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title: So Dick got safe to London, and was in such a hurry to see the fine… — English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: So Dick got safe to London, and was in such a hurry to see the fine streets paved all over with gold, that he did not even stay to thank the kind waggoner; but ran off as fast as his legs would carry him, through many of the streets, thinking every moment to come to those that were paved with gold; 
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# English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat, sentence 7

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So Dick got safe to London, and was in such a hurry to see the fine streets paved all over with gold, that he did not even stay to thank the kind waggoner; but ran off as fast as his legs would carry him, through many of the streets, thinking every moment to come to those that were paved with gold; for Dick had seen a guinea three times in his own little village, and remembered what a deal of money it brought in change; so he thought he had nothing to do but to take up some little bits of the pavement, and should then have as much money as he could wish for.

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**Who acts:** Dick, legs, many, deal · **What happens:** get, be, see, pave, not stay, thank · **To what, where:** hurry, fine streets, kind waggoner, Dick, those, guinea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (Dick, legs, many, deal), 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:pg7439:37:7
# text = So Dick got safe to London, and was in such a hurry to see the fine streets paved all over with gold, that he did not even stay to thank the kind waggoner; but ran off as fast as his legs would carry him, through many of the streets, thinking every moment to come to those that were paved with gold; for Dick had seen a guinea three times in his own little village, and remembered what a deal of money it brought in change; so he thought he had nothing to do but to take up some little bits of the pavement, and should then have as much money as he could wish for.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	13	det:predet	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hurry	hurry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
19	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
20	all	all	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	over	over	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
27	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
28	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
29	even	even	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	thank	thank	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	xcomp	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	waggoner	waggoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
37	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
39	off	off	ADP	RP	_	38	compound:prt	_	_
40	as	as	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
41	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	38	advmod	_	_
42	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	46	mark	_	_
43	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	44	nmod:poss	_	_
44	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	nsubj	_	_
45	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	46	aux	_	_
46	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	advcl	_	_
47	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
49	through	through	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
50	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	nsubj	_	_
51	of	of	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
55	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	38	advcl	_	_
56	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	57	det	_	_
57	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	_
58	to	to	PART	TO	_	59	mark	_	_
59	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	55	advcl	_	_
60	to	to	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	59	obl	_	_
62	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	64	nsubj:pass	_	_
63	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux:pass	_	_
64	paved	pave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	61	acl:relcl	_	_
65	with	with	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	71	punct	_	_
68	for	for	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
69	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
70	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
71	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	_
74	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	75	nummod	_	_
75	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	obl:unmarked	_	_
76	in	in	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
77	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	80	nmod:poss	_	_
78	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
79	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
80	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
83	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
84	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	86	det	_	_
85	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obj	_	_
87	of	of	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
88	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	nmod	_	_
89	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	nsubj	_	_
90	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	acl:relcl	_	_
91	in	in	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
92	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
94	so	so	ADV	RB	_	96	advmod	_	_
95	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	96	nsubj	_	_
96	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
97	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
98	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	96	ccomp	_	_
99	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	98	obj	_	_
100	to	to	PART	TO	_	101	mark	_	_
101	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	99	acl	_	_
102	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
103	to	to	PART	TO	_	104	mark	_	_
104	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	101	conj	_	_
105	up	up	ADP	RP	_	104	compound:prt	_	_
106	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	108	det	_	_
107	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	obj	_	_
109	of	of	ADP	IN	_	111	case	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	pavement	pavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	_
113	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	116	cc	_	_
114	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	116	aux	_	_
115	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	116	advmod	_	_
116	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
117	as	as	ADV	RB	_	118	advmod	_	_
118	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	119	amod	_	_
119	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	116	obj	_	_
120	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	123	mark	_	_
121	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	123	nsubj	_	_
122	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	123	aux	_	_
123	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	116	advcl	_	_
124	for	for	ADP	IN	_	123	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Dick |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  | such hurry |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | Dick *not said here* | the fine streets |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer street=Stimulus |
| 4 | **pave** | participle |  | the fine streets *not said here* |  |  |  | with gold; over *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with gold=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **stay** | past · do-support | Dick |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **thank** *speech: thank* | to-infinitive | Dick *not said here* | the kind waggoner |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waggoner=Theme |
| 7 | **run off** | past | Dick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **carry** | would | Dick's legs | Dick |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 9 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | many of the streets |  |  |  | moment |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **come** | to-infinitive | many of the streets *not said here* |  |  | those |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to that=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **pave** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with gold | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with gold=Theme |
| 12 | **see** | past · perfect | Dick *not said here* | a guinea |  | Dick's own little village | time | for Dick | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guinea=Stimulus |
| 13 | **remember** | past | Dick *not said here* | what deal of money |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent deal=Theme |
| 14 | **bring** | past | deal | money *not said here* |  | change |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 15 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Dick |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 16 | **have** | past | Dick | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 17 | **do** | to-infinitive | Dick *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 18 | **take up** | to-infinitive | Dick *not said here* | some little bits of the pavement |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme |
| 19 | **have** | should |  | much money |  |  | then |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 20 | **wish** | could | Dick |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 21 | **deal** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom deal «act 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:** «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.

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