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title: The child that was to have rested upon a magnificent couch, draped w… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, A Story From the Sand-hills, part 1, sentence 113

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The child that was to have rested upon a magnificent couch, draped with silken curtains, in a luxurious home; it was to have been welcomed with joy to a life rich in all the good things of this world; and now Heaven had ordained that it should be born in this humble retreat, that it should not even receive a kiss from its mother, for when the fisherman's wife laid the child upon the mother's bosom, it rested on a heart that beat no more--she was dead.

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**Who acts:** Heaven, home, wife, heart, mother · **What happens:** rest, drape, welcome, ordain, bear, not receive · **To what, where:** child, magnificent couch, luxurious home, home, humble retreat, kiss

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, A Story From the Sand-hills, 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 (Heaven, home, wife, heart), 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:pg27200:158:113
# text = The child that was to have rested upon a magnificent couch, draped with silken curtains, in a luxurious home; it was to have been welcomed with joy to a life rich in all the good things of this world; and now Heaven had ordained that it should be born in this humble retreat, that it should not even receive a kiss from its mother, for when the fisherman's wife laid the child upon the mother's bosom, it rested on a heart that beat no more--she was dead.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	rested	rest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	couch	couch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	draped	drape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	silken	silken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	luxurious	luxurious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
26	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	aux	_	_
27	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
34	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
36	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	39	det:predet	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
38	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	42	det	_	_
42	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	48	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
45	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	48	advmod	_	_
46	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	nsubj	_	_
47	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	aux	_	_
48	ordained	ordain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
49	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	53	mark	_	_
50	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj:pass	_	_
51	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
52	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	aux:pass	_	_
53	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	48	advcl	_	_
54	in	in	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
55	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	57	det	_	_
56	humble	humble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	57	amod	_	_
57	retreat	retreat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
59	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	64	mark	_	_
60	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
61	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	64	aux	_	_
62	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	64	advmod	_	_
63	even	even	ADV	RB	_	64	advmod	_	_
64	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	conj	_	_
65	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
66	kiss	kiss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obj	_	_
67	from	from	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	69	nmod:poss	_	_
69	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
71	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	77	mark	_	_
72	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	77	mark	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	's	's	PART	POS	_	74	case	_	_
76	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nsubj	_	_
77	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	conj	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	_
80	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
81	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	's	's	PART	POS	_	82	case	_	_
84	bosom	bosom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	87	nsubj	_	_
87	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	conj	_	_
88	on	on	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	_
91	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	92	nsubj	_	_
92	beat	beat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	90	acl:relcl	_	_
93	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	94	det	_	_
94	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	92	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nsubj	_	_
97	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	98	cop	_	_
98	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | past · perfect · passive |  | the child |  | a magnificent couch |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme upon couch=Location |
| 2 | **drape** | participle |  | a magnificent couch *not said here* |  | a luxurious home |  | with silken curtains | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in home=Destination |
| 3 | **welcome** | past · perfect · passive |  | home |  |  |  | with joy; to a life | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **ordain** | past · perfect | Heaven |  |  |  | now |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **bear** | should · passive |  | home |  | this humble retreat |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 6 | **not** **receive** | should | home | a kiss |  |  |  | from home's mother | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent kiss=Theme from mother=Source |
| 7 | **lay** | past | the fisherman's wife | the child |  | the mother's bosom |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent child=Theme upon bosom=Destination |
| 8 | **rest** | past | home |  |  | a heart |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on heart=Location |
| 9 | **beat** | past | a heart | no more |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location more=Theme |
| 10 | **is** | past | wife |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **bosom** |  | the mother |  |  |  |  |  | nom bosom «state 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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