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title: Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when nobody was… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when nobody was stirring in the inn, Chanticleer awakened his wife, and, fetching the egg, they pecked a hole in it, ate it up, and threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them b
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# Grimms' Fairy Tales, 1. How They Went to the Mountains to Eat Nuts, sentence 15

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Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when nobody was stirring in the inn, Chanticleer awakened his wife, and, fetching the egg, they pecked a hole in it, ate it up, and threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them by the heads, stuck one into the landlord’s easy chair and the other into his handkerchief; and, having done this, they crept away as softly as possible.

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**Who acts:** house, nobody, Chanticleer, blows, pin · **What happens:** be, stir, awaken, fetch, peck, eat up · **To what, where:** inn, wife, egg, hole, house, shells

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This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, 1. How They Went to the Mountains to Eat Nuts. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (house, nobody, Chanticleer, blows), 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:pg2591:16:15
# text = Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when nobody was stirring in the inn, Chanticleer awakened his wife, and, fetching the egg, they pecked a hole in it, ate it up, and threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them by the heads, stuck one into the landlord’s easy chair and the other into his handkerchief; and, having done this, they crept away as softly as possible.
1	Early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	quite	quite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	stirring	stir	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
21	Chanticleer	Chanticleer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	fetching	fetch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	advcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
33	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obj	_	_
36	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
39	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	conj	_	_
40	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	obj	_	_
41	up	up	ADP	RP	_	39	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
44	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	obj	_	_
47	into	into	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
48	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	fireplace	fireplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	53	punct	_	_
51	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
52	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	53	advmod	_	_
53	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
54	to	to	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
58	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
60	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	63	nsubj	_	_
61	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	cop	_	_
62	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	63	advmod	_	_
63	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
66	seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	53	advcl	_	_
67	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	66	obj	_	_
68	by	by	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	66	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
72	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	amod	_	_
73	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	conj	_	_
74	into	into	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	landlord	landlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	’s	's	PART	POS	_	76	case	_	_
78	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	obl	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
81	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	conj	_	_
83	into	into	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
84	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	85	nmod:poss	_	_
85	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	90	punct	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
89	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	90	aux	_	_
90	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	advcl	_	_
91	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	90	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
93	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	nsubj	_	_
94	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
95	away	away	ADV	RB	_	94	advmod	_	_
96	as	as	ADV	RB	_	97	advmod	_	_
97	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	94	advmod	_	_
98	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	99	mark	_	_
99	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | house |  |  |  | before quite light |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stir** | past · progressive | nobody |  |  | the inn |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in inn=Location |
| 3 | **awaken** | past | Chanticleer | Chanticleer's wife |  |  |  | early *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wife=Theme |
| 4 | **fetch** | gerund | Chanticleer *not said here* | the egg |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 5 | **peck** | past | blows *= blow* | a hole |  | house |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Patient in it=Location |
| 6 | **eat up** | past | blows *= blow* *not said here* | house |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 7 | **throw** | past | Chanticleer *not said here* | the shells |  |  |  | into the fireplace *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer shell=Theme into fireplace=Result |
| 8 | **go** | past | blows *= blow* |  |  | the pin and needle | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to pin=Initial\_Location |
| 9 | **is** | past | the pin and needle |  |  |  |  | asleep, fast *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **seize** | gerund | blows *= blow* *not said here* | blows *= blow* |  | the landlord's easy chair |  | by the heads and stuck one; into Chanticleer's handkerchief | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 11 | **do** | gerund · perfect | Chanticleer *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |
| 12 | **creep away** | past | blows *= blow* |  |  |  |  | away, softly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=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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