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title: Then he took a book with pictures in it down from the shelf; there w… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then he took a book with pictures in it down from the shelf; there were whole long processions and pageants, with the strangest characters, which one never sees now-a-days; soldiers like the knave of clubs, and citizens with waving flags: the tailors had theirs, with a pair of shears held by two lio
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House, sentence 45

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Then he took a book with pictures in it down from the shelf; there were whole long processions and pageants, with the strangest characters, which one never sees now-a-days; soldiers like the knave of clubs, and citizens with waving flags: the tailors had theirs, with a pair of shears held by two lions--and the shoemakers theirs, without boots, but with an eagle that had two heads, for the shoemakers must have everything so that they can say, it is a pair!

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**Who acts:** window, whole long processions, one, citizens, that, shoemakers · **What happens:** take down, be, not see, have, hold, say · **To what, where:** book, tailors, shears, two heads, everything, pair · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Old House. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (window, whole long processions, one, citizens), 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:pg1597:19:45
# text = Then he took a book with pictures in it down from the shelf; there were whole long processions and pageants, with the strangest characters, which one never sees now-a-days; soldiers like the knave of clubs, and citizens with waving flags: the tailors had theirs, with a pair of shears held by two lions--and the shoemakers theirs, without boots, but with an eagle that had two heads, for the shoemakers must have everything so that they can say, it is a pair!
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
16	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	processions	procession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	pageants	pageant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	strangest	strange	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	26	amod	_	_
26	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	29	det	_	_
29	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
30	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
31	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
32	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	36	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
39	like	like	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	knave	knave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nmod	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
46	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	nsubj	_	_
47	with	with	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
48	waving	waving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	compound	_	_
49	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	52	punct	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	tailors	tailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	nsubj	_	_
53	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
54	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
56	with	with	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	shears	shear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	nmod	_	_
61	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	60	acl	_	_
62	by	by	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	64	nummod	_	_
64	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	shoemakers	shoemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
69	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
71	without	without	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
74	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
75	with	with	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	_
78	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	79	nsubj	_	_
79	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
80	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	81	nummod	_	_
81	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
83	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	87	mark	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	shoemakers	shoemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	nsubj	_	_
86	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	87	aux	_	_
87	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	parataxis	_	_
88	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	87	obj	_	_
89	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	93	mark	_	_
90	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	89	fixed	_	_
91	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
92	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	93	aux	_	_
93	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	87	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
95	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
96	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	98	cop	_	_
97	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
98	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take down** | past | window | a book |  | book | then | with pictures; from the shelf; without boots | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | past | whole long processions and pageants and the strangest characters |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **see** | present | which one |  |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **have** | past | citizens with waving flags | tailors *= tailor* |  |  |  | with a pair of shears | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent their=Patient |
| 5 | **hold** | participle |  | shears *not said here* |  |  |  | by two lions | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by lion=Location |
| 6 | **have** | past | that | two heads |  |  |  | with a eagle | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 7 | **have** | must | the shoemakers | everything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | shoemakers *= shoemaker* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **is a** | present | head | a pair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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