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title: There were ringing bells that rang alternately; and then came the li… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: There were ringing bells that rang alternately; and then came the little drummers that beat their tattoo in the family circle; and acquaintance was made with those who write without putting their names, which here means as much as using grease instead of patent blacking; and then there was the beadl
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, First Visit, sentence 32

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There were ringing bells that rang alternately; and then came the little drummers that beat their tattoo in the family circle; and acquaintance was made with those who write without putting their names, which here means as much as using grease instead of patent blacking; and then there was the beadle with his boy, and the boy was worst off, for in general he gets no notice taken of him; then, too, there was the good street sweeper with his cart, who turns over the dust-bin, and calls it 'good, very good, remarkably good.'

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**Who acts:** bells, little drummers, names, boy, good street sweeper, drummers · **What happens:** be, ring, come, beat, make, write · **To what, where:** bells, little drummers, tattoo, acquaintance, names, much · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, First Visit. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (bells, little drummers, names, boy), 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:pg27200:136:32
# text = There were ringing bells that rang alternately; and then came the little drummers that beat their tattoo in the family circle; and acquaintance was made with those who write without putting their names, which here means as much as using grease instead of patent blacking; and then there was the beadle with his boy, and the boy was worst off, for in general he gets no notice taken of him; then, too, there was the good street sweeper with his cart, who turns over the dust-bin, and calls it 'good, very good, remarkably good.'
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ringing	ring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	alternately	alternately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	drummers	drummer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	beat	beat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	tattoo	tattoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	acquaintance	acquaintance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	27	obl	_	_
30	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	_
31	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	acl:relcl	_	_
32	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
33	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
34	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	39	nsubj	_	_
38	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	39	advmod	_	_
39	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	parataxis	_	_
40	as	as	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
41	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	obj	_	_
42	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
43	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	41	advcl	_	_
44	grease	grease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
45	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	48	case	_	_
46	of	of	ADP	IN	_	45	fixed	_	_
47	patent	patent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	compound	_	_
48	blacking	blacking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	55	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
51	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	53	advmod	_	_
52	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	53	expl	_	_
53	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	55	cop	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	beadle	beadle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
56	with	with	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	58	nmod:poss	_	_
58	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	nsubj	_	_
63	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	cop	_	_
64	worst	bad	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	55	conj	_	_
65	off	off	ADP	RP	_	64	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
67	for	for	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	in	in	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
69	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	obl	_	_
70	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
71	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	conj	_	_
72	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	73	det	_	_
73	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	_
74	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	73	acl	_	_
75	of	of	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
76	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	83	punct	_	_
78	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	83	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
80	too	too	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
82	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	83	expl	_	_
83	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	cop	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
85	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
86	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	compound	_	_
87	sweeper	sweeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
88	with	with	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
90	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
92	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	93	nsubj	_	_
93	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	87	parataxis	_	_
94	over	over	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
95	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
96	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	96	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
101	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	93	conj	_	_
102	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	obj	_	_
103	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	102	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
106	very	very	ADV	RB	_	107	advmod	_	_
107	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
109	remarkably	remarkably	ADV	RB	_	110	advmod	_	_
110	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	104	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	55	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	55	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past |  |  |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ring** | gerund |  | bells |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |
| 3 | **ring** | past | bells |  |  |  |  | alternately *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **come** | past |  | the little drummers |  |  | then |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drummer=Theme |
| 5 | **beat** | present | the little drummers | drummers's tattoo |  |  |  | in the family circle | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent tattoo=Patient in circle=Topic |
| 6 | **make** | past · passive |  | acquaintance |  |  |  | with those | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 7 | **write** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **put** | gerund |  | drummers's names |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent name=Goal |
| 9 | **mean** | present | drummers's names | much |  | here |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Topic |
| 10 | **use** | gerund | drummers's names *not said here* | grease |  |  |  | instead patent blacking | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grease=Patient |
| 11 | **is a** | past |  | the beadle |  |  |  | with Half's boy | tree rules |
| 12 | **is** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **get** | present | boy | no notice |  |  |  | for general | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent notice=Theme for general=Source |
| 14 | **take** | participle |  | no notice *not said here* |  |  |  | of Half | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent of he=Initial\_Location |
| 15 | **is a** | past |  | the good street sweeper |  |  |  | with Half's cart | tree rules |
| 16 | **turn** | present | the good street sweeper |  |  | the dust bin |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over bin=Trajectory |
| 17 | **call** | present | the good street sweeper *not said here* | notice |  |  |  | good *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 18 | **tattoo** |  | drummers *= drummer* |  |  |  |  |  | nom tattoo «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 19 | **name** |  | drummers *= drummer* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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