--- title: Molly crept out and reached over the bed, and got hold of the giant'… — English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Molly crept out and reached over the bed, and got hold of the giant's hand, and she pulled and she pulled until she got off the ring; but just as she got it off the giant got up, and gripped her by the hand, and he says: “Now I have catcht you, Molly Whuppie, and, if I had done as much ill to you as --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/25/45/) [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/) / [Molly Whuppie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/25/) / 45 # English Fairy Tales, Molly Whuppie, sentence 45 Molly crept out and reached over the bed, and got hold of the giant's hand, and she pulled and she pulled until she got off the ring; but just as she got it off the giant got up, and gripped her by the hand, and he says: “Now I have catcht you, Molly Whuppie, and, if I had done as much ill to you as ye have done to me, what would ye do to me?” **Who acts:** Molly, giant, king, ye · **What happens:** creep out, reach, get, pull, get off, get up · **To what, where:** bed, hold, ring, giant, Molly, catcht · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Molly Whuppie. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Molly, giant, king, ye), 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:pg7439:25:45 # text = Molly crept out and reached over the bed, and got hold of the giant's hand, and she pulled and she pulled until she got off the ring; but just as she got it off the giant got up, and gripped her by the hand, and he says: “Now I have catcht you, Molly Whuppie, and, if I had done as much ill to you as ye have done to me, what would ye do to me?” 1 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 crept creep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 out out ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 12 hold hold NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 pulled pull VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 pulled pull VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 conj _ _ 25 until until SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 26 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 28 off off ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 32 but but CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 33 just just ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 34 as as SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 37 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 off off ADP IN _ 41 mark _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 giant giant NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 41 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 advcl _ _ 42 up up ADP RP _ 41 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 gripped grip VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 46 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ _ 47 by by ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 52 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 53 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 : : PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 55 “ " PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 58 advmod _ _ 57 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 ccomp _ _ 59 catcht catcht NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obj _ _ 60 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 63 compound _ _ 63 Whuppie Whuppie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 58 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 67 if if SCONJ IN _ 70 mark _ _ 68 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj _ _ 69 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 aux _ _ 70 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 53 conj _ _ 71 as as ADV RB _ 72 advmod _ _ 72 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 xcomp _ _ 74 to to ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 70 obl _ _ 76 as as SCONJ IN _ 79 mark _ _ 77 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 79 nsubj _ _ 78 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 79 aux _ _ 79 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 70 advcl _ _ 80 to to ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 81 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 79 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 83 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 86 obj _ _ 84 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 86 aux _ _ 85 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 86 nsubj _ _ 86 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 ccomp _ _ 87 to to ADP IN _ 88 case _ _ 88 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 86 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 89 ? ? PUNCT . _ 86 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 90 ” " PUNCT '' _ 86 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **creep out** | past | Molly | | | | | out *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **reach** | past | Molly *not said here* | | | the bed | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent over bed=Path | | 3 | **get** | past | | hold of the giant's hand | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hold=Stimulus | | 4 | **pull** | past | Molly | | | | | | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **pull** | past | Molly | | | | | | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **get off** | past | Molly | the ring | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus | | 7 | **get** | past | Molly | giant | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 8 | **get up** | past | the giant | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **grip** | past | | Molly | | | | by the hand | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent she=Experiencer by hand=Theme | | 10 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | king | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **have** *in a quote* | present | king | catcht | | | now | Molly Whuppie *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent catcht=Patient | | 12 | **do** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past · perfect | king | | you | | | ill *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **do** *in a quote* | present · perfect | ye | | king | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **do** *in a quote* | would | ye | | king | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 15 | **hold** | | | the giant's hand | | | | | nom hold «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 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/25/44/) - next →: [sentence 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/25/46/) - ↑ back to [Molly Whuppie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/25/)