The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, _thomas Bodkin_, part 3, sentence 30

The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; but his mother could not be persuaded this was true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he always had some excuse ready when he had laid out three or four nights together, she no longer doubted he had some little amour, for he lived with the Princess above two whole years, and had by her two children, the eldest of which, who was a daughter, was named Aurora, and the youngest, who was a son, they called Day, because he was even handsomer and more beautiful than his sister.

Who acts: father, King, this, Prince, Princess, two children · What happens: be, believe, not persuade, see, go, lay out · To what, where: Prince, mother, hunting, little amour, two children, daughter · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, _thomas Bodkin_, 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 (father, King, this, Prince), 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 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 believed	nsubj
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 father	nmod:poss
4	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 King	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 disposition	punct
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 disposition	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 disposition	cop
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 disposition	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 disposition	det
10	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 disposition	amod
11	disposition	disposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 father	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 believed	punct
13	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 believed	obj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 persuaded	punct
16	but	but	CCONJ	_	22 persuaded	cc
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 mother	nmod:poss
18	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 persuaded	nsubj:pass
19	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 persuaded	aux
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 persuaded	advmod
21	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	22 persuaded	aux:pass
22	persuaded	persuade	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 believed	ccomp
23	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	25 true	nsubj
24	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	25 true	cop
25	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 persuaded	parataxis
26	;	;	PUNCT	_	50 laid	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	50 laid	cc
28	seeing	see	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	50 laid	advcl
29	that	that	SCONJ	_	31 went	mark
30	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	31 went	nsubj
31	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	28 seeing	ccomp
32	almost	almost	ADV	_	34 day	advmod
33	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	34 day	det
34	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 went	obl
35	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	37 hunting	det
36	-	-	PUNCT	_	35 a	punct
37	hunting	hunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 went	obl
38	,	,	PUNCT	_	50 laid	punct
39	and	and	CCONJ	_	50 laid	cc
40	that	that	SCONJ	_	43 had	mark
41	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	43 had	nsubj
42	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	43 had	advmod
43	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	50 laid	aux
44	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	45 excuse	det
45	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	43 had	obj
46	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	43 had	xcomp
47	when	when	SCONJ	_	50 laid	mark
48	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	50 laid	nsubj
49	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	50 laid	aux
50	laid	lay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	13 believed	parataxis
51	out	out	ADP	_	50 laid	compound:prt
52	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	55 nights	nummod
53	or	or	CCONJ	_	54 four	cc
54	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	52 three	conj
55	nights	night	NOUN	Number=Plur	56 together	obl:unmarked
56	together	together	ADV	_	50 laid	advmod
57	,	,	PUNCT	_	61 doubted	punct
58	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	61 doubted	nsubj
59	no	no	ADV	_	60 longer	advmod
60	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	61 doubted	advmod
61	doubted	doubt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	50 laid	parataxis
62	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	63 had	nsubj
63	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	61 doubted	ccomp
64	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	66 amour	det
65	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	66 amour	amod
66	amour	amour	NOUN	Number=Sing	63 had	obj
67	,	,	PUNCT	_	70 lived	punct
68	for	for	SCONJ	_	70 lived	mark
69	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	70 lived	nsubj
70	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	61 doubted	advcl
71	with	with	ADP	_	73 Princess	case
72	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	73 Princess	det
73	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 lived	obl
74	above	above	ADP	_	77 years	case
75	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	77 years	nummod
76	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	77 years	amod
77	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	70 lived	obl
78	,	,	PUNCT	_	80 had	punct
79	and	and	CCONJ	_	80 had	cc
80	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	70 lived	conj
81	by	by	ADP	_	82 her	case
82	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	80 had	obl
83	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	84 children	nummod
84	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	80 had	obj
85	,	,	PUNCT	_	87 eldest	punct
86	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	87 eldest	det
87	eldest	eld	ADJ	Degree=Sup	84 children	appos
88	of	of	ADP	_	89 which	case
89	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	87 eldest	nmod
90	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 daughter	punct
91	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	94 daughter	nsubj
92	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	94 daughter	cop
93	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	94 daughter	det
94	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	84 children	conj
95	,	,	PUNCT	_	97 named	punct
96	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	97 named	aux:pass
97	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	80 had	conj
98	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	Number=Sing	97 named	xcomp
99	,	,	PUNCT	_	102 youngest	punct
100	and	and	CCONJ	_	102 youngest	cc
101	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	102 youngest	det
102	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	97 named	xcomp
103	,	,	PUNCT	_	107 son	punct
104	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	107 son	nsubj
105	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	107 son	cop
106	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	107 son	det
107	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	102 youngest	appos
108	,	,	PUNCT	_	110 called	punct
109	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	110 called	nsubj
110	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	107 son	acl:relcl
111	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	110 called	obj
112	,	,	PUNCT	_	117 handsomer	punct
113	because	because	SCONJ	_	117 handsomer	mark
114	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	117 handsomer	nsubj
115	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	117 handsomer	cop
116	even	even	ADV	_	117 handsomer	advmod
117	handsomer	handsome	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	110 called	parataxis
118	and	and	CCONJ	_	120 beautiful	cc
119	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	120 beautiful	advmod
120	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	117 handsomer	conj
121	than	than	ADP	_	123 sister	case
122	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	123 sister	nmod:poss
123	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	120 beautiful	obl
124	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 believed	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Prince's father and a easy disposition				of a easy disposition	tree rules
2	believe	past	the King Prince's father and a easy disposition	Prince				tree rules
3	not persuade	could · passive		Prince's mother				vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
4	is	past	this				true property	tree rules
5	see	gerund	Prince not said here					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
6	go	past	Prince	a hunting		day		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
7	lay out	past · perfect	Prince				together property	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
8	doubt	past	Princess				long property	vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
9	have	past	Prince	some little amour				vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amour=Patient
10	live	past	Prince			year	with the Princess	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with princess=Location
11	have	past	Prince not said here	two children and a daughter			by Princess	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient
12	is a	past	two children and a daughter	a daughter				tree rules
13	name	past · passive	Prince not said here				young property	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»
14	is a	past		a son				tree rules
15	call speech: assert	past	King	a son not said here	Day			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent day=Recipient
16	is	past	Prince				handsome property	tree rules
17	be		Prince not said here				than Prince's sister	tree rules

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: «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Project Gutenberg book 29021 (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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