Grimms' Fairy Tales, Briar Rose, sentence 39
And the horses shook themselves, and the dogs jumped up and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed again; the fire in the kitchen blazed up; round went the jack, and round went the spit, with the goose for the king’s dinner upon it; the butler finished his draught of ale; the maid went on plucking the fowl; and the cook gave the boy the box on his ear.
Who acts: horses, dogs, pigeons, fire, butler, maid · What happens: shake, jump up, bark, take, look, fly · To what, where: horses, heads, wings, fields, walls, jack
This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Briar Rose. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (horses, dogs, pigeons, fire), 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 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 shook | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 horses | det |
| 3 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 shook | nsubj |
| 4 | shook | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 4 shook | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 jumped | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 jumped | cc |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dogs | det |
| 9 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 jumped | nsubj |
| 10 | jumped | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shook | parataxis |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 jumped | compound:prt |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 barked | cc |
| 13 | barked | bark | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 jumped | conj |
| 14 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 17 took | punct |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 pigeons | det |
| 16 | pigeons | pigeon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 took | nsubj |
| 17 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shook | conj |
| 18 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 heads | nmod:poss |
| 19 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 took | obj |
| 20 | from | from | ADP | _ | 23 wings | case |
| 21 | under | under | ADP | _ | 23 wings | case |
| 22 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 wings | nmod:poss |
| 23 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 took | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 looked | punct |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 looked | cc |
| 26 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 took | parataxis |
| 27 | about | about | ADV | _ | 26 looked | advmod |
| 28 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 flew | cc |
| 29 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 26 looked | conj |
| 30 | into | into | ADP | _ | 32 fields | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 fields | det |
| 32 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 flew | obl |
| 33 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 35 flies | punct |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 flies | det |
| 35 | flies | fly | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 shook | obl |
| 36 | on | on | ADP | _ | 38 walls | case |
| 37 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 38 walls | det |
| 38 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 35 flies | nmod |
| 39 | buzzed | buzz | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 38 walls | acl |
| 40 | again | again | ADV | _ | 39 buzzed | advmod |
| 41 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 47 blazed | punct |
| 42 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 43 fire | det |
| 43 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 blazed | nsubj |
| 44 | in | in | ADP | _ | 46 kitchen | case |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 kitchen | det |
| 46 | kitchen | kitchen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 fire | nmod |
| 47 | blazed | blaze | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shook | parataxis |
| 48 | up | up | ADP | _ | 47 blazed | compound:prt |
| 49 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 51 went | punct |
| 50 | round | round | ADV | _ | 51 went | advmod |
| 51 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 47 blazed | conj |
| 52 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 53 jack | det |
| 53 | jack | jack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 went | obj |
| 54 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 57 went | punct |
| 55 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 57 went | cc |
| 56 | round | round | ADV | _ | 57 went | advmod |
| 57 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 47 blazed | conj |
| 58 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 59 spit | det |
| 59 | spit | spit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 went | obj |
| 60 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 63 goose | punct |
| 61 | with | with | ADP | _ | 63 goose | case |
| 62 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 63 goose | det |
| 63 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 went | obl |
| 64 | for | for | ADP | _ | 68 dinner | case |
| 65 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 66 king | det |
| 66 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 68 dinner | nmod:poss |
| 67 | ’s | 's | PART | _ | 66 king | case |
| 68 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 went | obl |
| 69 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 70 it | case |
| 70 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 57 went | obl |
| 71 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 74 finished | punct |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 73 butler | det |
| 73 | butler | butler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 finished | nsubj |
| 74 | finished | finish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shook | parataxis |
| 75 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 76 draught | nmod:poss |
| 76 | draught | draught | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 finished | obj |
| 77 | of | of | ADP | _ | 78 ale | case |
| 78 | ale | ale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 draught | nmod |
| 79 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 82 went | punct |
| 80 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 81 maid | det |
| 81 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 went | nsubj |
| 82 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 74 finished | conj |
| 83 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 84 plucking | mark |
| 84 | plucking | pluck | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 82 went | advcl |
| 85 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 86 fowl | det |
| 86 | fowl | fowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 84 plucking | obj |
| 87 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 91 gave | punct |
| 88 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 91 gave | cc |
| 89 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 90 cook | det |
| 90 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 91 gave | nsubj |
| 91 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 shook | conj |
| 92 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 93 boy | det |
| 93 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 91 gave | obj |
| 94 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 95 box | det |
| 95 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 91 gave | obj |
| 96 | on | on | ADP | _ | 98 ear | case |
| 97 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 98 ear | nmod:poss |
| 98 | ear | ear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 91 gave | obl |
| 99 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 shook | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shake | past | the horses | horses = horse | the flies on the walls obl | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient | |||
| 2 | jump up | past | the dogs | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | bark | participle | the dogs not said here | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | take | past | the pigeons | pigeons's heads | pigeons's wings | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent head=Theme from wing=Initial_Location | |||
| 5 | look | past | about property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 6 | fly | past | into the fields result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into field=Result | |||||
| 7 | buzz | participle | the walls not said here | again | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 8 | blaze up | past | the fire in the kitchen | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 9 | go | past | the fire in the kitchen not said here | the jack | round property | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jack=Theme | |||
| 10 | go | past | the fire in the kitchen not said here | the spit | with the goose; for the king's dinner; upon fire; round property | tree rules | |||
| 11 | finish | past | the butler | man's draught of ale | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality draught=Eventuality | ||||
| 12 | go | past | the maid | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 13 | pluck | gerund | the maid not said here | the fowl | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fowl=Patient | ||||
| 14 | give | past | the cook | the box | the boy | man's ear | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient box=Theme on ear=Asset |
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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