=Experiencer |
| 13 | **come** | past | the two cousins *not said here* |  |  | last |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at last=Location |
| 14 | **is** | to-infinitive | the two cousins *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of each; fond *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **become** | past | Placida's sake |  |  |  |  | patient *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 16 | **make** | past | Placida |  |  |  |  | for Vivien's sake; unheard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for sake=Asset |
| 17 | **intend** |  | adventures *= adventure* |  |  |  |  |  | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 18 | **plan** |  | adventures *= adventure* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 19 | **order** |  | the Prince |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication 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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