--- title: Then he called one of his lords-in-waiting, who was so high-bred, th… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: Then he called one of his lords-in-waiting, who was so high-bred, that when any in an inferior rank to himself spoke to him, or asked him a question, he would answer, "Pooh," which means nothing. Who acts: gardener, that, rank. A sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. 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C. Andersen, The Nightingale. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (gardener, that, rank), 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:pg27200:125:21 # text = Then he called one of his lords-in-waiting, who was so high-bred, that when any in an inferior rank to himself spoke to him, or asked him a question, he would answer, "Pooh," which means nothing. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 xcomp _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 lords lord NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 in in SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 13 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 16 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 17 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 bred breed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 20 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 nsubj _ _ 21 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 29 advmod _ _ 22 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 26 det _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 inferior inferior ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 rank rank NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 26 nmod _ _ 29 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 30 to to ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 33 or or CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 iobj _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 39 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 " " PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 Pooh Pooh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 " " PUNCT '' _ 48 punct _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 48 nsubj _ _ 48 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 49 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | gardener | | | | then | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wait** | gerund | gardener *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **breed** | past · passive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | that | | gardener | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | gardener *not said here* | a question | gardener | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **answer** *speech: assert* | would | rank | | Pooh | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent pooh=Eventuality | | 7 | **mean** | present | | nothing | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/125/20/) - next →: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/125/22/) - ↑ back to [The Nightingale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/125/)