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title: He had his lord high constable executed, and he could execute him, r… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: He had his lord high constable executed, and he could execute him, right or wrong; but he had the innocent children of the constable, one seven and the other eight years old, placed under the scaffold so that the warm blood of their father spurted over them, and then he had them sent to the Bastille
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Third Visit, sentence 52

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He had his lord high constable executed, and he could execute him, right or wrong; but he had the innocent children of the constable, one seven and the other eight years old, placed under the scaffold so that the warm blood of their father spurted over them, and then he had them sent to the Bastille, and shut up in iron cages, where not even a coverlet was given them to protect them from the cold.

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**Who acts:** trait · **What happens:** have, execute, place, spurt, send, shut up · **To what, where:** lord high constable, Louis, innocent children, scaffold, father, Bastille

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Third Visit. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (trait), 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:pg27200:138:52
# text = He had his lord high constable executed, and he could execute him, right or wrong; but he had the innocent children of the constable, one seven and the other eight years old, placed under the scaffold so that the warm blood of their father spurted over them, and then he had them sent to the Bastille, and shut up in iron cages, where not even a coverlet was given them to protect them from the cold.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	constable	constable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	execute	execute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	constable	constable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	compound	_	_
30	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	parataxis	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
33	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
34	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	35	nummod	_	_
35	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl:unmarked	_	_
36	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	36	conj	_	_
39	under	under	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	scaffold	scaffold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obl	_	_
42	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	46	case	_	_
43	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	42	fixed	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
45	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obl	_	_
47	of	of	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
48	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	49	nmod:poss	_	_
49	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	nmod	_	_
50	spurted	spurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	49	acl	_	_
51	over	over	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
52	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
55	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	57	advmod	_	_
56	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	aux	_	_
58	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	obj	_	_
59	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
60	to	to	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	Bastille	Bastille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
65	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	59	conj	_	_
66	up	up	ADP	RP	_	65	compound:prt	_	_
67	in	in	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	compound	_	_
69	cages	cage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
71	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	77	advmod	_	_
72	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	75	advmod	_	_
73	even	even	ADV	RB	_	75	advmod	_	_
74	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	75	det	_	_
75	coverlet	coverlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nsubj:pass	_	_
76	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	77	aux:pass	_	_
77	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	65	conj	_	_
78	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	obj	_	_
79	to	to	PART	TO	_	80	mark	_	_
80	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	77	advcl	_	_
81	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	obj	_	_
82	from	from	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | trait | trait's lord high constable |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constable=Patient |
| 2 | **execute** | participle |  | trait's lord high constable *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **execute** | could | trait | Louis |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **have** | past | trait | the innocent children of the constable |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 5 | **place** | participle | trait *not said here* |  |  | the scaffold |  | so the warm blood of children's father | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent under scaffold=Destination |
| 6 | **spurt** | participle |  | children's father *not said here* |  |  |  | over children *= child* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over they=Destination |
| 7 | **send** | past · perfect |  |  | the Bastille |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to bastille=Destination |
| 8 | **shut up** | participle |  |  |  | iron cages |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **give** | past · passive |  | a coverlet |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient they=Theme |
| 10 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | children *= child* |  |  |  | from the cold | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary from cold=Theme |

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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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