--- title: Tom was taken so by surprise with this that he was just on the very… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Tom was taken so by surprise with this that he was just on the very point of turning round when he recollected himself; so, afraid that the like might happen again, he made a grab at the Lepracaun, and caught him up in his hand; but in his hurry he overset the pitcher, and spilt all the beer, so tha --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/7/31/) [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/) / [The Field of Boliauns](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/7/) / 31 # Celtic Fairy Tales, The Field of Boliauns, sentence 31 Tom was taken so by surprise with this that he was just on the very point of turning round when he recollected himself; so, afraid that the like might happen again, he made a grab at the Lepracaun, and caught him up in his hand; but in his hurry he overset the pitcher, and spilt all the beer, so that he could not get a taste of it to tell what sort it was. **Who acts:** surprise, Tom, point · **What happens:** take, be, turn round, recollect, happen, make · **To what, where:** Tom, point, grab, Lepracaun, hand, pitcher · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, The Field of Boliauns. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (surprise, Tom, point), 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:pg7885:7:31 # text = Tom was taken so by surprise with this that he was just on the very point of turning round when he recollected himself; so, afraid that the like might happen again, he made a grab at the Lepracaun, and caught him up in his hand; but in his hurry he overset the pitcher, and spilt all the beer, so that he could not get a taste of it to tell what sort it was. 1 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 surprise surprise NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 obl _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 very very ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 advcl _ _ 17 of of SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 18 turning turn VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 16 acl _ _ 19 round round ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 20 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 22 advmod _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 recollected recollect VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 advcl _ _ 23 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 so so ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 28 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 like like ADP IN _ 28 conj _ _ 31 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 ccomp _ _ 33 again again ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 37 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 grab grab NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 at at ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 Lepracaun Lepracaun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 caught catch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 45 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 up up ADP RP _ 44 compound:prt _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 51 but but CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 hurry hurry NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 overset overset VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 pitcher pitcher NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 60 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 61 spilt spilt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 parataxis _ _ 62 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 64 det:predet _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 beer beer NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 66 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 71 mark _ _ 67 that that SCONJ IN _ 66 fixed _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 69 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 71 aux _ _ 70 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 71 advmod _ _ 71 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 61 conj _ _ 72 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 taste taste NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obj _ _ 74 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nmod _ _ 76 to to PART TO _ 77 mark _ _ 77 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 advcl _ _ 78 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 79 det _ _ 79 sort sort VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 77 ccomp _ _ 80 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 79 obj _ _ 81 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 79 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | past · passive | surprise | Tom | | | | with this | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument subject=Destination | | 2 | **is** | past | Tom | | | the point | | | tree rules | | 3 | **turn round** | gerund | the point *not said here* | | | | | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **recollect** | past | Tom | Tom | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent himself=Theme | | 5 | **happen** | might | surprise *not said here* | | | | again | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **make** | past | Tom | a grab | | the Lepracaun | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grab=Product | | 7 | **catch up** | past | Tom *not said here* | Tom | | Tom's hand | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 8 | **overset** | past | Tom | the pitcher | | Tom's hurry | | | tree rules | | 9 | **spilt** | past | | all beer | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **not** **get** | could | Tom | a taste of taste | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer taste=Stimulus | | 11 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Tom *not said here* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **is** | past | | | | | | sort *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **hurry** | | Tom | | | | | | nom hurry «state transitive»: poss=agent | | 14 | **taste** | | | taste | | | | | nom taste «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/7/30/) - next →: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/7/32/) - ↑ back to [The Field of Boliauns](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/7/)