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title: They had never been outside it, but they knew that there was still s… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: They had never been outside it, but they knew that there was still something more in the world, which was called the manor-house, and that there they were boiled, and then they became black, and were then placed on a silver dish; but what happened further they knew not; or, in fact, what it was to b
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Happy Family, sentence 7

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They had never been outside it, but they knew that there was still something more in the world, which was called the manor-house, and that there they were boiled, and then they became black, and were then placed on a silver dish; but what happened further they knew not; or, in fact, what it was to be boiled, and to lie on a silver dish, they could not possibly imagine; but it was said to be delightful, and particularly genteel.

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**Who acts:** snails, something · **What happens:** have, not be, know, be, call, boil · **To what, where:** manor house, snails, silver dish, house, fact · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Happy Family. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (snails, something), 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:pg1597:20:7
# text = They had never been outside it, but they knew that there was still something more in the world, which was called the manor-house, and that there they were boiled, and then they became black, and were then placed on a silver dish; but what happened further they knew not; or, in fact, what it was to be boiled, and to lie on a silver dish, they could not possibly imagine; but it was said to be delightful, and particularly genteel.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	13	expl	_	_
13	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
16	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
25	manor	manor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
30	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
31	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	34	expl	_	_
32	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj:pass	_	_
33	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
37	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	39	advmod	_	_
38	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
39	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	parataxis	_	_
40	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
43	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	aux:pass	_	_
44	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	45	advmod	_	_
45	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	39	conj	_	_
46	on	on	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
47	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
48	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	compound	_	_
49	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	53	punct	_	_
51	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
52	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	53	nsubj	_	_
53	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
54	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	56	advmod	_	_
55	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	advcl	_	_
57	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	56	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
59	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	69	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
61	in	in	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
62	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
64	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	69	obj	_	_
65	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	69	nsubj:pass	_	_
66	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	69	aux:pass	_	_
67	to	to	PART	TO	_	69	mark	_	_
68	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	69	aux:pass	_	_
69	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
72	to	to	PART	TO	_	73	mark	_	_
73	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	69	conj	_	_
74	on	on	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
75	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
76	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	compound	_	_
77	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
79	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
80	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	83	aux	_	_
81	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	83	advmod	_	_
82	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	_
83	imagine	imagine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	88	punct	_	_
85	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
86	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	88	nsubj	_	_
87	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	88	aux:pass	_	_
88	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	73	conj	_	_
89	to	to	PART	TO	_	91	mark	_	_
90	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	91	cop	_	_
91	delightful	delightful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	88	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
93	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
94	particularly	particularly	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	_
95	genteel	genteel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | snails *= snail* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | outside family | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | past | snails *= snail* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **be** | past | something |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **call** | past · passive |  | the manor house |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 6 | **boil** | past · passive |  | snails *= snail* |  | there |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 7 | **become** | past | snails *= snail* |  |  |  | then | black *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 8 | **place** | past · passive | snails *= snail* *not said here* |  |  | a silver dish | then |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: on dish=Destination |
| 9 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **not** **know** | past | snails *= snail* |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 11 | **boil** | past · passive |  | house |  | fact |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary what=Patient |
| 12 | **lie** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a silver dish |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on dish=Location |
| 13 | **not** **imagine** | could | snails *= snail* |  |  |  |  | possibly *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 14 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | house |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 15 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | delightful *property* | tree rules |
| 16 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | particularly *property* | 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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