The Blue Fairy Book, The Wonderful Sheep, part 1, sentence 75

So saying she advanced toward the place where she heard the bleating, but what was her surprise when, in a lovely little glade quite surrounded by trees, she saw a large sheep; its wool was as white as snow, and its horns shone like gold; it had a garland of flowers round its neck, and strings of great pearls about its legs, and a collar of diamonds; it lay upon a bank of orange-flowers, under a canopy of cloth of gold which protected it from the heat of the sun. Nearly a hundred other sheep were scattered about, not eating the grass, but some drinking coffee, lemonade, or sherbet, others eating ices, strawberries and cream, or sweetmeats, while others, again, were playing games.

Who acts: end, trees, wool, canopy, others, drinking coffee · What happens: say, advance, hear, be, surround, see · To what, where: place, bleating, surprise, lovely little glade, large sheep, horns · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Wonderful Sheep, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (end, trees, wool, canopy), 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	So	so	ADV	_	2 saying	advmod
2	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 advanced	advcl
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 advanced	nsubj
4	advanced	advance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	toward	toward	ADP	_	7 place	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 place	det
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 advanced	obl
8	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 heard	advmod
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 heard	nsubj
10	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 place	acl:relcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 bleating	det
12	bleating	bleating	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 heard	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 surprise	punct
14	but	but	CCONJ	_	18 surprise	cc
15	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 surprise	nsubj
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 surprise	cop
17	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 surprise	nmod:poss
18	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 advanced	obl
19	when	when	SCONJ	_	27 surrounded	mark
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 glade	punct
21	in	in	ADP	_	25 glade	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 glade	det
23	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 glade	amod
24	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 glade	amod
25	glade	glade	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 surrounded	nsubj:pass
26	quite	quite	ADV	_	27 surrounded	advmod
27	surrounded	surround	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 surprise	acl
28	by	by	ADP	_	29 trees	case
29	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 surrounded	obl:agent
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 saw	punct
31	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 saw	nsubj
32	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 advanced	conj
33	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	35 sheep	det
34	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 sheep	amod
35	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 saw	obj
36	;	;	PUNCT	_	41 white	punct
37	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	38 wool	nmod:poss
38	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 white	nsubj
39	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	41 white	cop
40	as	as	ADV	_	41 white	advmod
41	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 advanced	conj
42	as	as	ADP	_	43 snow	case
43	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 white	obl
44	,	,	PUNCT	_	48 shone	punct
45	and	and	CCONJ	_	48 shone	cc
46	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	47 horns	nmod:poss
47	horns	horn	NOUN	Number=Plur	48 shone	nsubj:pass
48	shone	shine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 advanced	conj
49	like	like	ADP	_	50 gold	case
50	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 shone	obl
51	;	;	PUNCT	_	53 had	punct
52	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	53 had	nsubj
53	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 advanced	conj
54	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	55 garland	det
55	garland	garland	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 had	obj
56	of	of	ADP	_	57 flowers	case
57	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	55 garland	nmod
58	round	round	ADP	_	60 neck	case
59	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	60 neck	nmod:poss
60	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	57 flowers	nmod
61	,	,	PUNCT	_	63 strings	punct
62	and	and	CCONJ	_	63 strings	cc
63	strings	string	NOUN	Number=Plur	53 had	obl
64	of	of	ADP	_	66 pearls	case
65	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	66 pearls	amod
66	pearls	pearl	NOUN	Number=Plur	63 strings	nmod
67	about	about	ADP	_	69 legs	case
68	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	69 legs	nmod:poss
69	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	66 pearls	nmod
70	,	,	PUNCT	_	73 collar	punct
71	and	and	CCONJ	_	73 collar	cc
72	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	73 collar	det
73	collar	collar	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 had	obl
74	of	of	ADP	_	75 diamonds	case
75	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	Number=Plur	73 collar	nmod
76	;	;	PUNCT	_	78 lay	punct
77	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	78 lay	nsubj
78	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 advanced	parataxis
79	upon	upon	ADP	_	81 bank	case
80	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	81 bank	det
81	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	78 lay	obl
