--- title: The king was walkin' one mornin' by the edge of the lake, lamentin'… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The king was walkin' one mornin' by the edge of the lake, lamentin' his cruel fate, and thinking of drowning himself, that could get no diversion in life, when all of a sudden, turning round the corner, who should he meet but a mighty decent young man coming up to him. 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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 (king, that, corner, mighty decent young man), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg7885:16:7 # text = The king was walkin' one mornin' by the edge of the lake, lamentin' his cruel fate, and thinking of drowning himself, that could get no diversion in life, when all of a sudden, turning round the corner, who should he meet but a mighty decent young man coming up to him. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 walkin walk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 mornin mornin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 edge edge NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 lake lake NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 lamentin lamentin NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 19 cruel cruel ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 24 of of SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 25 drowning drown VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 advcl _ _ 26 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 30 nsubj _ _ 29 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 31 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 32 det _ _ 32 diversion diversion NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 37 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 conj _ _ 40 sudden sudden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 turning turn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 advcl _ _ 43 round round ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 50 nsubj _ _ 48 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 meet meet VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 acl:relcl _ _ 51 but but CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 52 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 53 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 54 decent decent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 55 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 56 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 conj _ _ 57 coming come VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 56 acl _ _ 58 up up ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 59 to to ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk** | past · progressive | the king | one mornin and lamentin and king's cruel fate | | | | by the edge of the lake | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mornin=Theme by edge=Trajectory | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | the king *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **drown** | gerund | the king *not said here* | king | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient | | 4 | **get** | could | that | no diversion | | life | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer diversion=Stimulus | | 5 | **turn** | gerund | the king *not said here* | | | the corner but a mighty decent young man | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme round corner=Trajectory | | 6 | **meet** | should | the corner but a mighty decent young man | | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **come up** | gerund | a mighty decent young man *not said here* | | king | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **fate** | | king | | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/16/6/) - next →: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/16/8/) - ↑ back to [King O'toole and His Goose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/16/)