The Red Fairy Book, The Golden Branch, part 1, sentence 45
However, when he went into he gallery next day and looked at the painted windows again, he found that they moved, and the figures came and went as if they had been alive, and after watching the one who was like himself find the key in the crack of the turret wall and open the old cabinet, he determined to go and examine the place himself, and try to find out what the mystery was.
Who acts: noise, guards, figures, one, mystery · What happens: go, look, paint, find, move, come · To what, where: gallery, one, old cabinet, place · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Golden Branch, 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 (noise, guards, figures, one), 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 | However | however | ADV | _ | 12 looked | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 However | punct |
| 3 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 went | advmod |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 went | nsubj |
| 5 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 looked | advcl |
| 6 | into | into | ADP | _ | 8 gallery | case |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 gallery | nsubj |
| 8 | gallery | gallery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 went | obl |
| 9 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 day | amod |
| 10 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 went | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 looked | cc |
| 12 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 windows | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 windows | det |
| 15 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 windows | amod |
| 16 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 looked | obl |
| 17 | again | again | ADV | _ | 16 windows | advmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 found | punct |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 found | nsubj |
| 20 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 looked | conj |
| 21 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 23 moved | mark |
| 22 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 moved | nsubj |
| 23 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 found | ccomp |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 came | punct |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 came | cc |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 figures | det |
| 27 | figures | figure | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 came | nsubj |
| 28 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 looked | parataxis |
| 29 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 went | cc |
| 30 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 28 came | conj |
| 31 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 36 alive | mark |
| 32 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 36 alive | mark |
| 33 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 36 alive | nsubj |
| 34 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 36 alive | aux |
| 35 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 36 alive | cop |
| 36 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 went | xcomp |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 determined | punct |
| 38 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 64 determined | cc |
| 39 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 40 watching | mark |
| 40 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 64 determined | advcl |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 one | det |
| 42 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 watching | obj |
| 43 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 47 find | nsubj |
| 44 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 47 find | cop |
| 45 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 47 find | mark |
| 46 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 47 find | nsubj |
| 47 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 42 one | acl:relcl |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 key | det |
| 49 | key | key | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 find | obj |
| 50 | in | in | ADP | _ | 52 crack | case |
| 51 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 52 crack | det |
| 52 | crack | crack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 key | nmod |
| 53 | of | of | ADP | _ | 56 wall | case |
| 54 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 56 wall | det |
| 55 | turret | turret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 wall | compound |
| 56 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 52 crack | nmod |
| 57 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 58 open | cc |
| 58 | open | open | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 47 find | conj |
| 59 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 61 cabinet | det |
| 60 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 61 cabinet | amod |
| 61 | cabinet | cabinet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 58 open | obj |
| 62 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 watching | punct |
| 63 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 64 determined | nsubj |
| 64 | determined | determine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 looked | conj |
| 65 | to | to | PART | _ | 66 go | mark |
| 66 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 64 determined | xcomp |
| 67 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 68 examine | cc |
| 68 | examine | examine | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 66 go | conj |
| 69 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 70 place | det |
| 70 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 68 examine | obj |
| 71 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 68 examine | obl:unmarked |
| 72 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 74 try | punct |
| 73 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 74 try | cc |
| 74 | try | try | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 looked | conj |
| 75 | to | to | PART | _ | 76 find | mark |
| 76 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 74 try | xcomp |
| 77 | out | out | ADP | _ | 76 find | compound:prt |
| 78 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 81 was | obj |
| 79 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 80 mystery | det |
| 80 | mystery | mystery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 was | nsubj |
| 81 | was | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 76 find | ccomp |
| 82 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 looked | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | noise | gallery | day | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into gallery=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | look | past | at the painted windows; however property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at window=Theme | |||||
| 3 | paint | participle | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | find | past | noise | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | move | past | guards = guard | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 6 | come | past | the figures | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 7 | go | past | the figures not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 8 | is a condition, not said to happen | past · perfect | guards = guard | alive property | tree rules | ||||
| 9 | watch | gerund | noise not said here | the one | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | ||||
| 10 | is | past | the one | find property | tree rules | ||||
| 11 | open | infinitive | the one not said here | the old cabinet | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cabinet=Theme | ||||
| 12 | determine | past | noise | vn discover-84 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 13 | go | to-infinitive | noise not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 14 | examine | infinitive | noise not said here | the place | noise obl:unmarked | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | |||
| 15 | try | infinitive | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 16 | find out not said to happen | to-infinitive | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 17 | be | past | the mystery | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=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 Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 540 (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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