82	of	of	ADP	_	85 flowers	case
83	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	85 flowers	amod
84	-	-	PUNCT	_	83 orange	punct
85	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	81 bank	nmod
86	,	,	PUNCT	_	89 canopy	punct
87	under	under	ADP	_	89 canopy	case
88	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	89 canopy	det
89	canopy	canopy	NOUN	Number=Sing	78 lay	obl
90	of	of	ADP	_	91 cloth	case
91	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	89 canopy	nmod
92	of	of	ADP	_	93 gold	case
93	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	91 cloth	nmod
94	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	95 protected	nsubj
95	protected	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	89 canopy	acl:relcl
96	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	95 protected	obj
97	from	from	ADP	_	99 heat	case
98	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	99 heat	det
99	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	95 protected	obl
100	of	of	ADP	_	102 sun.	case
101	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	102 sun.	det
102	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 heat	nmod
103	Nearly	nearly	ADV	_	105 hundred	advmod
104	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	105 hundred	det
105	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	107 sheep	nummod
106	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	107 sheep	amod
107	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	109 scattered	nsubj:pass
108	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	109 scattered	aux:pass
109	scattered	scatter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	95 protected	conj
110	about	about	ADV	_	109 scattered	advmod
111	,	,	PUNCT	_	113 eating	punct
112	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	113 eating	advmod
113	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	95 protected	advcl
114	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	115 grass	det
115	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	113 eating	obj
116	,	,	PUNCT	_	144 playing	punct
117	but	but	CCONJ	_	144 playing	cc
118	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	120 coffee	det
119	drinking	drinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	120 coffee	compound
120	coffee	coffee	NOUN	Number=Sing	144 playing	nsubj
121	,	,	PUNCT	_	122 lemonade	punct
122	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	Number=Sing	120 coffee	conj
123	,	,	PUNCT	_	125 sherbet	punct
124	or	or	CCONJ	_	125 sherbet	cc
125	sherbet	sherbet	NOUN	Number=Sing	120 coffee	conj
126	,	,	PUNCT	_	127 others	punct
127	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	120 coffee	conj
128	eating	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	127 others	acl
129	ices	ice	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 eating	obj
130	,	,	PUNCT	_	131 strawberries	punct
131	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	129 ices	conj
132	and	and	CCONJ	_	133 cream	cc
133	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	129 ices	conj
134	,	,	PUNCT	_	136 sweetmeats	punct
135	or	or	CCONJ	_	136 sweetmeats	cc
136	sweetmeats	sweetmeat	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 eating	obl
137	,	,	PUNCT	_	139 others	punct
138	while	while	SCONJ	_	139 others	case
139	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	120 coffee	conj
140	,	,	PUNCT	_	141 again	punct
141	again	again	ADV	_	139 others	advmod
142	,	,	PUNCT	_	141 again	punct
143	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	144 playing	aux
144	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	78 lay	advcl
145	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	144 playing	obj
146	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 advanced	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund	end not said here				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	advance	past	end		the place		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme toward place=Initial_Location
3	hear	past	end	the bleating			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bleating=Stimulus
4	is a	past		end's surprise			tree rules
5	surround	participle · passive	trees	a lovely little glade			vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme
6	see	past	end	a large sheep			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sheep=Stimulus
7	is	past	glade's wool			as snow; white property	tree rules
8	shine	participle · passive		glade's horns		like gold	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
9	have	past	wool	a garland of flowers round glade's neck		strings of great pearls about glade's legs obl; a collar of diamonds obl	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garland=Patient
10	lie	past	wool		a canopy of cloth of gold	upon a bank of orange flowers	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon bank=Location
11	protect	past	a canopy of cloth of gold	wool		from the heat of the sun.	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary from heat=Theme
12	scatter	past · passive		hundred other sheep		about property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
13	not eat	gerund	a canopy of cloth of gold not said here	the grass			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient
14	eat	gerund	others not said here	ices and strawberries and cream		sweetmeats obl	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ice=Patient
15	play	past · progressive	some drinking coffee and lemonade or sherbet and others and others	games			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme
16	heat		the sun.				nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: of=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: «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 503 (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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