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description: One of them had to go home to try on a ball-dress; for it was just the dress and the ball which had caused her to be confirmed this time, for otherwise she would not have come; the other was a poor boy, who had borrowed his coat and boots to be confirmed in from the innkeeper's son, and he was to gi
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Bell, sentence 22

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One of them had to go home to try on a ball-dress; for it was just the dress and the ball which had caused her to be confirmed this time, for otherwise she would not have come; the other was a poor boy, who had borrowed his coat and boots to be confirmed in from the innkeeper's son, and he was to give them back by a certain hour; the third said that he never went to a strange place if his parents were not with him--that he had always been a good boy hitherto, and would still be so now that he was confirmed, and that one ought not to laugh at him for it: the others, however, did make fun of him, after all.

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**Who acts:** dress, ball, clergyman, other, poor boy, boy · **What happens:** go, try, be, cause, confirm, not come · **To what, where:** ball dress, clergyman, poor boy, coat, branches, strange place · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Bell. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (dress, ball, clergyman, other), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg1597:18:22
# text = One of them had to go home to try on a ball-dress; for it was just the dress and the ball which had caused her to be confirmed this time, for otherwise she would not have come; the other was a poor boy, who had borrowed his coat and boots to be confirmed in from the innkeeper's son, and he was to give them back by a certain hour; the third said that he never went to a strange place if his parents were not with him--that he had always been a good boy hitherto, and would still be so now that he was confirmed, and that one ought not to laugh at him for it: the others, however, did make fun of him, after all.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	117	aux	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	just	just	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
25	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
26	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	24	acl:relcl	_	_
28	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	iobj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
30	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	advcl	_	_
32	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	33	det	_	_
33	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
35	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
36	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
37	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
38	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
39	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	41	advmod	_	_
40	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	aux	_	_
41	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	48	punct	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	nsubj	_	_
45	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	cop	_	_
46	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
47	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
48	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
50	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	52	nsubj	_	_
51	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
52	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	48	acl:relcl	_	_
53	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	54	nmod:poss	_	_
54	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
55	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
56	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	54	conj	_	_
57	to	to	PART	TO	_	59	mark	_	_
58	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	59	aux:pass	_	_
59	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	52	advcl	_	_
60	in	in	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
61	from	from	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	innkeeper	innkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	's	's	PART	POS	_	63	case	_	_
65	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
68	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
69	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
70	to	to	PART	TO	_	71	mark	_	_
71	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
72	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	iobj	_	_
73	back	back	ADP	RP	_	71	compound:prt	_	_
74	by	by	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
75	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
76	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	77	amod	_	_
77	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	third	third	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	nsubj	_	_
81	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
82	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	85	mark	_	_
83	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
84	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	85	advmod	_	_
85	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	81	ccomp	_	_
86	to	to	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
87	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
88	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	amod	_	_
89	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
90	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	96	mark	_	_
91	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	92	nmod:poss	_	_
92	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	96	nsubj	_	_
93	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	96	cop	_	_
94	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	96	advmod	_	_
95	with	with	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	105	mark	_	_
99	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	105	nsubj	_	_
100	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	105	aux	_	_
101	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	105	advmod	_	_
102	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	105	cop	_	_
103	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
104	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	amod	_	_
105	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	_
106	hitherto	hitherto	ADV	RB	_	105	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	117	punct	_	_
108	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	117	cc	_	_
109	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	117	aux	_	_
110	still	still	ADV	RB	_	117	advmod	_	_
111	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	117	aux:pass	_	_
112	so	so	ADV	RB	_	117	advmod	_	_
113	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	117	advmod	_	_
114	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	117	mark	_	_
115	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	117	nsubj	_	_
116	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	117	aux:pass	_	_
117	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	125	punct	_	_
119	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	125	cc	_	_
120	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	121	mark	_	_
121	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	125	nsubj	_	_
122	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	125	aux	_	_
123	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	125	advmod	_	_
124	to	to	PART	TO	_	125	mark	_	_
125	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	117	conj	_	_
126	at	at	ADP	IN	_	127	case	_	_
127	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	125	obl	_	_
128	for	for	ADP	IN	_	129	case	_	_
129	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	125	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
130	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	137	punct	_	_
131	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	132	det	_	_
132	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	137	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	132	punct	_	_
134	however	however	ADV	RB	_	137	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	134	punct	_	_
136	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	137	aux	_	_
137	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	117	conj	_	_
138	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	137	obj	_	_
139	of	of	ADP	IN	_	140	case	_	_
140	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	138	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
141	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	143	punct	_	_
142	after	after	ADP	IN	_	143	case	_	_
143	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	137	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
144	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	117	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a ball dress |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | dress |  |  |  |  | for the dress and the ball | tree rules |
| 4 | **cause** | past · perfect | the ball |  | clergyman |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition she=Patient |
| 5 | **confirm** | to-infinitive · passive | the ball *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP» |
| 6 | **not** **come** | would · perfect | clergyman |  |  |  |  | otherwise *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is a** | past | the other | a poor boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **borrow** | past · perfect | a poor boy | boy's coat and boots |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |
| 9 | **confirm** | to-infinitive · passive | a poor boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from the innkeeper's son | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP» |
| 10 | **give back** | past | boy |  | branches *= branch* |  | hour |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 11 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the third |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 12 | **not** **go** | past | third |  |  | a strange place |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to place=Initial\_Location |
| 13 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | third's parents |  |  |  |  | with boy | tree rules |
| 14 | **is a** | past · perfect | boy | a good boy |  |  |  | always, hitherto *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **confirm** | would · past · passive |  | boy |  |  | still; now |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 16 | **not** **laugh** | ought | one |  |  |  |  | at third; for dress | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **make** | past · do-support | the others | fun of third |  |  |  | however *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fun=Product |

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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.

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**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.

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