--- title: The purple heather still extends for miles, with its barrows and aer… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: The purple heather still extends for miles, with its barrows and aerial spectacles, intersected with sandy uneven roads, just as it did then; towards the west, where broad streams run into the bays, are marshes and meadows encircled by lofty, sandy hills, which, like a chain of Alps, raise their poi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/158/60/) [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/) / [A Story From the Sand-hills, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/158/) / 60 # Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, A Story From the Sand-hills, part 1, sentence 60 The purple heather still extends for miles, with its barrows and aerial spectacles, intersected with sandy uneven roads, just as it did then; towards the west, where broad streams run into the bays, are marshes and meadows encircled by lofty, sandy hills, which, like a chain of Alps, raise their pointed summits near the sea; they are only broken by high ridges of clay, from which the sea, year by year, bites out great mouthfuls, so that the overhanging banks fall down as if by the shock of an earthquake. **Who acts:** purple heather, barrows, heather, broad streams, high ridges, overhanging banks · **What happens:** extend, intersect, do, run, be, encircle · **To what, where:** west, bays, marshes, pointed summits, sea, barrows 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 (purple heather, barrows, heather, broad streams), 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:pg27200:158:60 # text = The purple heather still extends for miles, with its barrows and aerial spectacles, intersected with sandy uneven roads, just as it did then; towards the west, where broad streams run into the bays, are marshes and meadows encircled by lofty, sandy hills, which, like a chain of Alps, raise their pointed summits near the sea; they are only broken by high ridges of clay, from which the sea, year by year, bites out great mouthfuls, so that the overhanging banks fall down as if by the shock of an earthquake. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 purple purple ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 heather heather NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 still still ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 extends extend VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 miles mile NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 9 with with SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 10 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 barrows barrow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nsubj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 aerial aerial ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 spectacles spectacle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 intersected intersect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 17 with with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 sandy sandy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 19 uneven uneven ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 just just ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 23 as as SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 26 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 25 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ; ; PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 towards towards ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 west west NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 32 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 35 advmod _ _ 33 broad broad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 streams stream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 nsubj _ _ 35 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 acl:relcl _ _ 36 into into ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 bays bay NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 41 marshes marsh NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obl _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 meadows meadow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 conj _ _ 44 encircled encircle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 acl _ _ 45 by by ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 46 lofty lofty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 48 sandy sandy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 hills hill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 51 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 55 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 like like ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 chain chain NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 conj _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 Alps alp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 59 raise raise VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 60 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 62 nmod:poss _ _ 61 pointed pointed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 amod _ _ 62 summits summit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obj _ _ 63 near near ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 67 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj:pass _ _ 68 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 70 aux:pass _ _ 69 only only ADV RB _ 70 advmod _ _ 70 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 71 by by ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 ridges ridge NOUN NNS Number=Plur 70 obl _ _ 74 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 clay clay NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 77 from from ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 78 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 80 obl _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 82 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 appos _ _ 83 by by ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 86 bites bite VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 87 out out ADP RP _ 86 compound:prt _ _ 88 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 mouthfuls mouthful NOUN NNS Number=Plur 86 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 90 , , PUNCT , _ 96 punct _ _ 91 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 96 mark _ _ 92 that that SCONJ IN _ 91 fixed _ _ 93 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 95 det _ _ 94 overhanging overhang VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 95 amod _ _ 95 banks bank NOUN NNS Number=Plur 96 nsubj _ _ 96 fall fall VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 86 conj _ _ 97 down down ADP RP _ 96 compound:prt _ _ 98 as as ADP IN _ 102 case _ _ 99 if if SCONJ IN _ 102 mark _ _ 100 by by ADP IN _ 102 case _ _ 101 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 102 det _ _ 102 shock shock NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 obl _ _ 103 of of ADP IN _ 105 case _ _ 104 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 105 det _ _ 105 earthquake earthquake NOUN NN Number=Sing 102 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 106 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **extend** | present | the purple heather | | | the west | still | for miles | vn body\_motion-49.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent towards west=Path | | 2 | **intersect** | participle | heather's barrows and aerial spectacles | | | | | with sandy uneven roads | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **do** | past | heather | | | | then | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **run** | present | broad streams | | | | | into the bays *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into bay=Result | | 5 | **is a** | present | | marshes and meadows | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **encircle** | participle | | marshes and meadows *not said here* | | | | by lofty sandy hills and a chain of Alps | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **raise** | present | | streams's pointed summits | | the sea | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent summit=Theme near sea=Destination | | 8 | **break** | present · passive | high ridges of clay | barrows *= barrow* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient | | 9 | **bite out** | present | the purple heather *not said here* | great mouthfuls | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Patient | | 10 | **overhang** | gerund | | | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **fall down** | present | the overhanging banks | | | | | as the shock of a earthquake | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **shock** | | | a earthquake | | | | | nom shock «feeling transitive»: of=patient | 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 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/158/59/) - next →: [sentence 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/158/61/) - ↑ back to [A Story From the Sand-hills, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/158/)