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title: And when, in the evening, at the sunset hour, he stood in his little… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: And when, in the evening, at the sunset hour, he stood in his little cell, and, opening the window, looked out upon old Rome, upon the desolated temples, and the great dead Coliseum--when he saw all this in its spring garb, when the acacias bloomed, and the ivy was fresh, and roses burst forth every
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Psyche, sentence 180

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And when, in the evening, at the sunset hour, he stood in his little cell, and, opening the window, looked out upon old Rome, upon the desolated temples, and the great dead Coliseum--when he saw all this in its spring garb, when the acacias bloomed, and the ivy was fresh, and roses burst forth everywhere, and the citron and orange were in the height of their beauty, and the palm trees waved their branches--then he felt a deeper emotion than had ever yet thrilled through him.

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**Who acts:** Brother, acacias, ivy, roses, citron, palm trees · **What happens:** stand, open, look out, desolate, see, bloom · **To what, where:** little cell, window, this, spring garb, height, branches

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Psyche. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Brother, acacias, ivy, roses), 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:pg27200:151:180
# text = And when, in the evening, at the sunset hour, he stood in his little cell, and, opening the window, looked out upon old Rome, upon the desolated temples, and the great dead Coliseum--when he saw all this in its spring garb, when the acacias bloomed, and the ivy was fresh, and roses burst forth everywhere, and the citron and orange were in the height of their beauty, and the palm trees waved their branches--then he felt a deeper emotion than had ever yet thrilled through him.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	opening	open	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
27	out	out	ADP	RP	_	26	compound:prt	_	_
28	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
32	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	desolated	desolate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	35	amod	_	_
35	temples	temple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
39	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
40	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	Coliseum	Coliseum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	45	advmod	_	_
44	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
45	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	conj	_	_
46	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	47	det:predet	_	_
47	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	45	obj	_	_
48	in	in	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
49	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	51	nmod:poss	_	_
50	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	compound	_	_
51	garb	garb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
53	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	56	advmod	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	acacias	acacia	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	nsubj	_	_
56	bloomed	bloom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	51	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nsubj	_	_
61	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	cop	_	_
62	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
65	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	66	nsubj	_	_
66	burst	burst	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
67	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
68	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	66	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	citron	citron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nsubj	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
74	orange	orange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	conj	_	_
75	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	78	cop	_	_
76	in	in	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	obl	_	_
79	of	of	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
80	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	81	nmod:poss	_	_
81	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
85	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	compound	_	_
86	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	nsubj	_	_
87	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
88	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	89	nmod:poss	_	_
89	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	93	advmod	_	_
92	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
93	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	conj	_	_
94	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	96	det	_	_
95	deeper	deep	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	96	amod	_	_
96	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obj	_	_
97	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	98	mark	_	_
98	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	93	advcl	_	_
99	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	100	advmod	_	_
100	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	101	advmod	_	_
101	thrilled	thrill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	98	xcomp	_	_
102	through	through	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
103	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | Brother |  |  | Brother's little cell | evening |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cell=Location |
| 2 | **open** | gerund | Brother *not said here* | the window |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |
| 3 | **look out** | past | Brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon old Rome | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **desolate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **see** | past | Brother | this |  | Coliseum's spring garb |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |
| 6 | **bloom** | participle | the acacias |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is** | past | the ivy |  |  |  |  | fresh *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **burst** | past | roses |  |  |  |  | everywhere, forth *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **is** | past | the citron and orange |  |  | the height |  | of citrons's beauty | tree rules |
| 10 | **wave** | past | the palm trees | citrons's branches |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Patient |
| 11 | **feel** | past | Brother | a deeper emotion |  |  | then |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emotion=Theme |
| 12 | **have** | past | Brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **thrill** | participle | Brother *not said here* |  |  |  | yet | through Brother | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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