The Yellow Fairy Book, The White Duck, sentence 10

For long the Queen resisted her coaxing words, remembering the promise she had given the King, her husband; but at last she thought to herself: After all, what harm would it do if I were to go into the garden for a short time and enjoy myself among the trees and flowers, and the singing birds and fluttering butterflies and humming insects, and look at the dew-drops hiding from the sunbeams in the hearts of the roses and lilies, and wander about in the sunshine, instead of remaining all day in this room?

Who acts: Queen, harm, I, singing birds, dew drops · What happens: resist, coax, remember, give, think, do · To what, where: brightness, words, promise, King, Queen, last

This is a sentence of «The Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The White Duck. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Queen, harm, I, singing birds), 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	For	for	ADP	_	2 long	case
2	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 resisted	obl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Queen	det
4	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 resisted	nsubj
5	resisted	resist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 resisted	obj
7	coaxing	coax	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 resisted	xcomp
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 coaxing	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 remembering	punct
10	remembering	remember	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 coaxing	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 promise	det
12	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 remembering	obj
13	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 given	nsubj
14	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 given	aux
15	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 promise	acl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 King	det
17	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 given	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 husband	punct
19	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 husband	nmod:poss
20	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 King	conj
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 thought	punct
22	but	but	CCONJ	_	26 thought	cc
23	at	at	ADP	_	24 last	case
24	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 thought	obl
25	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 thought	nsubj
26	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 resisted	conj
27	to	to	ADP	_	28 herself	case
28	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	26 thought	obl
29	:	:	PUNCT	_	31 all	punct
30	After	after	ADP	_	31 all	case
31	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	26 thought	ccomp
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 do	punct
33	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	37 do	obj
34	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 do	nsubj
35	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	37 do	aux
36	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	37 do	nsubj
37	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	31 all	acl:relcl
38	if	if	SCONJ	_	42 go	mark
39	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	42 go	nsubj
40	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	42 go	aux
41	to	to	PART	_	42 go	mark
42	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	37 do	advcl
43	into	into	ADP	_	45 garden	case
44	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	45 garden	det
45	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	42 go	obl
46	for	for	ADP	_	49 time	case
47	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	49 time	det
48	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	49 time	amod
49	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	42 go	obl
50	and	and	CCONJ	_	51 enjoy	cc
51	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	42 go	conj
52	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	51 enjoy	obj
53	among	among	ADP	_	55 trees	case
54	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	55 trees	det
55	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	51 enjoy	obl
56	and	and	CCONJ	_	57 flowers	cc
57	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	55 trees	conj
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	64 fluttering	punct
59	and	and	CCONJ	_	64 fluttering	cc
60	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	62 birds	det
61	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	62 birds	amod
62	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	64 fluttering	nsubj
63	and	and	CCONJ	_	64 fluttering	cc
64	fluttering	flutter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	26 thought	advcl
65	butterflies	butterfly	NOUN	Number=Plur	64 fluttering	obj
66	and	and	CCONJ	_	67 humming	cc
67	humming	hum	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	64 fluttering	conj
68	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	67 humming	obj
69	,	,	PUNCT	_	71 look	punct
70	and	and	CCONJ	_	71 look	cc
71	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	64 fluttering	conj
72	at	at	ADP	_	76 drops	case
73	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	76 drops	det
74	dew	dew	NOUN	Number=Sing	76 drops	compound
75	-	-	PUNCT	_	74 dew	punct
76	drops	drop	NOUN	Number=Plur	71 look	obl
77	hiding	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	76 drops	acl
78	from	from	ADP	_	80 sunbeams	case
79	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	80 sunbeams	det
80	sunbeams	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Plur	77 hiding	obl
81	in	in	ADP	_	83 hearts	case
82	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	83 hearts	det
83	hearts	heart	NOUN	Number=Plur	77 hiding	obl
84	of	of	ADP	_	86 roses	case
85	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	86 roses	det
86	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	83 hearts	nmod
87	and	and	CCONJ	_	88 lilies	cc
88	lilies	lily	NOUN	Number=Plur	86 roses	conj
89	,	,	PUNCT	_	91 wander	punct
90	and	and	CCONJ	_	91 wander	cc
91	wander	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	71 look	parataxis
92	about	about	ADV	_	91 wander	advmod
93	in	in	ADP	_	95 sunshine	case
94	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	95 sunshine	det
95	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	91 wander	obl
96	,	,	PUNCT	_	99 remaining	punct
97	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	99 remaining	mark
98	of	of	ADP	_	97 instead	fixed
99	remaining	remain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	91 wander	advcl
100	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	101 day	det
101	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 remaining	obj
102	in	in	ADP	_	104 room	case
103	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	104 room	det
104	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 remaining	obl
105	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 resisted	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	resist	past	the Queen	brightness					tree rules
2	coax	gerund	the Queen not said here	words					vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
3	remember	gerund	the Queen not said here	the promise					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent promise=Theme
4	give	past · perfect	Queen	the King and Queen's husband					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme
5	think speech: other	past	Queen		Queen	last			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	do	would	harm						vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
7	go a condition, not said to happen	past	I			the garden	time		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into garden=Initial_Location
8	enjoy	infinitive	I not said here	myself				among the trees and flowers	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer myself=Stimulus
9	sing speech: express	gerund							vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
10	flutter	gerund	the singing birds	butterflies					vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location butterfly=Theme
11	hum	gerund	the singing birds not said here	insects					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Topic
12	look	infinitive	the singing birds not said here					at the dew drops	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at drop=Theme
13	hide	gerund	the dew drops not said here			the sunbeams		in the hearts of the roses and lilies	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from sunbeam=Beneficiary
14	wander	present				the sunshine		about property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sunshine=Trajectory
15	remain	gerund				this room	day		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in room=Location

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 Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 640 (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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