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title: "This is a glorious gift," said he; "the bright stars have always be… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: "This is a glorious gift," said he; "the bright stars have always been a joy to me, and have always shone more brilliantly than I ever could shine, though I have tried with my whole might; and now they have noticed me, a poor old lamp, and have sent me a gift that will enable me to see clearly every
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Old Street Lamp, sentence 64

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"This is a glorious gift," said he; "the bright stars have always been a joy to me, and have always shone more brilliantly than I ever could shine, though I have tried with my whole might; and now they have noticed me, a poor old lamp, and have sent me a gift that will enable me to see clearly everything that I remember, as if it still stood before me, and to be seen by all those who love me.

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**Who acts:** This, glorious gift, bright stars, personages, gift, star · **What happens:** be, say, shine, try, notice, send · **To what, where:** glorious gift, joy, gift, everything · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Old Street Lamp. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (This, glorious gift, bright stars, personages), 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:pg27200:133:64
# text = "This is a glorious gift," said he; "the bright stars have always been a joy to me, and have always shone more brilliantly than I ever could shine, though I have tried with my whole might; and now they have noticed me, a poor old lamp, and have sent me a gift that will enable me to see clearly everything that I remember, as if it still stood before me, and to be seen by all those who love me.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	glorious	glorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
17	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	20	advmod	_	_
18	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	27	advmod	_	_
27	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	parataxis	_	_
28	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	29	advmod	_	_
29	brilliantly	brilliantly	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
30	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
31	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
32	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	34	advmod	_	_
33	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	34	aux	_	_
34	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
36	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
37	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
38	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	tried	try	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	27	conj	_	_
40	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
41	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
42	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	_
43	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	49	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
46	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	49	advmod	_	_
47	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
48	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	aux	_	_
49	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	parataxis	_	_
50	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	49	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
52	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
53	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
54	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
58	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	59	aux	_	_
59	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	49	conj	_	_
60	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	59	obj	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
63	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	65	nsubj	_	_
64	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	65	aux	_	_
65	enable	enable	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	acl:relcl	_	_
66	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	65	obj	_	_
67	to	to	PART	TO	_	68	mark	_	_
68	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	65	xcomp	_	_
69	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
70	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	68	obj	_	_
71	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	73	obj	_	_
72	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
73	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	70	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
75	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	79	mark	_	_
76	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	79	mark	_	_
77	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
78	still	still	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	_
79	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	advcl	_	_
80	before	before	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
81	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	79	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
84	to	to	PART	TO	_	86	mark	_	_
85	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	86	aux:pass	_	_
86	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	49	conj	_	_
87	by	by	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
88	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	89	det:predet	_	_
89	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	86	obl	_	_
90	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	91	nsubj	_	_
91	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	89	acl:relcl	_	_
92	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	91	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | This | a glorious gift |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a glorious gift |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the bright stars | a joy | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **shine** *in a quote* | present · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | always, brilliantly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **shine** *in a quote* | could | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  | ever |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 6 | **try** *in a quote* | present · perfect | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **notice** *in a quote* | present · perfect | personages *= personage* | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  | now | a poor old lamp *obl* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |
| 8 | **send** *in a quote* | present · perfect | personages *= personage* *not said here* | a gift | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination gift=Theme |
| 9 | **enable** *in a quote* | future | a gift | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a glorious gift *= gift* *not said here* | everything |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus |
| 11 | **remember** *in a quote* | present | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent that=Theme |
| 12 | **stand** *in a quote* | past | star |  |  |  | before a glorious gift *= gift*; still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before i=Location |
| 13 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | those |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 14 | **love** *in a quote* | present |  | a glorious gift *= gift* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |

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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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