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title: Up at the Hall, where the pigeons have their own house, and corn and… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: Up at the Hall, where the pigeons have their own house, and corn and peas are strewn before them every day--I have dined with them myself, and that you shall do in time, too; for tell me what company you keep and I'll tell you who you are--up at the Hall they have two birds with green necks and a cr
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Neighbouring Families, sentence 53

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Up at the Hall, where the pigeons have their own house, and corn and peas are strewn before them every day--I have dined with them myself, and that you shall do in time, too; for tell me what company you keep and I'll tell you who you are--up at the Hall they have two birds with green necks and a crest upon their heads; they can spread out their tails like a great wheel, and these are so bright with various colours that it makes one's eyes ache.

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**Who acts:** pigeons, I, you, these, corn, eyes · **What happens:** have, strewn, dine, do, tell, keep · **To what, where:** own house, corn, myself, me, you, Hall · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Neighbouring Families. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (pigeons, I, you, these), 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:pg27200:124:53
# text = Up at the Hall, where the pigeons have their own house, and corn and peas are strewn before them every day--I have dined with them myself, and that you shall do in time, too; for tell me what company you keep and I'll tell you who you are--up at the Hall they have two birds with green necks and a crest upon their heads; they can spread out their tails like a great wheel, and these are so bright with various colours that it makes one's eyes ache.
1	Up	up	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pigeons	pigeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	strewn	strewn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
22	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	dined	dine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	_
30	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	27	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
33	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
34	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
35	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
36	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	parataxis	_	_
37	in	in	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	too	too	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
43	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	parataxis	_	_
44	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	43	iobj	_	_
45	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	48	obj	_	_
46	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	compound	_	_
47	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
48	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	43	ccomp	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
50	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
52	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	48	conj	_	_
53	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	52	iobj	_	_
54	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	57	nsubj:pass	_	_
55	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
56	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	57	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	--	--	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	52	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	up	up	ADP	RP	_	57	compound:prt	_	_
59	at	at	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	_
62	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
63	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	57	parataxis	_	_
64	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	65	nummod	_	_
65	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	obj	_	_
66	with	with	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	68	amod	_	_
68	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	nmod	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
70	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
71	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	conj	_	_
72	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
73	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	74	nmod:poss	_	_
74	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
76	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	nsubj	_	_
77	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	78	aux	_	_
78	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	48	advcl	_	_
79	out	out	ADP	RP	_	78	compound:prt	_	_
80	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	81	nmod:poss	_	_
81	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	78	obj	_	_
82	like	like	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
83	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
84	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	85	amod	_	_
85	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
88	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	91	nsubj	_	_
89	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	91	cop	_	_
90	so	so	ADV	RB	_	91	advmod	_	_
91	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	parataxis	_	_
92	with	with	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	various	various	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	94	amod	_	_
94	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	obl	_	_
95	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	97	mark	_	_
96	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	nsubj	_	_
97	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	94	acl:relcl	_	_
98	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	's	's	PART	POS	_	98	case	_	_
100	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	101	nsubj	_	_
101	ache	ache	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	97	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the pigeons | pigeons's own house |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 2 | **strewn** | present · passive |  | corn and peas |  |  | before pigeons *= pigeon*; day |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dine** | present · perfect | I | myself |  |  |  | with pigeons *= pigeon* | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | shall | you |  |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 6 | **keep** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* | future | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 8 | **-- up** | present · passive |  |  |  | the Hall |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **have** | present | pigeons *= pigeon* | two birds and a crest upon pigeons's heads |  |  |  | with green necks | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient |
| 10 | **spread out** | can | pigeons *= pigeon* | pigeons's tails |  |  |  | like a great wheel | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme |
| 11 | **is** | present | these |  |  |  |  | with various colours; bright *property* | tree rules |
| 12 | **make** | present | corn | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **ache** | present | eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:** «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 27200 (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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