--- title: Whereupon Jack entered, and down they sat together, and the old man… — English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Whereupon Jack entered, and down they sat together, and the old man began to speak as follows: “Son, I see by your belt you are the great conqueror of giants, and behold, my son, on the top of this mountain is an enchanted castle, this is kept by a giant named Galligantua, and he by the help of an o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/23/119/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [English Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/) / [Jack the Giant-killer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/23/) / 119 # English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-killer, sentence 119 Whereupon Jack entered, and down they sat together, and the old man began to speak as follows: “Son, I see by your belt you are the great conqueror of giants, and behold, my son, on the top of this mountain is an enchanted castle, this is kept by a giant named Galligantua, and he by the help of an old conjurer, betrays many knights and ladies into his castle, where by magic art they are transformed into sundry shapes and forms. **Who acts:** Jack, gentlemen, old man, you, top, giant · **What happens:** enter, sit, begin, speak, follow, see · **To what, where:** Son, great conqueror, enchanted castle, this, giant, many knights · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Jack the Giant-killer. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Jack, gentlemen, old man, you), 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:pg7439:23:119 # text = Whereupon Jack entered, and down they sat together, and the old man began to speak as follows: “Son, I see by your belt you are the great conqueror of giants, and behold, my son, on the top of this mountain is an enchanted castle, this is kept by a giant named Galligantua, and he by the help of an old conjurer, betrays many knights and ladies into his castle, where by magic art they are transformed into sundry shapes and forms. 1 Whereupon whereupon ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 entered enter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 down down ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 together together ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ _ 18 as as SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 19 follows follow VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 : : PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 21 “ " PUNCT `` _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 Son Son PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 acl:relcl _ _ 26 by by ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 belt belt NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 30 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 cop _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 conqueror conqueror NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 acl:relcl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 giants giant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 38 behold behold INTJ UH _ 41 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 on on ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nsubj _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 48 det _ _ 48 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nmod _ _ 49 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 cop _ _ 50 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 51 enchanted enchant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 52 amod _ _ 52 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 54 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 56 nsubj:pass _ _ 55 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 52 acl:relcl _ _ 57 by by ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 named name VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 59 acl _ _ 61 Galligantua Galligantua PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 64 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 65 by by ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 69 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 70 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 amod _ _ 71 conjurer conjurer NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 73 betrays betray VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 74 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 75 amod _ _ 75 knights knight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 73 obj _ _ 76 and and CCONJ CC _ 77 cc _ _ 77 ladies lady NOUN NNS Number=Plur 75 conj _ _ 78 into into ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 79 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 80 nmod:poss _ _ 80 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 82 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 88 advmod _ _ 83 by by ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 magic magic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 85 amod _ _ 85 art art NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 obl _ _ 86 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 nsubj _ _ 87 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 88 aux:pass _ _ 88 transformed transform VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 80 acl:relcl _ _ 89 into into ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 90 sundry sundry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 91 amod _ _ 91 shapes shape NOUN NNS Number=Plur 88 obl _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 93 cc _ _ 93 forms form NOUN NNS Number=Plur 91 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 94 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | past | Jack | Son | | | | whereupon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **sit** | past | gentlemen *= gentleman* | | | | | down, together *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **begin** | past | the old man | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the old man *not said here* | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **follow** | present | the old man *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **see** *in a quote* | present | the old man *= man* | Son *not said here* | | | | by your belt | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer son=Stimulus | | 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | you | the great conqueror | | | | of giants | tree rules | | 8 | **enchant** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the top of this mountain | a enchanted castle | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **keep** *in a quote* | present · passive | a giant | this | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 11 | **name** *in a quote* | participle | | a giant *not said here* | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **betray** *in a quote* | present | man | many knights and ladies | | man's castle | | | tree rules | | 13 | **transform** *in a quote* | present · passive | magic art | gentlemen *= gentleman* | | | | into sundry shapes and forms *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into shape=Result | | 14 | **help** *in a quote* | | | a old conjurer | | | | | nom help «act transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7439 (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 118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/23/118/) - next →: [sentence 120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/23/120/) - ↑ back to [Jack the Giant-killer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/23/)