--- title: Then he saw the ring which he had given to his first love, and as he… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Then he saw the ring which he had given to his first love, and as he gazed into her face he knew her again, and his heart was so touched that he kissed her, and as she opened her eyes, he cried: ‘I am thine and thou art mine, and no power on earth can alter that.’ Who acts: King, love, power. 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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 (King, love, power), 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:pg7277:43:46 # text = Then he saw the ring which he had given to his first love, and as he gazed into her face he knew her again, and his heart was so touched that he kissed her, and as she opened her eyes, he cried: ‘I am thine and thou art mine, and no power on earth can alter that.’ 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 saw see 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 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 13 amod _ _ 13 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 16 as as SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 gazed gaze VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 advcl _ _ 19 into into ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 24 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 again again ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux:pass _ _ 31 so so ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 touched touch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 33 that that SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 kissed kiss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ _ 36 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 39 as as SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 40 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 opened open VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 advcl _ _ 42 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 47 : : PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 48 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 46 conj _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 54 nsubj _ _ 54 art be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 55 mine my PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 58 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 59 det _ _ 59 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nsubj _ _ 60 on on ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nmod _ _ 62 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 63 aux _ _ 63 alter alter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 64 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 63 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ’ ' SYM NFP _ 3 discourse _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | King | the ring | | | then | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus | | 2 | **give** | past · perfect · passive | | the ring | King's first love | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to love=Recipient | | 3 | **gaze** | past | King | | | | | into love's face | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into face=Theme | | 4 | **know** | past | King | love | | | again | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 5 | **touch** | past · passive | | King's heart | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme | | 6 | **kiss** | past | King | love | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent | | 7 | **open** | past | love | love's eyes | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | | 8 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | King | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **alter** | can | no power on earth | that | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent that=Patient | | 10 | **love** | | King | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | 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 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/43/45/) - next →: [sentence 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/43/47/) - ↑ back to [The Twelve Huntsmen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/43/)