--- title: Here he was soon seen by the cook-maid, who was an ill-tempered crea… — English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Here he was soon seen by the cook-maid, who was an ill-tempered creature, and happened just then to be very busy dressing dinner for her master and mistress; so she called out to poor Dick: “What business have you there, you lazy rogue? there is nothing else but beggars; if you do not take yourself --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/18/) [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/) / [Whittington and His Cat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/) / 18 # English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat, sentence 18 Here he was soon seen by the cook-maid, who was an ill-tempered creature, and happened just then to be very busy dressing dinner for her master and mistress; so she called out to poor Dick: “What business have you there, you lazy rogue? there is nothing else but beggars; if you do not take yourself away, we will see how you will like a sousing of some dish-water; I have some here hot enough to make you jump.” **Who acts:** cook maid, mistress, business, you, we, gentleman · **What happens:** see, temper, be, happen, call out, have · **To what, where:** Dick, tempered creature, busy dressing dinner, poor Dick, yourself, sousing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Whittington and His Cat. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cook maid, mistress, business, 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:pg7439:37:18 # text = Here he was soon seen by the cook-maid, who was an ill-tempered creature, and happened just then to be very busy dressing dinner for her master and mistress; so she called out to poor Dick: “What business have you there, you lazy rogue? there is nothing else but beggars; if you do not take yourself away, we will see how you will like a sousing of some dish-water; I have some here hot enough to make you jump.” 1 Here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 5 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 cook cook NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 maid maid NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 12 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 14 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 15 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 tempered temper VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 amod _ _ 18 creature creature NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 22 just just ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 29 advmod _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 25 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 29 cop _ _ 26 very very ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 27 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 28 dressing dressing NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 compound _ _ 29 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 30 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 mistress mistress NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 so so ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 37 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 conj _ _ 39 out out ADP RP _ 38 compound:prt _ _ 40 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 Dick Dick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 : : PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 44 “ " PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 What what DET WDT PronType=Int 46 det _ _ 46 business business NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 47 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 48 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 49 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 lazy lazy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 rogue rogue NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ 55 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 56 expl _ _ 56 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 57 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 56 nsubj _ _ 58 else else ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 59 but but CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 beggars beggar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ; ; PUNCT : _ 66 punct _ _ 62 if if SCONJ IN _ 66 mark _ _ 63 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 64 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 66 aux _ _ 65 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 66 advmod _ _ 66 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 67 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 66 obj _ _ 68 away away ADV RB _ 66 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 70 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 71 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 72 aux _ _ 72 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 66 advcl _ _ 73 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 76 advmod _ _ 74 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 75 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 76 aux _ _ 76 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 72 ccomp _ _ 77 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 78 sousing sousing NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 obj _ _ 79 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 80 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 83 det _ _ 81 dish dish NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 82 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 83 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 84 ; ; PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 85 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 86 nsubj _ _ 86 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 66 conj _ _ 87 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 89 nsubj _ _ 88 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 89 advmod _ _ 89 hot hot ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 ccomp _ _ 90 enough enough ADV RB _ 89 advmod _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 92 mark _ _ 92 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 89 advcl _ _ 93 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 92 obj _ _ 94 jump jump VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 92 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 ” " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past · passive | the cook maid | Dick | | here | | soon *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **temper** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** | past | the cook maid | a tempered creature | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **happen** | past | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive | | busy dressing dinner | | | then | for maid's master and mistress | tree rules | | 6 | **call out** *speech: assert* | past | mistress | | poor Dick | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to dick=Recipient | | 7 | **have** *in a quote* | present | what business | | | there | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **rogue** *in a quote* | | you | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **not** **take away** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · do-support | you | yourself | | | | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme | | 10 | **see** *in a quote* | future | we | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 11 | **like** *in a quote* | future | you | a sousing of some dish water | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sousing=Theme | | 12 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the gentleman *= gentleman* | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **make** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the gentleman *= gentleman* *not said here* | you | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **jump** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 15 | **souse** *in a quote* | | | some dish water | | | | | nom sousing «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 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/17/) - next →: [sentence 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/19/) - ↑ back to [Whittington and His Cat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7439/37/)