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title: With that, my dear, he took up the goose by the two wings--"Criss o'… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: With that, my dear, he took up the goose by the two wings--"Criss o' my cross an you," says he, markin' her to grace with the blessed sign at the same minute--and throwing her up in the air, "whew," says he, jist givin' her a blast to help her; and with that, my jewel, she took to her heels, flyin' 
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# Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'toole and His Goose, sentence 37

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With that, my dear, he took up the goose by the two wings--"Criss o' my cross an you," says he, markin' her to grace with the blessed sign at the same minute--and throwing her up in the air, "whew," says he, jist givin' her a blast to help her; and with that, my jewel, she took to her heels, flyin' like one o' the eagles themselves, and cutting as many capers as a swallow before a shower of rain.

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**Who acts:** Kavin, throwing, goose · **What happens:** take up, say, grace, throw up, help, take · **To what, where:** goose, Kavin, air, flyin, heels, many capers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, King O'toole and His Goose. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Kavin, throwing, goose), 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:pg7885:16:37
# text = With that, my dear, he took up the goose by the two wings--"Criss o' my cross an you," says he, markin' her to grace with the blessed sign at the same minute--and throwing her up in the air, "whew," says he, jist givin' her a blast to help her; and with that, my jewel, she took to her heels, flyin' like one o' the eagles themselves, and cutting as many capers as a swallow before a shower of rain.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Criss	Criss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	o	o	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	_
21	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	reparandum	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
27	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	markin	markin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	_
32	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	conj	_	_
33	to	to	PART	TO	_	34	mark	_	_
34	grace	grace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	ccomp	_	_
35	with	with	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
37	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
39	at	at	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
41	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
45	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	56	csubj	_	_
46	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	_
47	up	up	ADP	RP	_	45	compound:prt	_	_
48	in	in	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	whew	whew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	53	punct	_	_
56	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
57	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
59	jist	jist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	60	amod	_	_
60	givin	givin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	60	punct	_	_
62	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	conj	_	_
63	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	blast	blast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	ccomp	_	_
65	to	to	PART	TO	_	66	mark	_	_
66	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	64	acl	_	_
67	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	66	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	77	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
70	with	with	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
73	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	74	nmod:poss	_	_
74	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
76	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
77	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
78	to	to	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
79	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	80	nmod:poss	_	_
80	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
82	flyin	flyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	86	punct	_	_
84	like	like	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	86	nummod	_	_
86	o	o	NOUN	NN	_	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	86	punct	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	obj	_	_
90	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
93	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	77	advcl	_	_
94	as	as	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	_
95	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	96	amod	_	_
96	capers	caper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	93	obj	_	_
97	as	as	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
98	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	_
100	before	before	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
101	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	102	det	_	_
102	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	_
103	of	of	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
104	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take up** | past | Kavin | the goose |  |  |  | with that; by the two wings | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent goose=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | Kavin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grace** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | minute | with the blessed sign | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with sign=Theme |
| 4 | **throw up** | gerund |  | goose |  | the air |  | whew *obl* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | throwing | Kavin |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 6 | **help** | to-infinitive | throwing *not said here* |  | goose |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |
| 7 | **take** | past | goose | flyin |  | goose's heels |  | with that; like one o; eagles *= eagle* *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent eagle=Theme to heel=Destination |
| 8 | **cut** | gerund | goose *not said here* | many capers |  |  | before a shower of rain | as a swallow | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset caper=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:** «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7885 (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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