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title: The Fairy, who had set her mind upon securing their happiness, had i… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: The Fairy, who had set her mind upon securing their happiness, had in their absence quite made up the quarrel between their parents, and gained their consent to the marriage of the faithful lovers; and now she conducted them to the most charming little cottage that can be imagined, close to the foun
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# The Green Fairy Book, Sylvain and Jocosa, sentence 34

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The Fairy, who had set her mind upon securing their happiness, had in their absence quite made up the quarrel between their parents, and gained their consent to the marriage of the faithful lovers; and now she conducted them to the most charming little cottage that can be imagined, close to the fountain, which had once more resumed its peaceful aspect, and flowed gently down into the little brook which enclosed the garden and orchard and pasture which belonged to the cottage.

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**Who acts:** Fairy, absence, fountain, little brook, pasture, Sylvain · **What happens:** set, secure, have, make up, gain, conduct · **To what, where:** Fairy, happiness, absence, quarrel, consent, Sylvain

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Sylvain and Jocosa. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Fairy, absence, fountain, little brook), 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:pg7277:9:34
# text = The Fairy, who had set her mind upon securing their happiness, had in their absence quite made up the quarrel between their parents, and gained their consent to the marriage of the faithful lovers; and now she conducted them to the most charming little cottage that can be imagined, close to the fountain, which had once more resumed its peaceful aspect, and flowed gently down into the little brook which enclosed the garden and orchard and pasture which belonged to the cottage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	securing	secure	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	gained	gain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
29	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	42	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
40	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	42	advmod	_	_
41	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
42	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
43	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	obj	_	_
44	to	to	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
46	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	47	advmod	_	_
47	charming	charm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	49	amod	_	_
48	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	_
50	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	53	nsubj:pass	_	_
51	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
52	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	aux:pass	_	_
53	imagined	imagine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	49	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
55	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	advcl	_	_
56	to	to	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
60	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	61	nsubj	_	_
61	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	acl:relcl	_	_
62	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	64	advmod	_	_
63	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	64	advmod	_	_
64	resumed	resume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	advcl	_	_
65	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
66	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	67	amod	_	_
67	aspect	aspect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	flowed	flow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
71	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	70	advmod	_	_
72	down	down	ADV	RB	_	70	advmod	_	_
73	into	into	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
74	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
75	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	brook	brook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	_
77	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	78	nsubj	_	_
78	enclosed	enclose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	acl:relcl	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obj	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	orchard	orchard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	conj	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
84	pasture	pasture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	conj	_	_
85	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	86	nsubj	_	_
86	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	acl:relcl	_	_
87	to	to	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Fairy |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme mind=Destination |
| 2 | **secure** | gerund |  | Sylvain's happiness |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition happiness=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | past | the Fairy |  |  | Sylvain's absence |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make up** | participle | Sylvain's absence *not said here* | the quarrel |  |  |  | between Sylvain's parents | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme quarrel=Pivot |
| 5 | **gain** | past |  | Sylvain's consent |  |  |  | to the marriage of the faithful lovers *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient consent=Extent to marriage=Result |
| 6 | **conduct** | past | Fairy | Sylvain |  | the charming little cottage | now |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to cottage=Destination |
| 7 | **charm** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **imagine** | can · passive |  | the charming little cottage |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 9 | **have** | past | the fountain |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **resume** | past | the fountain *not said here* | fountain's peaceful aspect |  |  |  | once *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aspect=Eventuality |
| 11 | **flow down** | past | the Fairy *not said here* |  |  | the little brook |  | down, gently *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **enclose** | past | the little brook | the garden and orchard and pasture |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme garden=Co-Theme |
| 13 | **belong** | past | pasture |  |  |  |  | to the cottage | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 14 | **mind** |  | Fairy |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 15 | **absent** |  | Sylvain |  |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: poss=agent |
| 16 | **consent** |  | Sylvain |  |  |  |  |  | nom consent «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 17 | **marry** |  |  | the faithful lovers |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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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