--- title: Soon after the Prince returned home, and, going into the nursery, he… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Soon after the Prince returned home, and, going into the nursery, he met his dog _Kill-hart_, all bloody and wagging his tail at him; Prince Llewellyn, on entering the room found the cradle where his child lay overturned, and the floor flowing with blood; imagining that the greyhound had killed the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/55/58/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Celtic Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/) / [XXI. Beth Gellert.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/55/) / 58 # Celtic Fairy Tales, XXI. Beth Gellert., sentence 58 Soon after the Prince returned home, and, going into the nursery, he met his dog \_Kill-hart\_, all bloody and wagging his tail at him; Prince Llewellyn, on entering the room found the cradle where his child lay overturned, and the floor flowing with blood; imagining that the greyhound had killed the child, he immediately drew his sword and stabbed it; then, turning up the cradle, found under it the child alive, and the wolf dead. **Who acts:** Prince, Llewellyn, child, floor · **What happens:** return, go, meet, wag, enter, find · **To what, where:** nursery, dog, tail, room, cradle, greyhound This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, XXI. Beth Gellert.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, Llewellyn, child, floor), 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:pg7885:55:58 # text = Soon after the Prince returned home, and, going into the nursery, he met his dog _Kill-hart_, all bloody and wagging his tail at him; Prince Llewellyn, on entering the room found the cradle where his child lay overturned, and the floor flowing with blood; imagining that the greyhound had killed the child, he immediately drew his sword and stabbed it; then, turning up the cradle, found under it the child alive, and the wolf dead. 1 Soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 2 after after SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 home home ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 nursery nursery NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 Kill kill NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 21 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 hart hart NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 26 det _ _ 26 bloody bloody ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 appos _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 wagging wag VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 26 conj _ _ 29 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ _ 31 at at ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ; ; PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 34 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nmod:desc _ _ 35 Llewellyn Llewellyn PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 on on SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 38 entering enter VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 acl _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 cradle cradle NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 44 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 47 advmod _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 47 lay lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 48 overturned overturn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nsubj _ _ 53 flowing flow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 advcl _ _ 54 with with ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ; ; PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 57 imagining imagine VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 advcl _ _ 58 that that SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 greyhound greyhound NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj:pass _ _ 61 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 62 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 68 advcl _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 66 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 67 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 68 advmod _ _ 68 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 parataxis _ _ 69 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 70 nmod:poss _ _ 70 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obj _ _ 71 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 72 stabbed stab VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 68 conj _ _ 73 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 ; ; PUNCT : _ 77 punct _ _ 75 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 77 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 77 turning turn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 78 up up ADP RP _ 77 compound:prt _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 cradle cradle NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 82 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 77 conj _ _ 83 under under ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obl _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 86 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ _ 87 alive alive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 82 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ _ 89 and and CCONJ CC _ 92 cc _ _ 90 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 91 det _ _ 91 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 nsubj _ _ 92 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **return** | past | the Prince | | | | | home, soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **go** | gerund | Prince *not said here* | | | the nursery | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into nursery=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **meet** | past | Prince | Prince's dog | | | | Kill hart *obl* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Co-Agent | | 4 | **wag** | gerund | Prince *not said here* | Prince's tail | | | | at Prince | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient | | 5 | **enter** | gerund | Llewellyn Prince *not said here* | the room | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme room=Destination | | 6 | **find** | past | Llewellyn Prince | the cradle | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cradle=Topic | | 7 | **lie** | past | Prince's child | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **overturn** | participle | Prince's child *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **flow** | gerund | the floor | | | | | with blood | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with blood=Theme | | 10 | **imagine** | gerund | Llewellyn Prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 11 | **kill** | past · perfect · passive | | the greyhound | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer child=Result | | 12 | **draw** | past | Llewellyn | Prince's sword | | | | immediately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | | 13 | **stab** | past | Llewellyn *not said here* | child | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 14 | **turn up** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* | the cradle | | | then | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cradle=Theme | | 15 | **find** | participle | the Prince *not said here* | the child | | | | under child; alive *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Topic | 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 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/55/57/) - next →: [sentence 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/55/59/) - ↑ back to [XXI. 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