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title: And so the king had his goose as good as new, to divert him as long… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And so the king had his goose as good as new, to divert him as long as he lived: and the saint supported him after he came into his property, as I told you, until the day of his death--and that was soon after; for the poor goose thought he was catching a trout one Friday; but, my jewel, it was a mis
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# Celtic Fairy Tales, King O'toole and His Goose, sentence 58

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And so the king had his goose as good as new, to divert him as long as he lived: and the saint supported him after he came into his property, as I told you, until the day of his death--and that was soon after; for the poor goose thought he was catching a trout one Friday; but, my jewel, it was a mistake he made--and instead of a trout, it was a thieving horse-eel; and instead of the goose killing a trout for the king's supper--by dad, the eel killed the king's goose--and small blame to him; but he didn't ate her, because he darn't ate what Saint Kavin had laid his blessed hands on.

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**Who acts:** king, saint, I, poor goose, trout, goose · **What happens:** have, divert, live, support after, come, tell · **To what, where:** goose, king, property, you, trout, mistake · **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 (king, saint, I, poor 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:pg7885:16:58
# text = And so the king had his goose as good as new, to divert him as long as he lived: and the saint supported him after he came into his property, as I told you, until the day of his death--and that was soon after; for the poor goose thought he was catching a trout one Friday; but, my jewel, it was a mistake he made--and instead of a trout, it was a thieving horse-eel; and instead of the goose killing a trout for the king's supper--by dad, the eel killed the king's goose--and small blame to him; but he didn't ate her, because he darn't ate what Saint Kavin had laid his blessed hands on.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	divert	divert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	as	as	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	supported	support	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	advcl	_	_
30	into	into	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
35	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
37	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	36	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
39	until	until	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
43	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	44	nmod:poss	_	_
44	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
47	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	50	nsubj	_	_
48	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	cop	_	_
49	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	50	advmod	_	_
50	after	after	ADP	IN	_	25	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
52	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	56	mark	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
54	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	nsubj	_	_
56	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
57	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
58	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	aux	_	_
59	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	56	ccomp	_	_
60	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
62	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	63	nummod	_	_
63	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	68	punct	_	_
65	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
67	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	nmod:poss	_	_
68	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
70	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
71	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	73	cop	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	appos	_	_
74	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
75	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	73	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
78	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	81	case	_	_
79	of	of	ADP	IN	_	78	fixed	_	_
80	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
81	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
83	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	nsubj	_	_
84	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	cop	_	_
85	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
86	thieving	thieve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	89	amod	_	_
87	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	87	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	95	punct	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
92	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	95	case	_	_
93	of	of	ADP	IN	_	92	fixed	_	_
94	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
95	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	conj	_	_
96	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	95	acl	_	_
97	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
98	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obj	_	_
99	for	for	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	's	's	PART	POS	_	101	case	_	_
103	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	--	--	PUNCT	:	_	106	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	by	by	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
106	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
108	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
109	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	nsubj	_	_
110	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	106	acl:relcl	_	_
111	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
112	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	114	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	's	's	PART	POS	_	112	case	_	_
114	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	118	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	118	cc	_	_
117	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	118	amod	_	_
118	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	obl	_	_
119	to	to	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
120	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	118	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	126	punct	_	_
122	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	126	cc	_	_
123	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	126	nsubj	_	_
124	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	126	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	126	advmod	_	_
126	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	95	parataxis	_	_
127	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	126	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	133	punct	_	_
129	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	133	mark	_	_
130	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	133	nsubj	_	_
131	dar	dar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	133	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	133	advmod	_	_
133	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	126	conj	_	_
134	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	138	obj	_	_
135	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	138	nsubj	_	_
136	Kavin	Kavin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	135	flat	_	_
137	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	138	aux	_	_
138	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	133	conj	_	_
139	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	141	nmod:poss	_	_
140	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	141	amod	_	_
141	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	138	obj	_	_
142	on	on	ADV	RB	_	138	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
143	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the king | king's goose |  |  |  | good *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goose=Patient |
| 2 | **divert** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | king |  |  |  | long *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 3 | **live** | past | king |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **support after** | past | the saint | king |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 5 | **come** | past | Saint |  |  | Saint's property |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into property=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | I |  | you |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 7 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the poor goose |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 8 | **catch** | past · progressive | Saint | a trout |  |  | friday |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trout=Theme |
| 9 | **is a** | past | trout | a mistake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **make** | past | Saint | a mistake *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |
| 11 | **thieve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **is a** | past | trout | a thieving horse eel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **kill** | gerund | the goose *not said here* | a trout |  |  |  | for the king's supper | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trout=Theme |
| 14 | **kill** | past | the eel | the king's goose |  |  |  | small blame to Saint *obl* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goose=Theme |
| 15 | **not** **eat** | past · do-support | Saint | goose |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 16 | **not** **eat** | past | Saint |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **lay** | past · perfect | Saint | Saint's blessed hands |  |  |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent what=Theme hand=Destination |
| 18 | **die** |  | Saint |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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