The Violet Fairy Book, The Story of a Gazelle, sentence 235

And when he heard what the gazelle had said, he cried: ‘Hold your peace, old woman, and stay your feet and close your eyes, and stop your ears with wax; and if the gazelle bids you come to me, say your legs are bent, and you cannot walk; and if it begs you to listen, say your ears are stopped with wax; and if it wishes to talk, reply that your tongue has got a hook in it.’

Who acts: enough, gazelle, legs, you, eye, tongue · What happens: hear, say, cry, hold, stay, close · To what, where: gazelle, peace, feet, eyes, ears, you · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of a Gazelle. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (enough, gazelle, legs, you), 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	And	and	CCONJ	_	12 cried	cc
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 heard	advmod
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 heard	nsubj
4	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 cried	advcl
5	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 said	obj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gazelle	det
7	gazelle	gazelle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj:pass
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 said	aux
9	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 heard	ccomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 heard	punct
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 cried	nsubj
12	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 Hold	punct
14	‘	'	PUNCT	_	15 Hold	punct
15	Hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	12 cried	parataxis
16	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 peace	nmod:poss
17	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Hold	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 woman	punct
19	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 woman	amod
20	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 peace	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 stay	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 stay	cc
23	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 Hold	conj
24	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 feet	nmod:poss
25	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 stay	obj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 close	cc
27	close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	23 stay	conj
28	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 eyes	nmod:poss
29	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 close	obj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 stop	punct
31	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 stop	cc
32	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 Hold	conj
33	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 ears	nmod:poss
34	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 stop	obj
35	with	with	ADP	_	36 wax	case
36	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 stop	obl
37	;	;	PUNCT	_	44 come	punct
38	and	and	CCONJ	_	44 come	cc
39	if	if	SCONJ	_	42 bids	mark
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 gazelle	det
41	gazelle	gazelle	NOUN	Number=Sing	42 bids	nsubj
42	bids	bid	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	44 come	advcl
43	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	42 bids	obj
44	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 cried	conj
45	to	to	ADP	_	46 me	case
46	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	44 come	obl
47	,	,	PUNCT	_	48 say	punct
48	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	44 come	conj
49	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	50 legs	nmod:poss
50	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	52 bent	nsubj
51	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	52 bent	cop
52	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	48 say	ccomp
53	,	,	PUNCT	_	58 walk	punct
54	and	and	CCONJ	_	58 walk	cc
55	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	58 walk	nsubj
56	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	58 walk	aux
57	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	58 walk	advmod
58	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	52 bent	parataxis
59	;	;	PUNCT	_	63 begs	punct
60	and	and	CCONJ	_	63 begs	cc
61	if	if	SCONJ	_	63 begs	mark
62	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	63 begs	nsubj
63	begs	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 cried	conj
64	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	63 begs	obj
65	to	to	PART	_	66 listen	mark
66	listen	listen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	63 begs	xcomp
67	,	,	PUNCT	_	68 say	punct
68	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	66 listen	conj
69	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	70 ears	nmod:poss
70	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	72 stopped	nsubj
71	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	72 stopped	aux:pass
72	stopped	stop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	68 say	ccomp
73	with	with	ADP	_	74 wax	case
74	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 stopped	obl
75	;	;	PUNCT	_	83 reply	punct
76	and	and	CCONJ	_	83 reply	cc
77	if	if	SCONJ	_	79 wishes	mark
78	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	79 wishes	nsubj
79	wishes	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	83 reply	advcl
80	to	to	PART	_	81 talk	mark
81	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	79 wishes	ccomp
82	,	,	PUNCT	_	79 wishes	punct
83	reply	reply	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	12 cried	parataxis
84	that	that	SCONJ	_	88 got	mark
85	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	86 tongue	nmod:poss
86	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	88 got	nsubj
87	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	88 got	aux
88	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	83 reply	advcl
89	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	90 hook	det
90	hook	hook	NOUN	Number=Sing	88 got	obj
91	in	in	ADP	_	92 it	case
92	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	88 got	obl
93	.	.	PUNCT	_	83 reply	punct
94	’	'	PUNCT	_	83 reply	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	hear	past	enough					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past · perfect · passive		the gazelle				vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme what=Manner
3	cry speech: express	past	enough					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	hold	infinitive		your peace and old woman				vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme
5	stay	infinitive		your feet				vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme foot=Location
6	close	infinitive		your eyes				vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
7	stop	infinitive		your ears			with wax	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector ear=Eventuality with wax=Subeventuality
8	bid a condition, not said to happen	present	the gazelle	you				tree rules
9	come	infinitive	enough not said here		me			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to i=Initial_Location
10	say speech: assert	infinitive	enough not said here					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
11	is	present	your legs				bent property	tree rules
12	not walk	can	you					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
13	beg speech: request a condition, not said to happen	present	eye		you			vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
14	listen not said to happen	to-infinitive	eye not said here					vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
15	say speech: assert	infinitive	eye not said here					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
16	stop	present · passive		your ears			with wax	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: subject=Eventuality with wax=Subeventuality
17	wish a condition, not said to happen	present	eye					vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
18	talk not said to happen	to-infinitive						vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
19	reply speech: assert	infinitive						vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
20	get	present · perfect	your tongue	a hook		eye		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hook=Stimulus
21	pacify		your					nom peace «state 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 Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 641 (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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