More English Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, part 3, sentence 80
"Mind that now, great lump that thou be," he went on, calming down a bit, "and if ever thou need'st help, or get'st into trouble, call on me and just say, 'Yallery Brown, come from the mools, I want thee!' and I'll be wi' thee at once; and now," says he, picking a dandelion puff, "good-night to thee," and he blowed it up, and it all came into Tom's eyne and ears.
Who acts: Mind, great lump, thou, I, body · What happens: lump, be, calm down, help, call, say · To what, where: bit, Yallery Brown, mools, thee, body, dandelion puff · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mind, great lump, thou, I), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mind | punct |
| 2 | Mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 lump | nsubj |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 lump | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 now | punct |
| 6 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lump | amod |
| 7 | lump | lump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Mind | acl:relcl |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 went | nsubj |
| 9 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 14 went | nsubj |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 went | cop |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 went | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 went | punct |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 went | nsubj |
| 14 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 lump | acl:relcl |
| 15 | on | on | ADV | _ | 14 went | advmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 calming | punct |
| 17 | calming | calm | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 went | advcl |
| 18 | down | down | ADP | _ | 17 calming | compound:prt |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 bit | det |
| 20 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 calming | obl:unmarked |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 calming | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 went | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 help | cc |
| 24 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 25 ever | mark |
| 25 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 28 help | advcl |
| 26 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 28 help | nsubj |
| 27 | need'st | need' | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 28 help | amod |
| 28 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 went | obl |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 get'st | punct |
| 30 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 31 get'st | cc |
| 31 | get'st | get'st | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 help | conj |
| 32 | into | into | ADP | _ | 33 trouble | case |
| 33 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 get'st | nmod |
| 34 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 call | punct |
| 35 | call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 28 help | parataxis |
| 36 | on | on | ADP | _ | 37 me | case |
| 37 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 35 call | obl |
| 38 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 40 say | cc |
| 39 | just | just | ADV | _ | 40 say | advmod |
| 40 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 35 call | conj |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 Brown | punct |
| 42 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 44 Brown | punct |
| 43 | Yallery | Yallery | PROPN | Number=Sing | 44 Brown | compound |
| 44 | Brown | Brown | PROPN | Number=Sing | 40 say | obj |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 come | punct |
| 46 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 40 say | parataxis |
| 47 | from | from | ADP | _ | 49 mools | case |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 mools | det |
| 49 | mools | mool | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 come | obl |
| 50 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 52 want | punct |
| 51 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 52 want | nsubj |
| 52 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 46 come | parataxis |
| 53 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 52 want | obj |
| 54 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 52 want | punct |
| 55 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 52 want | punct |
| 56 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 60 wi | cc |
| 57 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 60 wi | nsubj |
| 58 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 60 wi | aux |
| 59 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 60 wi | cop |
| 60 | wi | wi | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 46 come | conj |
| 61 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 60 wi | punct |
| 62 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 60 wi | nsubj |
| 63 | at | at | ADP | _ | 64 once | case |
| 64 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 60 wi | obl |
| 65 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 70 says | punct |
| 66 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 70 says | cc |
| 67 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 70 says | advmod |
| 68 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 67 now | punct |
| 69 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 70 says | punct |
| 70 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 went | parataxis |
| 71 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 70 says | obj |
| 72 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 picking | punct |
| 73 | picking | pick | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 70 says | advcl |
| 74 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 76 puff | det |
| 75 | dandelion | dandelion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 puff | compound |
| 76 | puff | puff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 picking | obj |
| 77 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 night | punct |
| 78 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 81 night | punct |
| 79 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 81 night | amod |
| 80 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 79 good | punct |
| 81 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 picking | obl |
| 82 | to | to | ADP | _ | 83 thee | case |
| 83 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 81 night | nmod |
| 84 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 night | punct |
| 85 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 73 picking | punct |
| 86 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 88 blowed | cc |
| 87 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 88 blowed | nsubj |
| 88 | blowed | blowe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 73 picking | conj |
| 89 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 88 blowed | obj |
| 90 | up | up | ADP | _ | 88 blowed | compound:prt |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 95 came | punct |
| 92 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 95 came | cc |
| 93 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 95 came | nsubj |
| 94 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 93 it | det |
| 95 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 70 says | conj |
| 96 | into | into | ADP | _ | 99 eyne | case |
| 97 | Tom | Tom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 99 eyne | nmod:poss |
| 98 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 97 Tom | case |
| 99 | eyne | eyne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 95 came | obl |
| 100 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 101 ears | cc |
| 101 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 99 eyne | conj |
| 102 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mind | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lump in a quote | Mind | now | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | infinitive | great lump | go property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | calm down | gerund | great lump not said here | a bit | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | help in a quote | thou | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | call in a quote | infinitive | on me | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 6 | say speech: assert in a quote | infinitive | Yallery Brown | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent brown=Topic | |||||
| 7 | come in a quote | present | the mools | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from mool=Initial_Location | |||||
| 8 | want in a quote | present | I | thee | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thou=Theme | ||||
| 9 | is in a quote | future | I | wi property | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | say speech: express | present | body | now | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic | ||||
| 11 | pick | gerund | a dandelion puff | night | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puff=Patient | ||||
| 12 | blowe up | past | body | puff | tree rules | ||||
| 13 | come | past | Mind | Tom's eyne and ears | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into eyne=Initial_Location |
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: «More English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 14241 (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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