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The Blue Fairy Book, Chapter V, sentence 16

I would gladly have taken a dozen of the natives; but this was a thing the Emperor would by no means permit, and besides a diligent search into my pockets, his Majesty pledged my honor not to carry away any of his subjects, though with their own consent and desire.

Who acts: I, this, Majesty, my, Majesties · What happens: take, be, mean, beside, pledge, not carry away · To what, where: dozen, thing, permit, diligent search, pockets, honor · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Chapter V. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, this, Majesty, my), 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

nsubjauxadvmodauxcsubjdetobjcasedetnmodpunctccnsubjcopdetconjdetnsubjacl:relclcaseoblobjpunctccparataxisdetamodobjcasenmod:possoblpunctnmod:possnsubjconjnmod:possobjadvmodmarkadvcladvmodobjcasenmod:possnmodpunctadvmodcasenmod:possamodparataxisccconjpunctrootIPRONwouldAUXgladlyADVhaveAUXtakenVERBaDETdozenNUMofADPtheDETnativesNOUN;PUNCTbutCCONJthisPRONwasAUXaDETthingNOUNtheDETEmperorPROPNwouldAUXbyADPnoDETmeansVERBpermitNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJbesidesVERBaDETdiligentADJsearchNOUNintoADPmyPRONpocketsNOUN,PUNCThisPRONMajestyPROPNpledgedVERBmyPRONhonorNOUNnotPARTtoPARTcarryVERBawayADVanyDETofADPhisPRONsubjectsNOUN,PUNCTthoughADVwithADPtheirPRONownADJconsentNOUNandCCONJdesireNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs5 takennsubj
2wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin5 takenaux
3gladlygladlyADV_5 takenadvmod
4havehaveAUXVerbForm=Inf5 takenaux
5takentakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part22 meanscsubj
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 dozendet
7dozendozenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 takenobj
8ofofADP_10 nativescase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 nativesdet
10nativesnativeNOUNNumber=Plur7 dozennmod
11;;PUNCT_16 thingpunct
12butbutCCONJ_16 thingcc
13thisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem16 thingnsubj
14wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin16 thingcop
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art16 thingdet
16thingthingNOUNNumber=Sing5 takenconj
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art18 Emperordet
18EmperorEmperorPROPNNumber=Sing19 wouldnsubj
19wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin16 thingacl:relcl
20bybyADP_21 nocase
21nonoDETPronType=Neg5 takenobl
22meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
23permitpermitNOUNNumber=Sing22 meansobj
24,,PUNCT_26 besidespunct
25andandCCONJ_26 besidescc
26besidesbesideVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin22 meansparataxis
27aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art29 searchdet
28diligentdiligentADJDegree=Pos29 searchamod
29searchsearchNOUNNumber=Sing26 besidesobj
30intointoADP_32 pocketscase
31mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs32 pocketsnmod:poss
32pocketspocketNOUNNumber=Plur26 besidesobl
33,,PUNCT_36 pledgedpunct
34hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs35 Majestynmod:poss
35MajestyMajestyPROPNNumber=Sing36 pledgednsubj
36pledgedpledgeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin26 besidesconj
37mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs38 honornmod:poss
38honorhonorNOUNNumber=Sing36 pledgedobj
39notnotPARTPolarity=Neg41 carryadvmod
40totoPART_41 carrymark
41carrycarryVERBVerbForm=Inf36 pledgedadvcl
42awayawayADV_43 anyadvmod
43anyanyDETPronType=Ind41 carryobj
44ofofADP_46 subjectscase
45hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs46 subjectsnmod:poss
46subjectssubjectNOUNNumber=Plur43 anynmod
47,,PUNCT_52 consentpunct
48thoughthoughADV_52 consentadvmod
49withwithADP_52 consentcase
50theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs52 consentnmod:poss
51ownownADJDegree=Pos52 consentamod
52consentconsentNOUNNumber=Sing41 carryparataxis
53andandCCONJ_54 desirecc
54desiredesireNOUNNumber=Sing52 consentconj
55..PUNCT_22 meanspunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takewould · perfectIa dozen of the nativesby no; gladly propertyvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dozen=Theme
2is apastthisa thingtree rules
3meanpresentpermitvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permit=Topic
4besidepresenta diligent searchmy pocketstree rules
5pledgepastEmperor's Majestymy honorvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent honor=Theme
6not carry awayto-infinitiveEmperor's Majesty not said hereanyvn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent any=Theme
7honormynom honor «communication transitive»: poss=agent
8consentMajesties = majestynom consent «communication transitive»: poss=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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