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title: But the fair, pale girl, the friend of his childhood, the daughter o… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: But the fair, pale girl, the friend of his childhood, the daughter of the General, stood there with a rosy blush on her usually pale cheeks, and her eyes opened wide, and her mouth seemed to speak without uttering a word, and the greeting he received from her was the most beautiful greeting a young 
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Porter's Son, part 2, sentence 76

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But the fair, pale girl, the friend of his childhood, the daughter of the General, stood there with a rosy blush on her usually pale cheeks, and her eyes opened wide, and her mouth seemed to speak without uttering a word, and the greeting he received from her was the most beautiful greeting a young man can desire from a young lady, if they are not related, or have not danced many times together, and she and the architect had never danced together.

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**Who acts:** fair pale girl, eyes, mouth, greeting · **What happens:** stand, open, seem, speak, utter, receive · **To what, where:** pale cheeks, word, greeting, young man, lady · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Porter's Son, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (fair pale girl, eyes, mouth, greeting), 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:pg27200:147:76
# text = But the fair, pale girl, the friend of his childhood, the daughter of the General, stood there with a rosy blush on her usually pale cheeks, and her eyes opened wide, and her mouth seemed to speak without uttering a word, and the greeting he received from her was the most beautiful greeting a young man can desire from a young lady, if they are not related, or have not danced many times together, and she and the architect had never danced together.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	rosy	rosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	blush	blush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
27	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
28	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
33	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nsubj	_	_
35	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	_
36	wide	wide	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
39	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	nsubj	_	_
41	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	_
42	to	to	PART	TO	_	43	mark	_	_
43	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	xcomp	_	_
44	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	45	mark	_	_
45	uttering	utter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	43	advcl	_	_
46	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nsubj	_	_
52	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
53	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	acl:relcl	_	_
54	from	from	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obl	_	_
56	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	cop	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
58	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	59	advmod	_	_
59	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	parataxis	_	_
60	greeting	greet	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	65	csubj	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
62	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	63	amod	_	_
63	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obj	_	_
64	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	65	aux	_	_
65	desire	desire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	59	parataxis	_	_
66	from	from	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
67	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
68	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	69	amod	_	_
69	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
71	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	75	mark	_	_
72	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
73	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	75	cop	_	_
74	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	75	advmod	_	_
75	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
77	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
78	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	80	aux	_	_
79	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	80	advmod	_	_
80	danced	dance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	75	conj	_	_
81	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
82	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obl:unmarked	_	_
83	together	together	ADV	RB	_	80	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
85	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
86	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj:pass	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	architect	architect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	conj	_	_
90	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	92	aux	_	_
91	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	92	advmod	_	_
92	danced	dance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	80	conj	_	_
93	together	together	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the fair pale girl and the friend of George's childhood and the daughter of the General |  |  | daughter's pale cheeks; there |  | with a rosy blush | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on cheek=Location |
| 2 | **open** | past | daughter's eyes |  |  |  |  | wide *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **seem** | past | daughter's mouth |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | daughter's mouth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **utter** *speech: other* | gerund | daughter's mouth *not said here* | a word |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 6 | **receive** | past | mouth | the greeting *not said here* |  |  |  | from daughter | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent greeting=Theme from she=Source |
| 7 | **is** | past | the greeting |  |  |  |  | beautiful *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **greet** *speech: greet* | gerund |  |  | a young man |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
| 9 | **desire** | can | greeting |  |  |  |  | from a young lady | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 10 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | eyes *= eye* |  |  |  |  | related *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **not** **dance** | present · perfect | eyes *= eye* *not said here* |  |  |  | time | together *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **not** **dance** | past · perfect · passive |  | lady |  |  |  | together *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: subject=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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