--- title: To the left were the gentlemen-mice, stroking their whiskers with th… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: To the left were the gentlemen-mice, stroking their whiskers with their fore-paws; and in the centre of the hall could be seen the bridal pair, standing side by side, in a hollow cheese-rind, and kissing each other, while all eyes were upon them; for they had already been betrothed, and were soon to --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/134/113/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/) / [Ole-luk-oie, the Dream-god](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/134/) / 113 # Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Ole-luk-oie, the Dream-god, sentence 113 To the left were the gentlemen-mice, stroking their whiskers with their fore-paws; and in the centre of the hall could be seen the bridal pair, standing side by side, in a hollow cheese-rind, and kissing each other, while all eyes were upon them; for they had already been betrothed, and were soon to be married. **Who acts:** gentlemen, bridal pair, eyes · **What happens:** be, stroke, see, stand, kiss, betroth · **To what, where:** whiskers, bridal pair, centre, side, hollow cheese rind, each This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Ole-luk-oie, the Dream-god. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (gentlemen, bridal pair, eyes), 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:pg27200:134:113 # text = To the left were the gentlemen-mice, stroking their whiskers with their fore-paws; and in the centre of the hall could be seen the bridal pair, standing side by side, in a hollow cheese-rind, and kissing each other, while all eyes were upon them; for they had already been betrothed, and were soon to be married. 1 To to ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 left left NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 4 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 gentlemen gentleman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 stroking stroke VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 11 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 whiskers whisker NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 15 fore fore NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 paws paw NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 centre centre NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 hall hall NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod _ _ 26 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 bridal bridal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 standing stand VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 31 acl _ _ 34 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 35 by by ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 40 hollow hollow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 41 cheese cheese NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 rind rind NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 kissing kiss VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ _ 47 each each DET DT ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp 46 obj _ _ 48 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 fixed _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 50 while while SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 51 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 52 det _ _ 52 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 nsubj _ _ 53 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 cop _ _ 54 upon upon ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ; ; PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 57 for for SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 58 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 59 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 60 already already ADV RB _ 62 advmod _ _ 61 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 62 aux:pass _ _ 62 betrothed betroth VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 65 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux:pass _ _ 66 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 69 advmod _ _ 67 to to PART TO _ 69 mark _ _ 68 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 69 aux:pass _ _ 69 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 62 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | past | the gentlemen and mice | | | | | to the left | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **stroke** | gerund | the gentlemen and mice *not said here* | gentlemen's whiskers | | | | with gentlemen's fore paws | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent whisker=Experiencer with paw=Instrument | | 3 | **see** | could · passive | the gentlemen and mice *not said here* | the bridal pair | | the centre of the hall | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: pair=Stimulus | | 4 | **stand** | gerund | the bridal pair *not said here* | side | | a hollow cheese rind | | by side | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent side=Theme by side=Destination | | 5 | **kiss** | gerund | the gentlemen and mice *not said here* | each | | | | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Co-Agent | | 6 | **is** | past | all eyes | | | | | upon gentlemen *= gentleman* | tree rules | | 7 | **betroth** | past · perfect · passive | | eyes *= eye* | | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | | 8 | **marry** | past · passive | | | | | | soon *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» | 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 112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/134/112/) - next →: [sentence 114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/134/114/) - ↑ back to [Ole-luk-oie, the Dream-god](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/134/)