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title: You stood devoutly with folded hands; and father and mother were jus… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Old House, sentence 77

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You stood devoutly with folded hands; and father and mother were just as pious; and then the door was opened, and little sister Mary, who is not two years old yet, and who always dances when she hears music or singing, of whatever kind it may be, was put into the room--though she ought not to have been there--and then she began to dance, but could not keep time, because the tones were so long; and then she stood, first on the one leg, and bent her head forwards, and then on the other leg, and bent her head forwards--but all would not do.

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**Who acts:** You, father, Mary, door, whatever, music · **What happens:** stand, fold, be, open, dance, hear · **To what, where:** Mary, door, music, room, one leg, head

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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 (You, father, Mary, door), 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:pg1597:19:77
# text = You stood devoutly with folded hands; and father and mother were just as pious; and then the door was opened, and little sister Mary, who is not two years old yet, and who always dances when she hears music or singing, of whatever kind it may be, was put into the room--though she ought not to have been there--and then she began to dance, but could not keep time, because the tones were so long; and then she stood, first on the one leg, and bent her head forwards, and then on the other leg, and bent her head forwards--but all would not do.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	devoutly	devoutly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	as	as	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	pious	pious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod:desc	_	_
27	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	34	nsubj	_	_
30	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
31	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	32	advmod	_	_
32	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	33	nummod	_	_
33	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl:unmarked	_	_
34	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
35	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
38	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	40	nsubj	_	_
39	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	40	advmod	_	_
40	dances	dance	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
41	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	43	advmod	_	_
42	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
43	hears	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
44	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
45	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
46	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	of	of	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
49	whatever	whatever	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	50	nsubj	_	_
50	kind	kin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	parataxis	_	_
51	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
52	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
53	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	50	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
55	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	56	aux:pass	_	_
56	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	50	conj	_	_
57	into	into	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	63	mark	_	_
62	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
63	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	56	conj	_	_
64	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	63	advmod	_	_
65	to	to	PART	TO	_	68	mark	_	_
66	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	68	aux	_	_
67	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	68	cop	_	_
68	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	64	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
71	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	73	advmod	_	_
72	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
73	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	parataxis	_	_
74	to	to	PART	TO	_	75	mark	_	_
75	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
77	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
78	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	80	aux	_	_
79	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	80	advmod	_	_
80	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	advcl	_	_
81	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
83	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	88	mark	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	tones	tone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	88	nsubj	_	_
86	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	cop	_	_
87	so	so	ADV	RB	_	88	advmod	_	_
88	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	80	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
91	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	93	advmod	_	_
92	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
93	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
95	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	93	advmod	_	_
96	on	on	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
98	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	99	nummod	_	_
99	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
101	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
102	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	93	conj	_	_
103	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	104	nmod:poss	_	_
104	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	obj	_	_
105	forwards	forwards	ADV	RB	_	102	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
107	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	112	cc	_	_
108	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	112	advmod	_	_
109	on	on	ADP	IN	_	112	case	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
111	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	112	amod	_	_
112	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	115	punct	_	_
114	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	115	cc	_	_
115	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	93	conj	_	_
116	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	115	obj	_	_
118	forwards	forwards	ADV	RB	_	115	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	124	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	124	cc	_	_
121	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	124	nsubj	_	_
122	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	124	aux	_	_
123	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	124	advmod	_	_
124	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | You | Mary  little sister |  |  |  | with folded hands; devoutly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | father and mother |  |  |  |  | pious *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **open** | past · passive |  | the door |  |  | then |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | present | Mary  little sister |  |  |  | yet; year | old *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **dance** | present |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **hear** | present | door | music |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer music=Stimulus |
| 8 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | door *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **kin** | past | whatever |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **be** | may | music |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **put** | past · passive | whatever *not said here* |  |  | the room |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP» |
| 12 | **is** | to-infinitive · perfect | whatever *not said here* |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **begin** | past | door |  |  |  | then |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 14 | **dance** | to-infinitive | door *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 15 | **not** **keep** | could | door *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 16 | **is** | past | the tones |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **stand** | past | door |  |  | the one leg | then | first *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location |
| 18 | **bend** | past | door *not said here* | door's head |  | the other leg |  | forwards *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent head=Theme on leg=Location |
| 19 | **bend** | past | door *not said here* | door's head |  |  |  | forwards *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent head=Material |
| 20 | **not** **do** | would | all |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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