--- title: One of the coats of arms, the one that belonged to her, was a very d… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: One of the coats of arms, the one that belonged to her, was a very dear one; it had been bought for hard cash by her father, for he had not been born with it, nor had she; she had come into the world too early, seven years before the coat of arms, and most people remembered this circumstance, but th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/39/) [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/) / [The Porter's Son, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/) / 39 # Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Porter's Son, part 1, sentence 39 One of the coats of arms, the one that belonged to her, was a very dear one; it had been bought for hard cash by her father, for he had not been born with it, nor had she; she had come into the world too early, seven years before the coat of arms, and most people remembered this circumstance, but the family did not remember it. **Who acts:** one, father, lady, most people, family · **What happens:** belong, be, buy, not bear, have, come · **To what, where:** lady, dear one, linen, General, world, circumstance This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Porter's Son, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (one, father, lady, most people), 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:pg27200:146:39 # text = One of the coats of arms, the one that belonged to her, was a very dear one; it had been bought for hard cash by her father, for he had not been born with it, nor had she; she had come into the world too early, seven years before the coat of arms, and most people remembered this circumstance, but the family did not remember it. 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 coats coat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 appos _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 belonged belong VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 17 very very ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 dear dear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 23 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 bought buy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 parataxis _ _ 25 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 cash cash NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 by by ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 32 for for ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 34 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 35 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 36 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 born bear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 conj _ _ 38 with with ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 42 cc _ _ 42 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ; ; PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 1 parataxis _ _ 48 into into ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 51 too too ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 52 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 54 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 55 nummod _ _ 55 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obl _ _ 56 before before ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nmod _ _ 59 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 58 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 63 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 64 amod _ _ 64 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 nsubj _ _ 65 remembered remember VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 conj _ _ 66 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 67 det _ _ 67 circumstance circumstance NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 69 but but CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 nsubj _ _ 72 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 73 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 74 advmod _ _ 74 remember remember VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 65 parataxis _ _ 75 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 76 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **belong** | past | the one | | lady | | | | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | past | | a dear one | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **buy** | past · perfect · passive | lady's father | linen | | | | for hard cash | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for cash=Beneficiary | | 4 | **not** **bear** | past · perfect · passive | | General | | | | with linen | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 5 | **have** | past | | lady | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 6 | **come** | past · perfect | lady | | | the world | year | early *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into world=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **remember** | past | most people | this circumstance | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme | | 8 | **not** **remember** | past · do-support | the family | linen | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme | 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 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/40/) - ↑ back to [The Porter's Son, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/146/)