--- title: "The thing is silly that you are come to seek," said the miller; "fo… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: "The thing is silly that you are come to seek," said the miller; "for the king has laid his mind on him so greatly that you will not get him in any way unless you steal him; but if you can make out a way, I will keep it secret." Who acts: thing, miller, you, king. 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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 (thing, miller, you, king), 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:pg7885:9:19 # text = "The thing is silly that you are come to seek," said the miller; "for the king has laid his mind on him so greatly that you will not get him in any way unless you steal him; but if you can make out a way, I will keep it secret." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 14 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 miller miller NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 18 " " PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 for for ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 22 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 laid lay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 conj _ _ 24 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 28 so so ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 greatly greatly ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 31 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 32 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 33 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 34 advmod _ _ 34 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 parataxis _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 38 det _ _ 38 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 39 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 40 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 steal steal VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 advcl _ _ 42 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 44 but but CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 45 if if SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 46 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 47 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 48 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 49 out out ADP RP _ 48 compound:prt _ _ 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 54 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 advcl _ _ 56 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 obj _ _ 57 secret secret ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the thing | | | | | silly *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come** *in a quote* | present · passive | | you | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **seek** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the miller | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **lay** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the miller *not said here* | king's mind | | | | for the king; on king | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent mind=Result for king=Beneficiary | | 6 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | future | you | king | | any way | | greatly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 7 | **steal** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you | king | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme | | 8 | **make out** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | can | you | a way | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **keep** *in a quote* | future | the miller *= miller* | miller | | | | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 10 | **mind** *in a quote* | | king | | | | | | nom mind «cognition 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 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/18/) - next →: [sentence 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/20/) - ↑ back to [Conall Yellowclaw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7885/9/)