The Yellow Fairy Book, The Death of the Sun-hero (27), sentence 34
When he awoke a woman in black stood beside him, who said: ‘You have fulfilled your task very badly, for you have let the two black wolves damage the Tree of the Sun. I am the mother of the Sun, and I command you to ride away from here at once, and I pronounce sentence of death upon you, for you proudly let yourself be called the Sun-Hero without having done anything to deserve the name.’
Who acts: strength, You, two black wolves, I, yourself, your · What happens: awake, stand, say, fulfil, let, damage · To what, where: woman, black, task, you, mother, sentence · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Death of the Sun-hero (27). The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (strength, You, two black wolves, I), 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 | When | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 3 awoke | advmod |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 awoke | nsubj |
| 3 | awoke | awake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 stood | advcl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 woman | det |
| 5 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 awoke | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 black | case |
| 7 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stood | obl |
| 8 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | beside | beside | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 stood | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 said | punct |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 said | nsubj |
| 13 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 stood | conj |
| 14 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 18 fulfilled | punct |
| 15 | ‘ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 18 fulfilled | punct |
| 16 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 fulfilled | nsubj |
| 17 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 fulfilled | aux |
| 18 | fulfilled | fulfil | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 13 said | ccomp |
| 19 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 task | nmod:poss |
| 20 | task | task | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 fulfilled | obj |
| 21 | very | very | ADV | _ | 22 badly | advmod |
| 22 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 18 fulfilled | advmod |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 let | punct |
| 24 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 27 let | mark |
| 25 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 27 let | nsubj:pass |
| 26 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 let | aux |
| 27 | let | let | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 fulfilled | conj |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 wolves | det |
| 29 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 31 wolves | nummod |
| 30 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 wolves | amod |
| 31 | wolves | wolf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 32 damage | nsubj |
| 32 | damage | damage | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 let | xcomp |
| 33 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 34 Tree | det |
| 34 | Tree | Tree | PROPN | Number=Sing | 27 let | obl |
| 35 | of | of | ADP | _ | 37 Sun. | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 Sun. | det |
| 37 | Sun. | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 34 Tree | nmod |
| 38 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 41 mother | nsubj |
| 39 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 41 mother | cop |
| 40 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 41 mother | det |
| 41 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 let | parataxis |
| 42 | of | of | ADP | _ | 44 Sun | case |
| 43 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 44 Sun | det |
| 44 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 41 mother | nmod |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 48 command | punct |
| 46 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 48 command | cc |
| 47 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 48 command | nsubj |
| 48 | command | command | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 stood | parataxis |
| 49 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 48 command | obj |
| 50 | to | to | PART | _ | 51 ride | mark |
| 51 | ride | ride | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 48 command | advcl |
| 52 | away | away | ADV | _ | 51 ride | advmod |
| 53 | from | from | ADP | _ | 54 here | case |
| 54 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 51 ride | advmod |
| 55 | at | at | ADP | _ | 56 once | case |
| 56 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 54 here | obl |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 60 pronounce | punct |
| 58 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 60 pronounce | cc |
| 59 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 60 pronounce | nsubj |
| 60 | pronounce | pronounce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 stood | parataxis |
| 61 | sentence | sentence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 pronounce | obj |
| 62 | of | of | ADP | _ | 63 death | case |
| 63 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 sentence | nmod |
| 64 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 65 you | case |
| 65 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 60 pronounce | obl |
| 66 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 let | punct |
| 67 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 70 let | mark |
| 68 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 70 let | nsubj |
| 69 | proudly | proudly | ADV | _ | 70 let | advmod |
| 70 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 60 pronounce | conj |
| 71 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 70 let | obj |
| 72 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 73 called | aux:pass |
| 73 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 70 let | xcomp |
| 74 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 77 Hero | det |
| 75 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 77 Hero | compound |
| 76 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 75 Sun | punct |
| 77 | Hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 called | xcomp |
| 78 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 80 done | mark |
| 79 | having | have | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 80 done | aux |
| 80 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 70 let | xcomp |
| 81 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 80 done | obj |
| 82 | to | to | PART | _ | 83 deserve | mark |
| 83 | deserve | deserve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 80 done | advcl |
| 84 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 85 name | det |
| 85 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 83 deserve | obj |
| 86 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 stood | punct |
| 87 | ’ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 8 stood | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | awake | past | strength | a woman | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location woman=Theme | ||||
| 2 | stand | past | black | beside strength | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in black=Location | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 4 | fulfil | present · perfect | You | your task | badly property | tree rules | |||
| 5 | let | present · perfect · passive | you | the Tree of the Sun. obl | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | damage | present | the two black wolves | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 7 | is a | present | I | the mother | of the Sun | tree rules | |||
| 8 | command | present | I | you | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Theme | ||||
| 9 | ride away | to-infinitive | I not said here | away property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 10 | pronounce | present | I | sentence of death | upon you | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme | |||
| 11 | let | infinitive | you | yourself | proudly property | tree rules | |||
| 12 | call | infinitive · passive | yourself not said here | the Sun Hero | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» | ||||
| 13 | do | gerund · perfect | yourself not said here | anything | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality | ||||
| 14 | deserve | to-infinitive | yourself not said here | the name | tree rules | ||||
| 15 | task | your | nom task «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 16 | sentence | death | nom sentence «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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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