--- title: And the horses got up and shook themselves, and the dogs jumped abou… — Grimm's Fairy Stories · tree and pragmatics description: And the horses got up and shook themselves, and the dogs jumped about and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed away; the fire in the kitchen blazed up and cooked the dinner, and the roast meat turned rou --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/18/33/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Grimm's Fairy Stories](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/) / [Briar Rose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/18/) / 33 # Grimm's Fairy Stories, Briar Rose, sentence 33 And the horses got up and shook themselves, and the dogs jumped about and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed away; the fire in the kitchen blazed up and cooked the dinner, and the roast meat turned round again; the cook gave the boy the box on his ear so that he cried out, and the maid went on plucking the fowl. **Who acts:** horses, dogs, pigeons, fire, roast meat, maid · **What happens:** get up, shake, jump about, bark, take, look · **To what, where:** horses, heads, wings, fields, walls, dinner This is a sentence of «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Briar Rose. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (horses, dogs, pigeons, fire), 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 {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg11027:18:33 # text = And the horses got up and shook themselves, and the dogs jumped about and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed away; the fire in the kitchen blazed up and cooked the dinner, and the roast meat turned round again; the cook gave the boy the box on his ear so that he cried out, and the maid went on plucking the fowl. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 5 up up ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 shook shake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 8 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 13 jumped jump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 about about ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 barked bark VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 pigeons pigeon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ _ 20 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 21 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obj _ _ 23 from from ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 under under ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 wings wing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 parataxis _ _ 30 about about ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 33 into into ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 fields field NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 flies fly NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 parataxis _ _ 39 on on ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 nmod _ _ 42 buzzed buzz VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 acl _ _ 43 away away ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ; ; PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 kitchen kitchen NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 50 blazed blaze VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 51 up up ADP RP _ 50 compound:prt _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 53 cooked cook VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 conj _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 59 roast roast NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ _ 60 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 61 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 60 acl _ _ 62 round round ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ _ 63 again again ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 ; ; PUNCT : _ 67 punct _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 cook cook NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 67 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 iobj _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obj _ _ 72 on on ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 73 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 74 nmod:poss _ _ 74 ear ear NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 nmod _ _ 75 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 78 mark _ _ 76 that that SCONJ IN _ 75 fixed _ _ 77 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 78 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 advcl _ _ 79 out out ADP RP _ 78 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 80 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 81 and and CCONJ CC _ 84 cc _ _ 82 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 83 det _ _ 83 maid maid NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 nsubj _ _ 84 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 85 on on SCONJ IN _ 86 mark _ _ 86 plucking pluck VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 84 advcl _ _ 87 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 88 fowl fowl NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get up** | past | the horses | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **shake** | past | the horses *not said here* | horses *= horse* | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient | | 3 | **jump about** | past | the dogs | | | | | about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **bark** | participle | the dogs *not said here* | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **take** | past | the pigeons | pigeons's heads | | pigeons's wings | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent head=Theme from wing=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **look** | past | | | | | | about *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 7 | **fly** | past | | | | | | into the fields *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into field=Result | | 8 | **buzz away** | participle | | the walls *not said here* | | | | away *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **blaze up** | past | the fire in the kitchen | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **cook** | past | the fire in the kitchen *not said here* | the dinner | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient | | 11 | **turn round** | participle | | the roast meat *not said here* | | | again | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **give** | past | the roast meat | the box | the boy | fire's ear | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient box=Theme on ear=Asset | | 13 | **cry out** *speech: express* | past | fire | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **go** | past | the maid | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 15 | **pluck** | gerund | the maid *not said here* | the fowl | | | | | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fowl=Patient | 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:** «Grimm's Fairy Stories» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 11027 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/18/32/) - next →: [sentence 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/18/34/) - ↑ back to [Briar Rose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg11027/18/)