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title: When Whittington's face was washed, his hair curled, his hat cocked,… — English Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: When Whittington's face was washed, his hair curled, his hat cocked, and he was dressed in a nice suit of clothes he was as handsome and genteel as any young man who visited at Mr. Fitzwarren's; so that Miss Alice, who had once been so kind to him, and thought of him with pity, now looked upon him a
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# English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat, sentence 99

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When Whittington's face was washed, his hair curled, his hat cocked, and he was dressed in a nice suit of clothes he was as handsome and genteel as any young man who visited at Mr. Fitzwarren's; so that Miss Alice, who had once been so kind to him, and thought of him with pity, now looked upon him as fit to be her sweetheart; and the more so, no doubt, because Whittington was now always thinking what he could do to oblige her, and making her the prettiest presents that could be.

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**Who acts:** hair, hat, Fitzwarren, young man, Miss, Whittington · **What happens:** wash, curl, cock, dress, be, visit · **To what, where:** face, Fitzwarren, nice suit, clothes, sweetheart, Whittington · **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 (hair, hat, Fitzwarren, young man), 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:pg7439:37:99
# text = When Whittington's face was washed, his hair curled, his hat cocked, and he was dressed in a nice suit of clothes he was as handsome and genteel as any young man who visited at Mr. Fitzwarren's; so that Miss Alice, who had once been so kind to him, and thought of him with pity, now looked upon him as fit to be her sweetheart; and the more so, no doubt, because Whittington was now always thinking what he could do to oblige her, and making her the prettiest presents that could be.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	Whittington	Whittington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cocked	cock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	23	nmod	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	as	as	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	acl:relcl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	genteel	genteel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	conj	_	_
32	as	as	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	35	det	_	_
34	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
36	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	37	nsubj	_	_
37	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	acl:relcl	_	_
38	at	at	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod:desc	_	_
40	Fitzwarren	Fitzwarren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	's	's	PART	POS	_	40	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	45	punct	_	_
43	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	45	case	_	_
44	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	43	fixed	_	_
45	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
46	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
48	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	53	nsubj	_	_
49	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
50	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	53	advmod	_	_
51	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	53	cop	_	_
52	so	so	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	_
53	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	conj	_	_
54	to	to	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
58	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	obl	_	_
61	with	with	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
62	pity	pity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
64	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	65	advmod	_	_
65	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	conj	_	_
66	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
67	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	obl	_	_
68	as	as	ADV	RB	_	69	advmod	_	_
69	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	65	advcl	_	_
70	to	to	PART	TO	_	73	mark	_	_
71	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	cop	_	_
72	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	73	nmod:poss	_	_
73	sweetheart	sweetheart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	78	advmod	_	_
78	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
80	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	81	det	_	_
81	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
83	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	88	mark	_	_
84	Whittington	Whittington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	88	nsubj	_	_
85	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	aux	_	_
86	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	88	advmod	_	_
87	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	88	advmod	_	_
88	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	81	conj	_	_
89	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	92	obj	_	_
90	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
91	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	92	aux	_	_
92	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	88	ccomp	_	_
93	to	to	PART	TO	_	94	mark	_	_
94	oblige	oblige	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	92	xcomp	_	_
95	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
98	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	88	conj	_	_
99	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	obj	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	102	det	_	_
101	prettiest	pretty	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	102	amod	_	_
102	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	98	obj	_	_
103	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	105	nsubj	_	_
104	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	105	aux	_	_
105	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	102	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past · passive |  | Whittington's face |  |  |  | so Miss | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **curl** | participle | Fitzwarren's hair |  |  |  |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **cock** | past | Fitzwarren's hat |  |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **dress** | past · passive |  | Fitzwarren |  | a nice suit of clothes |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **is** | past | Fitzwarren | clothes *not said here* |  |  |  | handsome *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **be** |  | Fitzwarren *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as any young man | tree rules |
| 7 | **visit** | past | any young man |  |  | Fitzwarren  Mr. |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **is** | past · perfect | Miss |  | Fitzwarren |  |  | kind, once *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **think** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  |  |  | of Fitzwarren; with pity | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **look** | past |  |  |  |  | now | upon Fitzwarren | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon he=Theme |
| 11 | **fit** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | Mr.'s sweetheart |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | Whittington |  |  |  | now | always *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 14 | **do** | could | Fitzwarren |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **oblige** | to-infinitive | Fitzwarren *not said here* | Whittington |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 16 | **make** | gerund | Whittington *not said here* | the prettiest presents | Whittington |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary present=Product |

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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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