--- title: The maiden was in a dreadful state when she heard these words; but t… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The maiden was in a dreadful state when she heard these words; but there was nothing for her to do but to swear that she would give out the coachman as her deliverer, and not to divulge the secret to anyone. Who acts: maiden, dragon. 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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 (maiden, dragon), 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:pg7277:56:35 # text = The maiden was in a dreadful state when she heard these words; but there was nothing for her to do but to swear that she would give out the coachman as her deliverer, and not to divulge the secret to anyone. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 dreadful dreadful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 11 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 16 expl _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 17 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 appos _ _ 18 for for ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 acl _ _ 22 but but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 swear swear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 25 that that SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 26 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 ccomp _ _ 29 out out ADP RP _ 28 compound:prt _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 coachman coachman NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ _ 32 as as ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 deliverer deliverer NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 37 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 39 advmod _ _ 38 to to PART TO _ 39 mark _ _ 39 divulge divulge VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the maiden | | | a dreadful state | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | past | dragon | this words | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | | 3 | **is a** | past | | nothing | | | | for dragon | tree rules | | 4 | **do** | to-infinitive | the maiden *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **swear** | to-infinitive | the maiden *not said here* | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 6 | **give out** | would | dragon | the coachman | | | | as dragon's deliverer | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent coachman=Theme | | 7 | **not** **divulge** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | | the secret | anyone | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Topic to anyone=Recipient | 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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/56/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/56/36/) - ↑ back to [The Three Dogs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7277/56/)