The Green Fairy Book, Heart of Ice, part 3, sentence 66

And now the Ambassador sent to say that on the very next day he would come in state to receive his answer, and from the earliest dawn the inhabitants were astir, to secure the best places for the grand sight; but the good Fairy Genesta was providing them an amount of amusement they were far from expecting, for she so enchanted the eyes of all the spectators that when the Ambassador’s gorgeous procession appeared, the splendid uniforms seemed to them miserable rags that a beggar would have been ashamed to wear, the prancing horses appeared as wretched skeletons hardly able to drag one leg after the other, while their trappings, which really sparkled with gold and jewels, looked like old sheepskins that would not have been good enough for a plough horse.

Who acts: Ambassador, inhabitants, good Fairy, Fairies, Genesta, gorgeous procession · What happens: send, say, come, receive, be, secure · To what, where: that, state, answer, best places, places, amusement · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Heart of Ice, 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 (Ambassador, inhabitants, good Fairy, Fairies), 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	_	5 sent	cc
2	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 sent	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Ambassador	det
4	Ambassador	Ambassador	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sent	nsubj
5	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 say	mark
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 sent	xcomp
8	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 say	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	13 day	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 day	det
11	very	very	ADV	_	12 next	advmod
12	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 day	amod
13	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 come	obl
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 come	nsubj
15	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 come	aux
16	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 say	ccomp
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 state	case
18	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 come	obl
19	to	to	PART	_	20 receive	mark
20	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 come	advcl
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 answer	nmod:poss
22	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 receive	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 astir	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 astir	cc
25	from	from	ADP	_	28 dawn	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 dawn	det
27	earliest	early	ADJ	Degree=Sup	28 dawn	amod
28	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 astir	obl
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 inhabitants	det
30	inhabitants	inhabitant	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 astir	nsubj
31	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	32 astir	cop
32	astir	astir	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 come	conj
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 secure	punct
34	to	to	PART	_	35 secure	mark
35	secure	secure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 come	conj
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	38 places	det
37	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	38 places	amod
38	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	35 secure	obj
39	for	for	ADP	_	42 sight	case
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	42 sight	det
41	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	42 sight	amod
42	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 secure	obl
43	;	;	PUNCT	_	50 providing	punct
44	but	but	CCONJ	_	50 providing	cc
45	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	47 Fairy	det
46	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	47 Fairy	amod
47	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	50 providing	nsubj
48	Genesta	Genesta	PROPN	Number=Sing	47 Fairy	appos
49	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	50 providing	aux
50	providing	provide	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 sent	advcl
51	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	50 providing	obj
52	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	53 amount	det
53	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	50 providing	obj
54	of	of	ADP	_	55 amusement	case
55	amusement	amusement	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 amount	nmod
56	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	60 expecting	nsubj
57	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	60 expecting	aux
58	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	60 expecting	advmod
59	from	from	SCONJ	_	60 expecting	mark
60	expecting	expect	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	55 amusement	acl:relcl
61	,	,	PUNCT	_	65 enchanted	punct
62	for	for	SCONJ	_	65 enchanted	mark
63	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	65 enchanted	nsubj
64	so	so	ADV	_	65 enchanted	advmod
65	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	50 providing	conj
66	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	67 eyes	det
67	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	65 enchanted	obj
68	of	of	ADP	_	71 spectators	case
69	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	71 spectators	det:predet
70	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	71 spectators	det
71	spectators	spectator	NOUN	Number=Plur	67 eyes	nmod
72	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	79 appeared	obj
73	when	when	SCONJ	_	79 appeared	mark
74	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	75 Ambassador	det
75	Ambassador	Ambassador	PROPN	Number=Sing	78 procession	nmod:poss
76	’s	's	PART	_	75 Ambassador	case
77	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	78 procession	amod
78	procession	procession	NOUN	Number=Sing	79 appeared	nsubj
79	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	71 spectators	acl:relcl
80	,	,	PUNCT	_	84 seemed	punct
81	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	83 uniforms	det
82	splendid	splendid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	83 uniforms	amod
