--- title: But they would have that the tree was theirs; and while they were sa… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But they would have that the tree was theirs; and while they were saying this, Little Two-eyes rolled a couple of golden apples from under the cask, so that they lay at the knight’s feet, for she was angry with Little One-eye and Little Three-eyes for not speaking the truth. 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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 (sisters, tree, Little Two eyes, eye), 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:pg7277:40:104 # text = But they would have that the tree was theirs; and while they were saying this, Little Two-eyes rolled a couple of golden apples from under the cask, so that they lay at the knight’s feet, for she was angry with Little One-eye and Little Three-eyes for not speaking the truth. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 theirs their PRON PRP Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 while while SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 16 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 Little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 19 Two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 21 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nsubj _ _ 22 rolled roll VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 ccomp _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 couple couple NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 apples apple NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ _ 28 from from ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 29 under under ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 cask cask NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 33 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 36 mark _ _ 34 that that SCONJ IN _ 33 fixed _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 lay lay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 parataxis _ _ 37 at at ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 knight knight NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ’s 's PART POS _ 39 case _ _ 41 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 for for SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 44 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 46 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 advcl _ _ 47 with with ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 48 Little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 49 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 53 Little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 54 Three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 56 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 conj _ _ 57 for for SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 58 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 59 advmod _ _ 59 speaking speak VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 46 advcl _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | would | sisters *= sister* | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | past | the tree | hands *= hand* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · progressive | sisters *= sister* | this | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **roll** | past | Little Two eyes | a couple of golden apples from the cask | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent couple=Agent | | 5 | **lay** | present | sisters *= sister* | | | the knight's feet | | | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at foot=Destination | | 6 | **is** | past | eye | | | | | with Little One eye and Little Three eyes; angry *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | eye *not said here* | the truth | | | | | tree rules | 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 103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/40/103/) - next →: [sentence 105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/40/105/) - ↑ back to [Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/40/)