--- title: Then the Prince seized her in his arms, and kissing her tenderly on… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Then the Prince seized her in his arms, and kissing her tenderly on the cheeks and lips, he told her she was his for ever; at the same moment the boat turned into a wolf again, which so terrified the mermaid that she clung to the Prince for protection. Who acts: Prince, mortal, mermaid, boat. 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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 (Prince, mortal, mermaid, boat), 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:pg7277:52:71 # text = Then the Prince seized her in his arms, and kissing her tenderly on the cheeks and lips, he told her she was his for ever; at the same moment the boat turned into a wolf again, which so terrified the mermaid that she clung to the Prince for protection. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 seized seize VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 kissing kiss VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 tenderly tenderly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ _ 14 on on ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 cheeks cheek NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 lips lip NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 iobj _ _ 23 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 ccomp _ _ 26 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 29 at at ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 35 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 36 into into ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 39 again again ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ _ 42 so so ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 terrified terrify VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 conj _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 mermaid mermaid NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 that that SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 47 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 clung cling VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 advcl _ _ 49 to to ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 52 for for ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 protection protection NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seize** | past | the Prince | mermaid | | mortal's arms | then | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 2 | **kiss** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* | | | the cheeks and lips | | tenderly *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | mortal | | mermaid | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 4 | **is a** | past | mermaid | emperor | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **turn** | past | the boat | | | a wolf | again; moment | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into wolf=Trajectory | | 6 | **terrify** | past | | the mermaid | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mermaid=Experiencer | | 7 | **cling** | past | mermaid | | | | | to the Prince; for protection | vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to prince=Co-Theme | 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 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/70/) - next →: [sentence 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/72/) - ↑ back to [The Golden Mermaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/52/)