--- title: The family went to hear the word of God; but she went alone into her… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The family went to hear the word of God; but she went alone into her little chamber; there was only room for a bed and chair to stand in it; and here she sat down with her Prayer-Book; and whilst she read with a pious mind, the wind bore the strains of the organ towards her, and she raised her tearf --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/27/91/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/) / [The Red Shoes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/27/) / 91 # Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Red Shoes, sentence 91 The family went to hear the word of God; but she went alone into her little chamber; there was only room for a bed and chair to stand in it; and here she sat down with her Prayer-Book; and whilst she read with a pious mind, the wind bore the strains of the organ towards her, and she raised her tearful countenance, and said, “O God, help me!” **Who acts:** family, room, wind, God, organ · **What happens:** go, hear, be, stand, sit down, read · **To what, where:** word, little chamber, room, strains, tearful countenance, family · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Red Shoes. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (family, room, wind, God), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg1597:27:91 # text = The family went to hear the word of God; but she went alone into her little chamber; there was only room for a bed and chair to stand in it; and here she sat down with her Prayer-Book; and whilst she read with a pious mind, the wind bore the strains of the organ towards her, and she raised her tearful countenance, and said, “O God, help me!” 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 alone alone ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 15 into into ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 chamber chamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 21 expl _ _ 21 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 22 only only ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 chair chair NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 conj _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 acl _ _ 31 in in ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ; ; PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 35 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 37 advmod _ _ 36 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 38 down down ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ _ 39 with with ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 40 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 41 Prayer prayer NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 Book Book PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ; ; PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 46 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 47 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 49 with with ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 51 pious pious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 56 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 strains strain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 obj _ _ 59 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 organ organ NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 nmod _ _ 62 towards towards ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 66 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 67 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 68 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 70 nmod:poss _ _ 69 tearful tearful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 countenance countenance NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 73 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 75 “ " PUNCT `` _ 77 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 76 O o INTJ UH _ 77 discourse _ _ 77 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 79 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 79 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 73 ccomp _ _ 80 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 79 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 81 ! ! PUNCT . _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 82 ” " PUNCT '' _ 79 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | the family | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | the family *not said here* | the word of God | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | | 3 | **go** | past | family | | | family's little chamber | | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into chamber=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **be** | past | room for a bed and chair | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **stand** | to-infinitive | room for a bed and chair *not said here* | | | room | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in it=Location | | 6 | **sit down** | past | family | | | here | | with family's Book | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **read** | past | family | | | | | with a pious mind | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **bear** | past | the wind | the strains of the organ | | | | towards family | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strain=Patient | | 9 | **raise** | past | family | family's tearful countenance | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent countenance=Theme | | 10 | **say** *speech: express* | past | family *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **help** *in a quote* | infinitive | God | | family | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary | | 12 | **word** | | | God | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 13 | **strain** | | the organ | | | | | | nom strain «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent | 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. **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. - ← previous: [sentence 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/27/90/) - next →: [sentence 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/27/92/) - ↑ back to [The Red Shoes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/27/)