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title: When she came into the kitchen and was setting about her work of swe… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: When she came into the kitchen and was setting about her work of sweeping the ashes together, the cook said to her, ‘Let that wait till to-morrow, and just cook the King’s soup for me; I want to have a little peep at the company upstairs; but be sure that you do not let a hair fall into it, otherwis
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# The Green Fairy Book, Allerleirauh; Or, the Many-furred Creature, sentence 43

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When she came into the kitchen and was setting about her work of sweeping the ashes together, the cook said to her, ‘Let that wait till to-morrow, and just cook the King’s soup for me; I want to have a little peep at the company upstairs; but be sure that you do not let a hair fall into it, otherwise you will get nothing to eat in future!’

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**Who acts:** cook, work, that, I, you, hair · **What happens:** come, set, sweep, say, let, wait · **To what, where:** kitchen, ashes, Creature, that, soup, little peep · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Allerleirauh; Or, the Many-furred Creature. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cook, work, that, I), 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:pg7277:42:43
# text = When she came into the kitchen and was setting about her work of sweeping the ashes together, the cook said to her, ‘Let that wait till to-morrow, and just cook the King’s soup for me; I want to have a little peep at the company upstairs; but be sure that you do not let a hair fall into it, otherwise you will get nothing to eat in future!’
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	sweeping	sweep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	_
27	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	obj	_	_
28	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	till	till	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	morrow	morrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
35	just	just	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
36	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	’s	's	PART	POS	_	38	case	_	_
40	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	_
41	for	for	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
44	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
45	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	parataxis	_	_
46	to	to	PART	TO	_	47	mark	_	_
47	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	45	xcomp	_	_
48	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
49	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	amod	_	_
50	peep	peep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
51	at	at	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	_
54	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	58	punct	_	_
56	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
57	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	58	cop	_	_
58	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	_
59	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	63	mark	_	_
60	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
61	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
62	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	63	advmod	_	_
63	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	58	ccomp	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obj	_	_
66	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	63	xcomp	_	_
67	into	into	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	66	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
70	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	73	advmod	_	_
71	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
72	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
73	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	58	parataxis	_	_
74	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	73	obj	_	_
75	to	to	PART	TO	_	76	mark	_	_
76	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	acl	_	_
77	in	in	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	73	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | cook |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into kitchen=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **set** | past · progressive | cook *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about cook's work | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent about work=Destination |
| 3 | **sweep** | gerund | cook's work *not said here* | the ashes |  |  |  | together *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ash=Trajectory |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the cook |  | Creature |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to she=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive |  | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **wait** | infinitive | that *not said here* |  |  |  | till morrow |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **cook** | infinitive |  | the King's soup |  |  |  | for me | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent soup=Material for i=Beneficiary |
| 8 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 9 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a little peep |  | the company |  | upstairs *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peep=Patient |
| 10 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **not** **let** | present · do-support | you | a hair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **fall** | infinitive | a hair *not said here* |  |  | hair |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into it=Result |
| 13 | **get** | future | you | nothing |  |  |  | otherwise *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus |
| 14 | **eat** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  | future |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **work** |  | cook |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: 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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