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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (kernel, one, good old fairy woman), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg77804:30:29 # text = Mast-Truan had taken away the ladder from the house when he left, that no one might be able to get out; but with her basket and rope the good old fairy-woman let them all down to the ground, and told them to hurry home--which they did as fast as ever their poor, starved legs could carry them. 1 Mast mast NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 2 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Truan Truan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ladder ladder NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 14 advmod _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 17 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 18 det _ _ 18 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 19 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 21 cop _ _ 21 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 ccomp _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 out out ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 26 but but CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 27 with with ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 rope rope NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 conj _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 33 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 34 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 35 fairy fairy NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 38 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 39 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 39 nmod:unmarked _ _ 41 down down ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 47 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 advcl _ _ 48 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 iobj _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 hurry hurry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 xcomp _ _ 51 home home ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 52 -- -- PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 66 nsubj _ _ 54 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 55 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 aux _ _ 56 as as ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 57 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 66 advmod _ _ 58 as as SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 59 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 61 advmod _ _ 60 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 61 nmod:poss _ _ 61 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 63 starved starve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 64 amod _ _ 64 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 66 nsubj _ _ 65 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 66 aux _ _ 66 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 advcl _ _ 67 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take away** | past · perfect · passive | | Truan | | | | Mast *obl:unmarked*; the ladder *obj*; away *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **leave** | past | kernel | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is** | might | no one | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **get out** | to-infinitive | no one *not said here* | | | | | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **let** | infinitive | the good old fairy woman | basket | | | | with Truan's basket and rope; down *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the good old fairy woman *not said here* | | basket | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **hurry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the good old fairy woman *not said here* | | | | | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **starve** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **carry** | could · past · do-support | | basket | | | | which *nsubj*; starved legs *nsubj*; fast *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | 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:** «The man who married the moon, and other Pueblo Indian folk-stories» by Charles Fletcher Lummis, Project Gutenberg book 77804 (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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/30/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/30/30/) - ↑ back to [A Pueblo Bluebeard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77804/30/)