Grimms' Fairy Tales, Old Sultan, sentence 21

The wolf and the wild boar were first on the ground; and when they espied their enemies coming, and saw the cat’s long tail standing straight in the air, they thought she was carrying a sword for Sultan to fight with; and every time she limped, they thought she was picking up a stone to throw at them; so they said they should not like this way of fighting, and the boar lay down behind a bush, and the wolf jumped up into a tree.

Who acts: wolf, locks, long tail, cat, way, boar · What happens: be, espy, come, see, stand, think · To what, where: ground, enemies, long tail, air, sword, time · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Old Sultan. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wolf, locks, long tail, cat), 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	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wolf	det
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 were	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 boar	cc
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 boar	det
5	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boar	amod
6	boar	boar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wolf	conj
7	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 were	advmod
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 ground	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 ground	det
11	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 were	obl
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	35 thought	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	35 thought	cc
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 espied	advmod
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 espied	nsubj
16	espied	espy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	35 thought	advcl
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 enemies	nmod:poss
18	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 espied	obj
19	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 espied	advcl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 saw	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 saw	cc
22	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 espied	conj
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 cat	det
24	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 tail	nmod:poss
25	’s	's	PART	_	24 cat	case
26	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 tail	amod
27	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 saw	obj
28	standing	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	27 tail	acl
29	straight	straight	ADV	_	28 standing	advmod
30	in	in	ADP	_	32 air	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 air	det
32	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 standing	obl
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 espied	punct
34	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	35 thought	nsubj
35	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 were	conj
36	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	38 carrying	nsubj
37	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	38 carrying	aux
38	carrying	carry	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	35 thought	ccomp
39	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	40 sword	det
40	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 carrying	obj
41	for	for	ADP	_	42 Sultan	case
42	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	Number=Sing	38 carrying	obl
43	to	to	PART	_	44 fight	mark
44	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	38 carrying	advcl
45	with	with	ADP	_	44 fight	obl
46	;	;	PUNCT	_	54 thought	punct
47	and	and	CCONJ	_	54 thought	cc
48	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	49 time	det
49	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	54 thought	obl:unmarked
50	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	51 limped	nsubj
51	limped	limp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	49 time	acl:relcl
52	,	,	PUNCT	_	49 time	punct
53	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	54 thought	nsubj
54	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	35 thought	parataxis
55	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	57 picking	nsubj
56	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	57 picking	aux
57	picking	pick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	54 thought	ccomp
58	up	up	ADP	_	57 picking	compound:prt
59	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	60 stone	det
60	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	57 picking	obj
61	to	to	PART	_	62 throw	mark
62	throw	throw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	57 picking	advcl
63	at	at	ADP	_	64 them	case
64	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	62 throw	obl
65	;	;	PUNCT	_	68 said	punct
66	so	so	ADV	_	68 said	advmod
67	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	68 said	nsubj
68	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	35 thought	conj
69	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	72 like	nsubj
70	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	72 like	aux
71	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	72 like	advmod
72	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	68 said	ccomp
73	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	74 way	det
74	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 like	obj
75	of	of	SCONJ	_	76 fighting	mark
76	fighting	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	74 way	acl
77	,	,	PUNCT	_	81 lay	punct
78	and	and	CCONJ	_	81 lay	cc
79	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	80 boar	det
80	boar	boar	NOUN	Number=Sing	81 lay	nsubj
81	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	35 thought	parataxis
82	down	down	ADV	_	81 lay	advmod
83	behind	behind	ADP	_	85 bush	case
84	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	85 bush	det
85	bush	bush	NOUN	Number=Sing	81 lay	obl
86	,	,	PUNCT	_	90 jumped	punct
87	and	and	CCONJ	_	90 jumped	cc
88	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	89 wolf	det
89	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	90 jumped	nsubj
90	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	81 lay	conj
91	up	up	ADP	_	90 jumped	compound:prt
92	into	into	ADP	_	94 tree	case
93	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	94 tree	det
94	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	90 jumped	obl
95	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 were	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	the wolf and the wild boar		the ground		first property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ground=Location
2	espy	past	locks = lock	locks's enemies				vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer enemy=Stimulus
3	come	gerund	locks = lock not said here					vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	see	past	locks = lock not said here	the cat's long tail				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tail=Stimulus
5	stand	gerund	the cat's long tail not said here		the air		straight property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in air=Location
6	think speech: other	past	locks = lock					vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
7	carry	past · progressive	cat	a sword			for Sultan	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme
8	fight	to-infinitive	cat not said here					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
9	limp	past	cat	every time not said here				vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location time=Theme
10	think speech: other	past	locks = lock			time		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
11	pick up	past · progressive	cat	a stone				vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Topic
12	throw	to-infinitive	cat not said here				at locks = lock	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent at they=Destination
13	say speech: assert	past	locks = lock					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
14	not like	should	locks = lock	this way				vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot way=Theme
15	fight	gerund	this way not said here					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
16	lie down	past	the boar		a bush		down property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind bush=Location
17	jump up	past	the wolf				into a tree result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into tree=Result

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: «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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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