Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 3, sentence 28
Now the new Ranee hated the seven poor Princesses, and wanted to get them, if possible, out of the way, in order that her daughter might have all their riches, and live in the palace as Princess in their place; and instead of being grateful to them for their kindness to her, she did all she could to make them miserable.
Who acts: new Ranee, daughter, Ranee · What happens: hate, want, get, have, live, be · To what, where: seven poor Princesses, way, Princesses, riches, palace, daughters
This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (new Ranee, daughter, Ranee), 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 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 hated | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Ranee | det |
| 3 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 Ranee | amod |
| 4 | Ranee | Ranee | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 hated | nsubj |
| 5 | hated | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Princesses | det |
| 7 | seven | seven | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 Princesses | nummod |
| 8 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 Princesses | amod |
| 9 | Princesses | princess | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hated | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 wanted | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wanted | cc |
| 12 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 hated | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 get | mark |
| 14 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 wanted | xcomp |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 get | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 possible | punct |
| 17 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 18 possible | mark |
| 18 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 get | advcl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 way | punct |
| 20 | out | out | ADP | _ | 23 way | case |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 way | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 way | det |
| 23 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | obl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 order | punct |
| 25 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 order | case |
| 26 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wanted | obl |
| 27 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 31 have | mark |
| 28 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 29 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 29 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 have | nsubj |
| 30 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 31 have | aux |
| 31 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 26 order | acl |
| 32 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 34 riches | det:predet |
| 33 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 34 riches | nmod:poss |
| 34 | riches | rich | NOUN | Number=Plur | 31 have | obj |
| 35 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 live | punct |
| 36 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 37 live | cc |
| 37 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hated | conj |
| 38 | in | in | ADP | _ | 40 palace | case |
| 39 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 40 palace | det |
| 40 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 live | obl |
| 41 | as | as | ADP | _ | 42 Princess | case |
| 42 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 40 palace | nmod |
| 43 | in | in | ADP | _ | 45 place | case |
| 44 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 45 place | nmod:poss |
| 45 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 live | obl |
| 46 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 51 grateful | punct |
| 47 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 51 grateful | cc |
| 48 | instead | instead | ADV | ExtPos=ADP | 51 grateful | case |
| 49 | of | of | ADP | _ | 48 instead | fixed |
| 50 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 51 grateful | cop |
| 51 | grateful | grateful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hated | conj |
| 52 | to | to | ADP | _ | 53 them | case |
| 53 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 51 grateful | obl |
| 54 | for | for | ADP | _ | 56 kindness | case |
| 55 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 56 kindness | nmod:poss |
| 56 | kindness | kindness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 grateful | obl |
| 57 | to | to | ADP | _ | 58 her | case |
| 58 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 56 kindness | nmod |
| 59 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 did | punct |
| 60 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 61 did | nsubj |
| 61 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 hated | conj |
| 62 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 61 did | obj |
| 63 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 66 make | nsubj |
| 64 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 66 make | aux |
| 65 | to | to | PART | _ | 66 make | mark |
| 66 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 62 all | acl:relcl |
| 67 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 66 make | obj |
| 68 | miserable | miserable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 66 make | xcomp |
| 69 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 hated | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hate | past | the new Ranee | the seven poor Princesses | now | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer princess=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | want | past | the new Ranee not said here | the way | in order | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||
| 3 | get not said to happen | to-infinitive | the new Ranee not said here | Princesses = princess | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | have | might | Ranee's daughter | daughters's riches | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Patient | ||||
| 5 | live | present | the new Ranee not said here | the palace as Princess | in daughters's place | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in palace=Location | |||
| 6 | is | gerund | the new Ranee not said here | daughters = daughter | for daughters's kindness to Ranee; grateful property | tree rules | |||
| 7 | do | past | Ranee | all | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Eventuality | ||||
| 8 | make | could | Ranee | daughters = daughter | miserable property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product |
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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