--- title: But the other two musicians waited in vain for the return of their c… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But the other two musicians waited in vain for the return of their companion; and when he never came they said: ‘Ah, he’s gone to play the flute,’ till the saying passed into a proverb, and was always said of anyone who set out to perform a task from which he never returned. 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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 (other two musicians, couple, musicians, companion), 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:pg7277:55:80 # text = But the other two musicians waited in vain for the return of their companion; and when he never came they said: ‘Ah, he’s gone to play the flute,’ till the saying passed into a proverb, and was always said of anyone who set out to perform a task from which he never returned. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 musicians musician NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 waited wait VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 vain vain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 obl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 companion companion NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 17 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 20 advmod _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 20 advmod _ _ 20 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 21 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 : : PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 24 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 Ah ah INTJ UH _ 29 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 22 parataxis _ _ 30 to to PART TO _ 31 mark _ _ 31 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 advcl _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 flute flute NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 29 punct _ _ 36 till till ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 saying saying NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 39 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 acl _ _ 40 into into ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 proverb proverb NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux:pass _ _ 46 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 47 advmod _ _ 47 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 47 obl _ _ 50 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 51 nsubj _ _ 51 set set VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 acl:relcl _ _ 52 out out ADP RP _ 51 compound:prt _ _ 53 to to PART TO _ 54 mark _ _ 54 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 xcomp _ _ 55 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 task task NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obj _ _ 57 from from ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 61 obl _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 61 advmod _ _ 61 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | past | the other two musicians | | | vain | | for the return of musicians's companion | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in vain=Location | | 2 | **not** **come** | past | couple | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | musicians *= musician* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **go** | present · passive | couple | | | | till the saying | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **play** | to-infinitive | couple *not said here* | the flute | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flute=Theme | | 6 | **pass** | participle | | the saying *not said here* | | a proverb | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into proverb=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive | the other two musicians *not said here* | | | | | of anyone; always *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S» | | 8 | **set out** | past | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **perform** | to-infinitive | | a task | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Theme | | 10 | **not** **return** | past | couple | | | a task | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from which=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **return** | | musicians's companion | | | | | | nom return «communication intransitive»: of=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 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/55/79/) - next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/55/81/) - ↑ back to [The Three Musicians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/55/)