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title: Her nephew, a merry boy, who was his aunt's darling, begged so long… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Her nephew, a merry boy, who was his aunt's darling, begged so long for these spectacles, that, at last, she lent him the treasure, after having informed him, with many exhortations, that in order to execute the interesting trick, he need only repair to some place where a great many persons were ass
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Shoes of Fortune, part 3, sentence 48

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Her nephew, a merry boy, who was his aunt's darling, begged so long for these spectacles, that, at last, she lent him the treasure, after having informed him, with many exhortations, that in order to execute the interesting trick, he need only repair to some place where a great many persons were assembled; and then, from a higher position, whence he could overlook the crowd, pass the company in review before him through his spectacles.

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**Who acts:** nephew, person, that, boy · **What happens:** be, beg, lend, inform, execute, need · **To what, where:** darling, that, last, treasure, boy, interesting trick

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This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Shoes of Fortune, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (nephew, person, that, boy), 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:pg1597:7:48
# text = Her nephew, a merry boy, who was his aunt's darling, begged so long for these spectacles, that, at last, she lent him the treasure, after having informed him, with many exhortations, that in order to execute the interesting trick, he need only repair to some place where a great many persons were assembled; and then, from a higher position, whence he could overlook the crowd, pass the company in review before him through his spectacles.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nephew	nephew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	begged	beg	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
20	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	lent	lend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	35	mark	_	_
34	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	35	aux	_	_
35	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	28	parataxis	_	_
36	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	with	with	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	exhortations	exhortation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
42	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	46	nsubj	_	_
43	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	46	mark	_	_
44	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	fixed	_	_
45	to	to	PART	TO	_	46	mark	_	_
46	execute	execute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	parataxis	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
48	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
51	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	46	conj	_	_
53	only	only	ADV	RB	_	54	advmod	_	_
54	repair	repair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
55	to	to	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	57	det	_	_
57	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	nmod	_	_
58	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	64	advmod	_	_
59	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
60	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
61	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	nsubj:pass	_	_
63	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux:pass	_	_
64	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	57	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	77	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
67	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	77	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
69	from	from	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
71	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	72	amod	_	_
72	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
74	whence	whence	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	77	advmod	_	_
75	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	overlook	overlook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
81	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	77	conj	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	obj	_	_
84	in	in	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
85	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	obl	_	_
86	before	before	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
87	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	obl	_	_
88	through	through	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
90	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | person's nephew and a merry boy and boy's aunt's darling | boy's aunt's darling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | participle | person's nephew and a merry boy and boy's aunt's darling | that |  | last |  | for this spectacles; long *property* | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent that=Recipient for spectacle=Topic |
| 3 | **lend** | past | person | the treasure | boy |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient treasure=Theme |
| 4 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund · perfect |  |  | boy |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 5 | **execute** | to-infinitive | that | the interesting trick |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Patient |
| 6 | **need** | present | boy | repair |  |  |  | to some place | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot repair=Theme |
| 7 | **assemble** | past · passive |  | a great many persons |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 8 | **overlook** | could | boy | the crowd |  | a higher position | then | whence *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crowd=Theme |
| 9 | **pass** | infinitive | boy *not said here* | the company |  | review | before boy | through boy's spectacles | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent company=Theme in review=Destination |

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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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