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title: And she pressed the thorn-bush to her breast, so firmly, that it mig… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And she pressed the thorn-bush to her breast, so firmly, that it might be thoroughly warmed, and the thorns went right into her flesh, and her blood flowed in large drops, but the thornbush shot forth fresh green leaves, and there came flowers on it in the cold winter night, the heart of the afflict
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Mother, sentence 27

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And she pressed the thorn-bush to her breast, so firmly, that it might be thoroughly warmed, and the thorns went right into her flesh, and her blood flowed in large drops, but the thornbush shot forth fresh green leaves, and there came flowers on it in the cold winter night, the heart of the afflicted mother was so warm; and the thorn-bush told her the way she should go.

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**Who acts:** woman, thorns, blood, thornbush, heart, thorn bush · **What happens:** press, warm, go, flow, shoot, come · **To what, where:** thorn bush, breast, flesh, large drops, fresh green leaves, flowers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Story of a Mother. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (woman, thorns, blood, thornbush), 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:pg1597:21:27
# text = And she pressed the thorn-bush to her breast, so firmly, that it might be thoroughly warmed, and the thorns went right into her flesh, and her blood flowed in large drops, but the thornbush shot forth fresh green leaves, and there came flowers on it in the cold winter night, the heart of the afflicted mother was so warm; and the thorn-bush told her the way she should go.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pressed	press	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	thorn	thorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	breast	breast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	warmed	warm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
25	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
26	right	right	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
34	flowed	flow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
39	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	thornbush	thornbush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	_
42	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
43	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	42	advmod	_	_
44	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
45	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
49	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	50	expl	_	_
50	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
51	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obj	_	_
52	on	on	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	nmod	_	_
54	in	in	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
56	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
57	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	compound	_	_
58	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	nsubj	_	_
62	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
64	afflicted	afflict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	65	amod	_	_
65	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	nmod	_	_
66	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	cop	_	_
67	so	so	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
68	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
72	thorn	thorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	nsubj	_	_
75	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
76	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	iobj	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	_
79	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
80	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	81	aux	_	_
81	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	78	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | past | woman | the thorn bush |  |  |  | to woman's breast; firmly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Theme |
| 2 | **warm** | might · passive |  | breast |  |  |  | thoroughly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | past | the thorns |  |  | woman's flesh |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into flesh=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **flow** | past | woman's blood |  |  | large drops |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in drop=Location |
| 5 | **shoot** | past | the thornbush | fresh green leaves |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |
| 6 | **come** | past | woman *not said here* | flowers |  | thornbush; there | night |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flower=Theme |
| 7 | **afflict** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **is** | past | the heart of the afflicted mother |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the thorn bush | the way | flower |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient way=Topic |
| 10 | **go** | should | woman | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme |

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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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