83	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	Number=Plur	84 seemed	nsubj
84	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	65 enchanted	parataxis
85	to	to	ADP	_	86 them	case
86	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	84 seemed	obl
87	miserable	miserable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	88 rags	amod
88	rags	rag	NOUN	Number=Plur	84 seemed	obj
89	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	95 ashamed	obj
90	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	91 beggar	det
91	beggar	beggar	NOUN	Number=Sing	95 ashamed	nsubj:pass
92	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	95 ashamed	aux
93	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	95 ashamed	aux
94	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	95 ashamed	aux:pass
95	ashamed	asham	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	88 rags	acl:relcl
96	to	to	PART	_	97 wear	mark
97	wear	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	95 ashamed	xcomp
98	,	,	PUNCT	_	102 appeared	punct
99	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	101 horses	det
100	prancing	prancing	NOUN	Number=Sing	101 horses	compound
101	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	102 appeared	nsubj
102	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	95 ashamed	advcl
103	as	as	ADP	_	105 skeletons	case
104	wretched	wretched	ADJ	Degree=Pos	105 skeletons	amod
105	skeletons	skeleton	NOUN	Number=Plur	102 appeared	obl
106	hardly	hardly	ADV	_	107 able	advmod
107	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	105 skeletons	amod
108	to	to	PART	_	109 drag	mark
109	drag	drag	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	107 able	xcomp
110	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	111 leg	nummod
111	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	109 drag	obj
112	after	after	ADP	_	114 other	case
113	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	114 other	det
114	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	109 drag	obl
115	,	,	PUNCT	_	118 trappings	punct
116	while	while	SCONJ	_	118 trappings	mark
117	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	118 trappings	nmod:poss
118	trappings	trapping	NOUN	Number=Plur	102 appeared	obl
119	,	,	PUNCT	_	122 sparkled	punct
120	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	122 sparkled	nsubj:pass
121	really	really	ADV	_	122 sparkled	advmod
122	sparkled	sparkle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	118 trappings	conj
123	with	with	ADP	_	124 gold	case
124	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	122 sparkled	obl
125	and	and	CCONJ	_	126 jewels	cc
126	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	124 gold	conj
127	,	,	PUNCT	_	128 looked	punct
128	looked	look	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	122 sparkled	parataxis
129	like	like	ADP	_	131 sheepskins	case
130	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	131 sheepskins	amod
131	sheepskins	sheepskin	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 looked	obl
132	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	137 good	nsubj
133	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	137 good	aux
134	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	137 good	advmod
135	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	137 good	aux
136	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	137 good	cop
137	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	131 sheepskins	acl:relcl
138	enough	enough	ADV	_	137 good	advmod
139	for	for	ADP	_	142 horse	case
140	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	142 horse	det
141	plough	plough	NOUN	Number=Sing	142 horse	compound
142	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	137 good	obl
143	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sent	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	the Ambassador				now		tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	the Ambassador not said here	that					tree rules
3	come	would	Ambassador			state	day		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in state=Location
4	receive	to-infinitive	Ambassador not said here	Ambassador's answer					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme
5	is	past	the inhabitants				dawn	astir property	tree rules
6	secure	to-infinitive	Ambassador not said here	the best places				for the grand sight	vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition place=Theme for sight=Beneficiary
7	provide	past · progressive	the good Fairy	places = place					vn ensure-99 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Precondition they=Beneficiary amount=Theme
8	expect	past · progressive	Fairies = fairy	amusement not said here				far property	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amusement=Theme
9	enchant	past	Genesta	the eyes of all spectators					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus eye=Experiencer
10	appear	past	the Ambassador's gorgeous procession	all spectators					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme
11	seem	past	the splendid uniforms	miserable rags	Fairies = fairy				vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rag=Attribute
12	asham	would · perfect · passive		a beggar					tree rules
13	wear	to-infinitive							vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
14	appear	past	the prancing horses	Fairies's trappings				as wretched skeletons	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
15	drag	to-infinitive	the prancing horses not said here	one leg			after the other		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Theme
16	sparkle	participle · passive		Fairies's trappings				with gold and jewels	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
17	look	participle						like old sheepskins	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
18	not is	would · perfect	old sheepskins					for a plough horse; enough, good property	tree rules
19	answer		Ambassador						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
20	amount			amusement					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
21	proceed		the Ambassador						nom procession «event intransitive»: 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 Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 7277 (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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