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title: Now I can imagine that this same idea may prevent him from resting q… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: Now I can imagine that this same idea may prevent him from resting quietly in his grave; for suppose that to produce a good effect, it is necessary to bring out his new idea at breakfast, and that he can only make his appearance on earth at midnight, as ghosts are believed generally to do; why then 
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, A Cheerful Temper, sentence 42

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Now I can imagine that this same idea may prevent him from resting quietly in his grave; for suppose that to produce a good effect, it is necessary to bring out his new idea at breakfast, and that he can only make his appearance on earth at midnight, as ghosts are believed generally to do; why then this good idea would not suit the hour, and the man would have to carry it down again with him into the grave--that must be a troubled grave.

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**Who acts:** I, same idea, that, man, good idea · **What happens:** imagine, prevent, rest, produce, be, bring out · **To what, where:** man, grave, good effect, new idea, breakfast, appearance

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, A Cheerful Temper. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, same idea, that, man), 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:pg27200:16:42
# text = Now I can imagine that this same idea may prevent him from resting quietly in his grave; for suppose that to produce a good effect, it is necessary to bring out his new idea at breakfast, and that he can only make his appearance on earth at midnight, as ghosts are believed generally to do; why then this good idea would not suit the hour, and the man would have to carry it down again with him into the grave--that must be a troubled grave.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	imagine	imagine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	suppose	suppose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	expl	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	conj	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	csubj	_	_
33	out	out	ADP	RP	_	32	compound:prt	_	_
34	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
35	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
37	at	at	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
40	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
41	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	45	mark	_	_
42	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
43	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	45	aux	_	_
44	only	only	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
45	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	parataxis	_	_
46	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	47	nmod:poss	_	_
47	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	_
48	on	on	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
49	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	_
50	at	at	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
51	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
53	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	56	mark	_	_
54	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	nsubj:pass	_	_
55	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	56	aux:pass	_	_
56	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	45	advcl	_	_
57	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	_
58	to	to	PART	TO	_	59	mark	_	_
59	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
61	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	68	advmod	_	_
62	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	68	advmod	_	_
63	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	65	det	_	_
64	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
65	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	nsubj	_	_
66	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
67	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	68	advmod	_	_
68	suit	suit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	conj	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nsubj	_	_
75	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
77	to	to	PART	TO	_	78	mark	_	_
78	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	xcomp	_	_
79	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obj	_	_
80	down	down	ADP	RP	_	78	compound:prt	_	_
81	again	again	ADV	RB	_	78	advmod	_	_
82	with	with	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
83	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	obl	_	_
84	into	into	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	93	nsubj	_	_
89	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	93	aux	_	_
90	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	93	cop	_	_
91	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
92	troubled	troubled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imagine** | can | I |  |  |  | now |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** | may | this same idea | man |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer he=Theme |
| 3 | **rest** | gerund | this same idea *not said here* |  |  | man's grave |  | quietly *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in grave=Location |
| 4 | **produce** | to-infinitive | that | a good effect |  |  |  | for suppose | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent effect=Result for suppose=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **is** | present | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | necessary *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **bring out** | to-infinitive |  | man's new idea |  | breakfast |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |
| 7 | **make** | can | man | man's appearance |  | earth at midnight |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appearance=Product |
| 8 | **believe** | present · passive |  | ghosts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | generally *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **not** **suit** | would | this good idea |  |  |  | then; hour |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **have** | would | the man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **carry down** | to-infinitive | the man *not said here* | idea |  | the grave and a troubled grave | again | with man | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 13 | **is a** | must | that | a troubled grave |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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