The Green Fairy Book, The Three Musicians, sentence 63
Take the bird which hangs over the Princess’s head, and which by its song sang her into this enchanted sleep--a song which it has had to continue ever since; take it and kill it, and cut its little heart out and burn it to a powder, and then put it into the Princess’s mouth; then she will instantly awaken, and will bestow on you her heart and hand, her kingdom and castle, and all her treasures.
Who acts: you, bird, sleep, song, Princess · What happens: take, hang, sing, enchant, have, continue · To what, where: bird, head, Princess, enchanted sleep, song, sleep
This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Three Musicians. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, bird, sleep, song), 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 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bird | det |
| 3 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Take | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 hangs | nsubj |
| 5 | hangs | hang | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bird | acl:relcl |
| 6 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Princess | det |
| 8 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 head | nmod:poss |
| 9 | ’s | 's | PART | _ | 8 Princess | case |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hangs | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 sang | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 sang | cc |
| 13 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 sang | obl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 song | case |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 song | nmod:poss |
| 16 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 sang | obl |
| 17 | sang | sing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | parataxis |
| 18 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 sang | obj |
| 19 | into | into | ADP | _ | 22 sleep | case |
| 20 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 22 sleep | det |
| 21 | enchanted | enchant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 sleep | amod |
| 22 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 sang | obl |
| 23 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 25 song | punct |
| 24 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 song | det |
| 25 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 sleep | conj |
| 26 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 29 had | obj |
| 27 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 29 had | nsubj |
| 28 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 had | aux |
| 29 | had | have | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 25 song | acl:relcl |
| 30 | to | to | PART | _ | 31 continue | mark |
| 31 | continue | continue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 29 had | xcomp |
| 32 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 33 since | advmod |
| 33 | since | since | ADV | _ | 31 continue | advmod |
| 34 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 35 take | punct |
| 35 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | parataxis |
| 36 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 35 take | obj |
| 37 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 38 kill | cc |
| 38 | kill | kill | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 35 take | conj |
| 39 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 38 kill | obj |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 cut | punct |
| 41 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 42 cut | cc |
| 42 | cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | parataxis |
| 43 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 45 heart | nmod:poss |
| 44 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 45 heart | amod |
| 45 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 42 cut | obj |
| 46 | out | out | ADV | _ | 42 cut | advmod |
| 47 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 48 burn | cc |
| 48 | burn | burn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | conj |
| 49 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 48 burn | obj |
| 50 | to | to | ADP | _ | 52 powder | case |
| 51 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 52 powder | det |
| 52 | powder | powder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 48 burn | obl |
| 53 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 56 put | punct |
| 54 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 56 put | cc |
| 55 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 56 put | advmod |
| 56 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | conj |
| 57 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 56 put | obj |
| 58 | into | into | ADP | _ | 62 mouth | case |
| 59 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 60 Princess | det |
| 60 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 62 mouth | nmod:poss |
| 61 | ’s | 's | PART | _ | 60 Princess | case |
| 62 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 put | obl |
| 63 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 68 awaken | punct |
| 64 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 68 awaken | advmod |
| 65 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 68 awaken | nsubj |
| 66 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 68 awaken | aux |
| 67 | instantly | instantly | ADV | _ | 68 awaken | advmod |
| 68 | awaken | awaken | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Take | conj |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 72 bestow | punct |
| 70 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 72 bestow | cc |
| 71 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 72 bestow | aux |
| 72 | bestow | bestow | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 68 awaken | conj |
| 73 | on | on | ADP | _ | 74 you | case |
| 74 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 72 bestow | obl |
| 75 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 76 heart | nmod:poss |
| 76 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 bestow | obj |
| 77 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 78 hand | cc |
| 78 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 heart | conj |
| 79 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 kingdom | punct |
| 80 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 81 kingdom | nmod:poss |
| 81 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 heart | conj |
| 82 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 83 castle | cc |
| 83 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 kingdom | conj |
| 84 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 88 treasures | punct |
| 85 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 88 treasures | cc |
| 86 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 88 treasures | det:predet |
| 87 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 88 treasures | nmod:poss |
| 88 | treasures | treasure | NOUN | Number=Plur | 68 awaken | obl |
| 89 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Take | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | the bird | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument bird=Destination | ||||
| 2 | hang | present | the bird | the Princess's head | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over head=Location | ||||
| 3 | sing speech: express | past | Princess | this enchanted sleep and a song | by sleep's song | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Topic into sleep=Recipient | |||
| 4 | enchant | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 5 | have | present · perfect | sleep | a song | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | continue | to-infinitive | a song not said here | since property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 7 | take | infinitive | sleep | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 8 | kill | infinitive | sleep | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 9 | cut | past | sleep's little heart | out property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset heart=Product | ||||
| 10 | burn | infinitive | you not said here | sleep | to a powder | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 11 | put | infinitive | you not said here | sleep | the Princess's mouth | then | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | ||
| 12 | awaken | future | Princess | Princess's treasures | then | instantly property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||
| 13 | bestow | future | Princess not said here | Princess's heart and hand and Princess's kingdom and castle | on you | tree rules | |||
| 14 | sing | sleep | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 15 | treasure | Princess | nom treasure «possession 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 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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