--- title: The wolf, who, of course, knew by his magic arts all that had happen… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The wolf, who, of course, knew by his magic arts all that had happened to the Prince, turned himself at once into a mighty monarch with a large train of followers, and proceeded to the Court of the Emperor, where he was received with every show of honour. Who acts: wolf, that. 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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 (wolf, that), 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:pg7277:52:23 # text = The wolf, who, of course, knew by his magic arts all that had happened to the Prince, turned himself at once into a mighty monarch with a large train of followers, and proceeded to the Court of the Emperor, where he was received with every show of honour. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 9 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 by by 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 magic magic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 arts art NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ 14 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 17 det:predet _ _ 15 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 nsubj _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 ccomp _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 22 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 23 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 22 obj _ _ 24 at at ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 22 obl _ _ 26 into into ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 monarch monarch NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 train train NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 followers follower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 parataxis _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 Court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 49 advmod _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 48 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux:pass _ _ 49 received receive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 conj _ _ 50 with with ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 52 det _ _ 52 show show NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 honour honour NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | the wolf | | | | | by emperor's magic arts | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **happen** | past · perfect | that | | | | | to the Prince | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **turn** | past | the wolf | emperor | | a mighty monarch with a large train of followers | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme at once=Source into monarch=Trajectory | | 4 | **proceed** | past | | | | | | to the Court of the Emperor | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **receive** | past · passive | | emperor | | | | with every show of honour | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 6 | **show** | | | honour | | | | | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient | 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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/24/) - ↑ back to [The Golden Mermaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/)