---
title: And the boy grew up to be a lad, and was to go forth in the wide wor… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And the boy grew up to be a lad, and was to go forth in the wide world-far, far away to warm lands, where the coffee-tree grows; but at his departure the little maiden took an Elder-blossom from her bosom, and gave it him to keep; and it was placed between the leaves of his Prayer-Book; and when in 
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/17/130/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/) / [The Elderbush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/17/) / 130

# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elderbush, sentence 130

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the boy grew up to be a lad, and was to go forth in the wide world-far, far away to warm lands, where the coffee-tree grows; but at his departure the little maiden took an Elder-blossom from her bosom, and gave it him to keep; and it was placed between the leaves of his Prayer-Book; and when in foreign lands he opened the book, it was always at the place where the keepsake-flower lay; and the more he looked at it, the fresher it became; he felt as it were, the fragrance of the Danish groves; and from among the leaves of the flowers he could distinctly see the little maiden, peeping forth with her bright blue eyes--and then she whispered, “It is delightful here in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter”; and a hundred visions glided before his mind.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** boy, coffee tree, little maiden, tree, world, maiden · **What happens:** grow up, be, grow, take, give, keep · **To what, where:** Winter, lad, Elder blossom, departure, world, tree · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Elderbush. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (boy, coffee tree, little maiden, tree), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

<!-- .note-en -->
**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:pg1597:17:130
# text = And the boy grew up to be a lad, and was to go forth in the wide world-far, far away to warm lands, where the coffee-tree grows; but at his departure the little maiden took an Elder-blossom from her bosom, and gave it him to keep; and it was placed between the leaves of his Prayer-Book; and when in foreign lands he opened the book, it was always at the place where the keepsake-flower lay; and the more he looked at it, the fresher it became; he felt as it were, the fragrance of the Danish groves; and from among the leaves of the flowers he could distinctly see the little maiden, peeping forth with her bright blue eyes--and then she whispered, “It is delightful here in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter”; and a hundred visions glided before his mind.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
23	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	_	_
24	away	away	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
26	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	34	advmod	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
31	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
34	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
36	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
37	at	at	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
39	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
41	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	nsubj	_	_
43	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
44	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
45	Elder	Elder	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	47	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
48	from	from	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
49	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	50	nmod:poss	_	_
50	bosom	bosom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	conj	_	_
54	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	_
55	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	iobj	_	_
56	to	to	PART	TO	_	57	mark	_	_
57	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
60	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj:pass	_	_
61	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	aux:pass	_	_
62	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
63	between	between	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	obl	_	_
66	of	of	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	nmod:poss	_	_
68	Prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	70	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	68	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	109	punct	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
73	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	78	advmod	_	_
74	in	in	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	78	obl	_	_
77	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	nsubj	_	_
78	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	109	advcl	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
82	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	87	nsubj	_	_
83	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	cop	_	_
84	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	87	advmod	_	_
85	at	at	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	parataxis	_	_
88	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	87	nmod	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
90	keepsake	keepsake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	compound	_	_
93	lay	lay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	99	punct	_	_
95	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	99	advmod	_	_
98	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	nsubj	_	_
99	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	conj	_	_
100	at	at	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
103	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
104	fresher	fresher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	appos	_	_
105	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	106	nsubj	_	_
106	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	104	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
108	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	109	nsubj	_	_
109	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
110	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	115	mark	_	_
111	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	115	nsubj	_	_
112	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	115	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	115	punct	_	_
114	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	115	det	_	_
115	fragrance	fragrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	advcl	_	_
116	of	of	ADP	IN	_	119	case	_	_
117	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	119	det	_	_
118	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	119	amod	_	_
119	groves	grove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	115	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	125	punct	_	_
121	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	125	cc	_	_
122	from	from	ADP	IN	_	125	case	_	_
123	among	among	ADP	IN	_	125	case	_	_
124	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	125	det	_	_
125	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
126	of	of	ADP	IN	_	128	case	_	_
127	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	128	det	_	_
128	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	125	obl	_	_
129	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	132	nsubj	_	_
130	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	132	aux	_	_
131	distinctly	distinctly	ADV	RB	_	132	advmod	_	_
132	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	128	acl:relcl	_	_
133	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	134	det	_	_
134	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	135	obl:unmarked	_	_
135	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	132	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
136	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	137	punct	_	_
137	peeping	peep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	132	advcl	_	_
138	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	137	advmod	_	_
139	with	with	ADP	IN	_	143	case	_	_
140	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	143	nmod:poss	_	_
141	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	143	amod	_	_
142	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	143	amod	_	_
143	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	137	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
144	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	148	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
145	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	148	cc	_	_
146	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	148	advmod	_	_
147	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	148	nsubj	_	_
148	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
149	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	153	punct	_	_
150	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	153	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
151	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	153	nsubj	_	_
152	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	153	cop	_	_
153	delightful	delightful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	148	conj	_	_
154	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	153	advmod	_	_
155	in	in	ADP	IN	_	156	case	_	_
156	Spring	Spring	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	153	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
157	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	158	punct	_	_
158	Summer	Summer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	156	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
159	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	160	punct	_	_
160	Autumn	Autumn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	156	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
161	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	163	punct	_	_
162	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	163	cc	_	_
163	Winter	Winter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
164	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	163	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
165	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	169	punct	_	_
166	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	169	cc	_	_
167	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	168	det	_	_
168	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	169	nummod	_	_
169	visions	vision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
170	glided	glide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	169	acl	_	_
171	before	before	ADP	IN	_	173	case	_	_
172	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	173	nmod:poss	_	_
173	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	170	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
174	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | the boy | Winter |  |  |  | hundred visions *obl* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the boy *not said here* | a lad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | far, forth, go *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow** | present | the coffee tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **take** | past | the little maiden | a Elder blossom |  | tree's departure |  | from maiden's bosom | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent blossom=Theme at departure=Asset from bosom=Source |
| 6 | **give** | past | the little maiden *not said here* | world | tree |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient it=Theme |
| 7 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the little maiden *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **place** | past · passive |  | world |  | the leaves of tree's Prayer |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme between leaf=Destination |
| 9 | **open** | past | tree | the book |  | foreign lands |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent book=Theme in land=Location |
| 10 | **is** | past | world |  |  | the place |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **look** | past | tree |  |  |  |  | at lay | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=Theme |
| 12 | **become** | past | world | the fresher *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient fresher=Result |
| 13 | **feel** | past | tree |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 14 | **is a** | past | world | the fragrance |  |  |  | of the Danish groves | tree rules |
| 15 | **see** | could | tree | the flowers *not said here* |  |  |  | distinctly, maiden *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Stimulus |
| 16 | **peep** | gerund | tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with maiden's bright blue eyes; forth *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | maiden |  |  |  | then |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 18 | **is** *in a quote* | present | world |  |  | here | in Spring and Summer and Autumn | delightful *property* | tree rules |
| 19 | **glide** | participle |  | hundred visions *not said here* |  | tree's mind |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before mind=Trajectory |
| 20 | **depart** |  | tree |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 21 | **bosom** |  | maiden |  |  |  |  |  | nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=agent |
| 22 | **pray** |  | tree |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 23 | **mind** |  | tree |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 1597 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [sentence 129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/17/129/)
- next →: [sentence 131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/17/131/)
- ↑ back to [The Elderbush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/17/)