The Blue Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 2, sentence 56
None of these things could terrify the noble young King, and the boldness of his looks and actions reassured those who were looking on, and perhaps even embarrassed the Yellow Dwarf himself; but even _his_ courage gave way when he saw what was happening to his beloved Princess.
Who acts: None, boldness, courage, Dwarf · What happens: terrify, reassure, look on, embarrass, give, see · To what, where: noble young King, those, Yellow Dwarf, way · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Yellow Dwarf, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (None, boldness, courage, Dwarf), 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 | None | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 6 terrify | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 things | case |
| 3 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 4 things | det |
| 4 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 None | nmod |
| 5 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 terrify | aux |
| 6 | terrify | terrify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 King | det |
| 8 | noble | noble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 King | amod |
| 9 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 King | amod |
| 10 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 terrify | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 reassured | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 reassured | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 boldness | det |
| 14 | boldness | boldness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 reassured | nsubj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 looks | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 looks | nmod:poss |
| 17 | looks | look | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 boldness | nmod |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 actions | cc |
| 19 | actions | action | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 looks | conj |
| 20 | reassured | reassure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 terrify | parataxis |
| 21 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 20 reassured | obj |
| 22 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 24 looking | nsubj |
| 23 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 24 looking | aux |
| 24 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 21 those | conj |
| 25 | on | on | ADP | _ | 24 looking | compound:prt |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 embarrassed | punct |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 embarrassed | cc |
| 28 | perhaps | perhaps | ADV | _ | 30 embarrassed | advmod |
| 29 | even | even | ADV | _ | 30 embarrassed | advmod |
| 30 | embarrassed | embarrass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 reassured | conj |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 Dwarf | det |
| 32 | Yellow | yellow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 Dwarf | amod |
| 33 | Dwarf | Dwarf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 embarrassed | obj |
| 34 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 33 Dwarf | nmod |
| 35 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 42 gave | punct |
| 36 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 42 gave | cc |
| 37 | even | even | ADV | _ | 42 gave | advmod |
| 38 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 42 gave | punct |
| 39 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 41 courage | nmod:poss |
| 40 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 41 courage | punct |
| 41 | courage | courage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 42 gave | nsubj |
| 42 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 terrify | parataxis |
| 43 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 42 gave | obj |
| 44 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 46 saw | advmod |
| 45 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 46 saw | nsubj |
| 46 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 42 gave | advcl |
| 47 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 49 happening | nsubj |
| 48 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 49 happening | aux |
| 49 | happening | happen | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 46 saw | ccomp |
| 50 | to | to | ADP | _ | 53 Princess | case |
| 51 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 53 Princess | nmod:poss |
| 52 | beloved | beloved | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 53 Princess | amod |
| 53 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 happening | obl |
| 54 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 terrify | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | terrify | could | None | the noble young King | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus king=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | reassure | past | the boldness of King's looks and actions | those | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus that=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | look on | past · progressive | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 4 | embarrass | past | the boldness of King's looks and actions not said here | the Yellow Dwarf Dwarf | perhaps property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dwarf=Experiencer | |||
| 5 | give | past | Dwarf's courage | way | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | ||||
| 6 | see | past | Dwarf | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 7 | happen | past · progressive | to Dwarf's beloved Princess | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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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