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title: So they returned to the capital, and everyone was delighted when the… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: So they returned to the capital, and everyone was delighted when they saw the Princess had returned unharmed; the black flags were taken down from all the palace towers, and gay-coloured ones put up in their place, and the King embraced his daughter and her supposed rescuer with tears of joy, and, t
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# The Green Fairy Book, The Three Dogs, sentence 36

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So they returned to the capital, and everyone was delighted when they saw the Princess had returned unharmed; the black flags were taken down from all the palace towers, and gay-coloured ones put up in their place, and the King embraced his daughter and her supposed rescuer with tears of joy, and, turning to the coachman, he said, ‘You have not only saved the life of my child, but you have also freed the country from a terrible scourge; therefore, it is only fitting that you should be richly rewarded.

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**Who acts:** words, everyone, Princess, coloured ones, coachman, You · **What happens:** return, be, see, take down, put up, embrace · **To what, where:** black flags, palace towers, coloured ones, place, daughter, coachman · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Three Dogs. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (words, everyone, Princess, coloured ones), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg7277:56:36
# text = So they returned to the capital, and everyone was delighted when they saw the Princess had returned unharmed; the black flags were taken down from all the palace towers, and gay-coloured ones put up in their place, and the King embraced his daughter and her supposed rescuer with tears of joy, and, turning to the coachman, he said, ‘You have not only saved the life of my child, but you have also freed the country from a terrible scourge; therefore, it is only fitting that you should be richly rewarded.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	delighted	delighted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	ccomp	_	_
19	unharmed	unharmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
26	down	down	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
28	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	31	det:predet	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
34	gay	gay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	47	nsubj	_	_
38	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	37	acl	_	_
39	up	up	ADP	RP	_	38	compound:prt	_	_
40	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	47	nsubj	_	_
47	embraced	embrace	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
48	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	49	nmod:poss	_	_
49	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
51	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	53	nmod:poss	_	_
52	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	53	amod	_	_
53	rescuer	rescuer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	conj	_	_
54	with	with	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	nmod	_	_
56	of	of	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
57	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
61	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	67	ccomp	_	_
62	to	to	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	coachman	coachman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
67	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
69	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	74	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	74	nsubj	_	_
71	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	74	aux	_	_
72	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	74	advmod	_	_
73	only	only	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	_
74	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	67	conj	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
79	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
81	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
82	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj:pass	_	_
83	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	85	aux	_	_
84	also	also	ADV	RB	_	85	advmod	_	_
85	freed	free	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	67	parataxis	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obj	_	_
88	from	from	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
89	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
90	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	91	amod	_	_
91	scourge	scourge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	98	punct	_	_
93	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	98	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
95	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
96	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	98	aux	_	_
97	only	only	ADV	RB	_	98	advmod	_	_
98	fitting	fit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	85	advcl	_	_
99	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	104	mark	_	_
100	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	104	nsubj	_	_
101	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	104	aux	_	_
102	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	104	aux:pass	_	_
103	richly	richly	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	_
104	rewarded	reward	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	98	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | past | words *= word* |  |  |  |  | to the capital *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to capital=Result |
| 2 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | delighted *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | words *= word* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **return** | past · perfect | the Princess |  |  |  |  | unharmed *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **take down** | past · passive |  | the black flags |  | all palace towers |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **put up** | participle |  | coloured ones *not said here* |  | words's place |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in place=Destination |
| 7 | **embrace** | past | coloured ones | King's daughter and Princess's supposed rescuer with tears of joy |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Co-Agent |
| 8 | **suppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **turn** | gerund |  |  |  | the coachman |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to coachman=Trajectory |
| 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | coachman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **not** **save** | present · perfect | You | the life of my child |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 12 | **free** | present · perfect · passive |  | you |  | a terrible scourge |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **fit** | present · progressive | country |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **reward** | should · passive |  | you |  |  |  | richly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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.

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**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.

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