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# Grimms' Fairy Tales, Iron Hans, sentence 164

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When all were ready, the king sent them to her; but she got up in the night when all were asleep, and took three of her trinkets, a golden ring, a golden necklace, and a golden brooch, and packed the three dresses--of the sun, the moon, and the stars--up in a nutshell, and wrapped herself up in the mantle made of all sorts of fur, and besmeared her face and hands with soot.

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**Who acts:** all, king, beast · **What happens:** be, send, get up, take, pack, wrap up · **To what, where:** dresses, beast, three, three dresses, mantle, face

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This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Iron Hans. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (all, king, beast), 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:pg2591:59:164
# text = When all were ready, the king sent them to her; but she got up in the night when all were asleep, and took three of her trinkets, a golden ring, a golden necklace, and a golden brooch, and packed the three dresses--of the sun, the moon, and the stars--up in a nutshell, and wrapped herself up in the mantle made of all sorts of fur, and besmeared her face and hands with soot.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	23	mark	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	nsubj	_	_
22	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
27	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	26	obj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	trinkets	trinket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
37	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
40	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
42	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	_
43	brooch	brooch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
46	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
48	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	49	nummod	_	_
49	dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	of	of	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	up	up	ADP	RP	_	60	compound:prt	_	_
63	in	in	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	nutshell	nutshell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
68	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
69	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	68	obj	_	_
70	up	up	ADP	RP	_	68	compound:prt	_	_
71	in	in	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obl	_	_
74	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	73	acl	_	_
75	of	of	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	77	det	_	_
77	sorts	sort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	74	obl	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
79	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	besmeared	besmear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	conj	_	_
83	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	84	nmod:poss	_	_
84	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obj	_	_
85	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
86	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	84	conj	_	_
87	with	with	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
88	soot	soot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | the stars in a nutshell *obl*; ready *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | past | the king | dresses *= dress* | beast |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to she=Destination |
| 3 | **get up** | past | beast |  |  |  | night |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **take** | past | the king *not said here* | three of beast's trinkets |  |  |  | a golden ring and a golden necklace *obl*; a golden brooch *obl* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent three=Theme |
| 6 | **pack** | past | the king *not said here* | the three dresses |  |  |  | of the sun and the moon | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |
| 7 | **wrap up** | past |  | beast |  | the mantle |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent herself=Theme in mantle=Destination |
| 8 | **make** | participle |  | the mantle *not said here* |  |  |  | of all sorts of fur | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 9 | **besmear** | past |  | beast's face and hands |  |  |  | with soot | tree rules |
| 10 | **sort** |  |  | fur |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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:** «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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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