Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 7, sentence 71
Then she smeared this over the place where her knife had passed, and just as she saw the Raja opening his eyes, she began to run, and she ran, and ran so fast, that she outran the Raja, who tried to catch her; and she sprang up on the horse behind her husband, and they rode so fast, so fast, till they reached King Dantal's palace.
Who acts: Laili, Raja, eyes · What happens: smear, pass, see, open, begin, run · To what, where: this, place, knife, Raja, eyes, Laili
This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Laili, Raja, eyes), 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 | Then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 smeared | advmod |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 smeared | nsubj |
| 3 | smeared | smear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 smeared | obj |
| 5 | over | over | ADP | _ | 7 place | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 place | det |
| 7 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 smeared | obl |
| 8 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 12 passed | advmod |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 knife | nmod:poss |
| 10 | knife | knife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 passed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 passed | aux |
| 12 | passed | pass | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 place | acl:relcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 saw | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 saw | cc |
| 15 | just | just | ADV | _ | 18 saw | advmod |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 saw | mark |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 saw | nsubj |
| 18 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 smeared | parataxis |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 Raja | det |
| 20 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 saw | obj |
| 21 | opening | open | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 saw | xcomp |
| 22 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 23 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 23 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 opening | obj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 began | punct |
| 25 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 began | nsubj |
| 26 | began | begin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 saw | conj |
| 27 | to | to | PART | _ | 28 run | mark |
| 28 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 26 began | xcomp |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 ran | punct |
| 30 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 32 ran | cc |
| 31 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 32 ran | nsubj |
| 32 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 26 began | conj |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 ran | punct |
| 34 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 35 ran | cc |
| 35 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 26 began | parataxis |
| 36 | so | so | ADV | _ | 37 fast | advmod |
| 37 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 35 ran | advmod |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 outran | punct |
| 39 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 41 outran | mark |
| 40 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 41 outran | nsubj |
| 41 | outran | outrun | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 35 ran | conj |
| 42 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 43 Raja | det |
| 43 | Raja | Raja | PROPN | Number=Sing | 41 outran | obj |
| 44 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 tried | punct |
| 45 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 46 tried | nsubj |
| 46 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 43 Raja | acl:relcl |
| 47 | to | to | PART | _ | 48 catch | mark |
| 48 | catch | catch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 46 tried | xcomp |
| 49 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 48 catch | obj |
| 50 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 53 sprang | punct |
| 51 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 53 sprang | cc |
| 52 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 53 sprang | nsubj |
| 53 | sprang | spring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 smeared | conj |
| 54 | up | up | ADP | _ | 53 sprang | compound:prt |
| 55 | on | on | ADP | _ | 57 horse | case |
| 56 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 horse | det |
| 57 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 sprang | obl |
| 58 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 60 husband | case |
| 59 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 60 husband | nmod:poss |
| 60 | husband | husband | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 horse | nmod |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 rode | punct |
| 62 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 64 rode | cc |
| 63 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 64 rode | nsubj |
| 64 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 smeared | parataxis |
| 65 | so | so | ADV | _ | 66 fast | advmod |
| 66 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 64 rode | advmod |
| 67 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 69 fast | punct |
| 68 | so | so | ADV | _ | 69 fast | advmod |
| 69 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 64 rode | advmod |
| 70 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 reached | punct |
| 71 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 73 reached | mark |
| 72 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 73 reached | nsubj |
| 73 | reached | reach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 64 rode | conj |
| 74 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 75 Dantal | compound |
| 75 | Dantal | Dantal | PROPN | Number=Sing | 77 palace | nmod:poss |
| 76 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 75 Dantal | case |
| 77 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 reached | obj |
| 78 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 smeared | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smear | past | Laili | this | the place | then | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent this=Theme over place=Destination | ||
| 2 | pass | past · perfect · passive | Laili's knife | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory | |||||
| 3 | see | past | Laili | the Raja | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | open | gerund | the Raja not said here | man's eyes | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | ||||
| 5 | begin | past | Laili | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 6 | run | to-infinitive | Laili not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 7 | run | past | Laili | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 8 | run | past | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 9 | outrun | past | Laili | the Raja | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | try | past | the Raja | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 11 | catch not said to happen | to-infinitive | the Raja not said here | Laili | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ||||
| 12 | spring up | past | Laili | on the horse behind Laili's husband | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on horse=Location | ||||
| 13 | ride | past | eyes = eye | fast property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 14 | reach | past | eyes = eye | King Dantal's palace | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent palace=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: «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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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