English Fairy Tales, Jack and the Beanstalk, sentence 74
Then Jack crept out on tiptoe from his oven, and as he was passing the ogre he took one of the bags of gold under his arm, and off he pelters till he came to the beanstalk, and then he threw down the bag of gold which of course fell in to his mother's garden, and then he climbed down and climbed down till at last he got home and told his mother and showed her the gold and said: “Well, mother, wasn't I right about the beans.
Who acts: Jack, ogre · What happens: creep out, pass, take, pelter, come, throw down · To what, where: tiptoe, ogre, one, arm, beanstalk, bag · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Jack and the Beanstalk. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Jack, ogre), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 crept | advmod |
| 2 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 crept | nsubj |
| 3 | crept | creep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 crept | compound:prt |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 tiptoe | case |
| 6 | tiptoe | tiptoe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crept | obl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 oven | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 oven | nmod:poss |
| 9 | oven | oven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crept | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 took | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 took | cc |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 15 passing | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 passing | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 passing | aux |
| 15 | passing | pass | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 took | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 ogre | det |
| 17 | ogre | ogre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 passing | obj |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 took | nsubj |
| 19 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 crept | conj |
| 20 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 19 took | obj |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 bags | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 bags | det |
| 23 | bags | bag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 one | nmod |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 gold | case |
| 25 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 bags | nmod |
| 26 | under | under | ADP | _ | 28 arm | case |
| 27 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 arm | nmod:poss |
| 28 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 took | obl |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 threw | punct |
| 30 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 44 threw | cc |
| 31 | off | off | ADP | _ | 33 pelters | mark |
| 32 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 pelters | nsubj |
| 33 | pelters | pelter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 44 threw | advcl |
| 34 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 36 came | mark |
| 35 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 36 came | nsubj |
| 36 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 33 pelters | ccomp |
| 37 | to | to | ADP | _ | 39 beanstalk | case |
| 38 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 beanstalk | det |
| 39 | beanstalk | beanstalk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 came | obl |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 threw | punct |
| 41 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 44 threw | cc |
| 42 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 44 threw | advmod |
| 43 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 44 threw | nsubj |
| 44 | threw | throw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 crept | parataxis |
| 45 | down | down | ADP | _ | 44 threw | compound:prt |
| 46 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 47 bag | det |
| 47 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 threw | obj |
| 48 | of | of | ADP | _ | 49 gold | case |
| 49 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 bag | nmod |
| 50 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 53 fell | obj |
| 51 | of | of | ADP | _ | 53 fell | case |
| 52 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 of | fixed |
| 53 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 49 gold | acl:relcl |
| 54 | in | in | ADV | _ | 53 fell | advmod |
| 55 | to | to | ADP | _ | 59 garden | case |
| 56 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 57 mother | nmod:poss |
| 57 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 59 garden | nmod:poss |
| 58 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 57 mother | case |
| 59 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 fell | obl |
| 60 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 climbed | punct |
| 61 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 64 climbed | cc |
| 62 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 64 climbed | advmod |
| 63 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 64 climbed | nsubj |
| 64 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 crept | parataxis |
| 65 | down | down | ADV | _ | 64 climbed | advmod |
| 66 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 67 climbed | cc |
| 67 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 64 climbed | conj |
| 68 | down | down | ADV | _ | 67 climbed | advmod |
| 69 | till | till | ADP | _ | 71 last | case |
| 70 | at | at | ADP | _ | 71 last | case |
| 71 | last | last | NOUN | Number=Sing | 67 climbed | obl |
| 72 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 73 got | nsubj |
| 73 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 71 last | acl:relcl |
| 74 | home | home | ADV | _ | 73 got | advmod |
| 75 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 76 told | cc |
| 76 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 64 climbed | conj |
| 77 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 78 mother | nmod:poss |
| 78 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 told | iobj |
| 79 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 80 showed | cc |
| 80 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 76 told | conj |
| 81 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 80 showed | iobj |
| 82 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 83 gold | det |
| 83 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 showed | obj |
| 84 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 85 said | cc |
| 85 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 76 told | conj |
| 86 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 90 mother | punct |
| 87 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 90 mother | punct |
| 88 | Well | well | INTJ | _ | 90 mother | discourse |
| 89 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 88 Well | punct |
| 90 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 94 I | dislocated |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 90 mother | punct |
| 92 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 94 I | cop |
| 93 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 94 I | advmod |
| 94 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 85 said | ccomp |
| 95 | right | right | ADV | _ | 98 beans | advmod |
| 96 | about | about | ADP | _ | 98 beans | case |
| 97 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 98 beans | det |
| 98 | beans | bean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 85 said | ccomp |
| 99 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 crept | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | creep out | past | Jack | tiptoe | then | from Jack's oven | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tiptoe=Trajectory | ||
| 2 | pass | past · progressive | Jack | the ogre | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ogre=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | take | past | ogre | one of the bags of gold | ogre's arm | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | |||
| 4 | pelter | present | ogre | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | come | past | ogre | the beanstalk | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beanstalk=Initial_Location | ||||
| 6 | throw down | past | ogre | the bag of gold | then | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme | |||
| 7 | fall in | past | gold | to ogre's mother's garden result | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient which=Extent to garden=Result | ||||
| 8 | climb down | past | ogre | then | down property | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 9 | climb down | past | ogre not said here | till last | down property | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 10 | get | past | ogre | last not said here | home property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer last=Stimulus | |||
| 11 | tell speech: assert | past | ogre not said here | ogre's mother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mother=Recipient | ||||
| 12 | show | past | ogre not said here | the gold | mother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient gold=Topic | |||
| 13 | say speech: assert | past | ogre not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 14 | not is a in a quote | past | ogre | mother dislocated | tree rules |
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: «English Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7439 (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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