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title: But the reindeer begged so hard for little Gerda, and Gerda looked a… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: But the reindeer begged so hard for little Gerda, and Gerda looked at the Finland woman with such beseeching tearful eyes, that her own eyes began to twinkle again; so she drew the reindeer into a corner, and whispered to him while she laid a fresh piece of ice on his head, "Little Kay is really wit
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman, sentence 21

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But the reindeer begged so hard for little Gerda, and Gerda looked at the Finland woman with such beseeching tearful eyes, that her own eyes began to twinkle again; so she drew the reindeer into a corner, and whispered to him while she laid a fresh piece of ice on his head, "Little Kay is really with the Snow Queen, but he finds everything there so much to his taste and his liking, that he believes it is the finest place in the world; but this is because he has a piece of broken glass in his heart, and a little piece of glass in his eye.

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**Who acts:** reindeer, Gerda, own eyes, Little Kay, Kay, piece · **What happens:** beg, look, beseech, begin, twinkle, draw · **To what, where:** this, reindeer, corner, fresh piece, everything, finest place · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (reindeer, Gerda, own eyes, Little Kay), 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:pg27200:175:21
# text = But the reindeer begged so hard for little Gerda, and Gerda looked at the Finland woman with such beseeching tearful eyes, that her own eyes began to twinkle again; so she drew the reindeer into a corner, and whispered to him while she laid a fresh piece of ice on his head, "Little Kay is really with the Snow Queen, but he finds everything there so much to his taste and his liking, that he believes it is the finest place in the world; but this is because he has a piece of broken glass in his heart, and a little piece of glass in his eye.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Gerda	Gerda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Gerda	Gerda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
20	beseeching	beseech	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	amod	_	_
21	tearful	tearful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
26	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
28	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	twinkle	twinkle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	xcomp	_	_
31	again	again	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	so	so	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
34	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	_
38	into	into	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
44	to	to	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
45	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	obl	_	_
46	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	48	mark	_	_
47	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
48	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	advcl	_	_
49	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
50	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
51	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	_
52	of	of	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	nmod	_	_
54	on	on	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	56	nmod:poss	_	_
56	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
58	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	60	amod	_	_
60	Kay	Kay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	nsubj	_	_
61	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	66	cop	_	_
62	really	really	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
63	with	with	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
65	Snow	Snow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	compound	_	_
66	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
68	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
69	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
71	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	70	obj	_	_
72	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	70	advmod	_	_
73	so	so	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	_
74	much	much	ADV	RB	_	70	advmod	_	_
75	to	to	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	77	nmod:poss	_	_
77	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
79	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	80	nmod:poss	_	_
80	liking	liking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
82	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	84	mark	_	_
83	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
84	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	70	conj	_	_
85	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	nsubj	_	_
86	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	89	cop	_	_
87	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
88	finest	fine	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	89	amod	_	_
89	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	ccomp	_	_
90	in	in	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
92	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	95	punct	_	_
94	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
95	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	_
96	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	95	fixed	_	_
97	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	99	mark	_	_
98	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	nsubj	_	_
99	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	96	ccomp	_	_
100	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	obj	_	_
102	of	of	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
103	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	104	amod	_	_
104	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	nmod	_	_
105	in	in	ADP	IN	_	107	case	_	_
106	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	107	nmod:poss	_	_
107	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
109	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	112	cc	_	_
110	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
111	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	112	amod	_	_
112	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	conj	_	_
113	of	of	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
114	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	nmod	_	_
115	in	in	ADP	IN	_	117	case	_	_
116	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | the reindeer | this |  |  |  | for little Gerda; hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | past | Gerda |  |  |  |  | at the Finland woman with such beseeching tearful eyes | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at woman=Theme |
| 3 | **beseech** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **begin** | past | woman's own eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **twinkle** | to-infinitive | woman's own eyes *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **draw** | past | Gerda | the reindeer |  |  |  | into a corner *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reindeer=Patient into corner=Result |
| 7 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | the reindeer *not said here* |  | reindeer |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 8 | **lay** | past | Gerda | a fresh piece of ice on reindeer's head |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Result |
| 9 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Little Kay |  |  |  |  | with the Snow Queen | tree rules |
| 10 | **find** *in a quote* | present | Kay | everything |  | there |  | to reindeer's taste and reindeer's liking | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Topic |
| 11 | **believe** *in a quote* | present | Kay |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 12 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | piece | the finest place |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **have** *in a quote* | present | Kay | a piece of broken glass in reindeer's heart and a little piece of glass in reindeer's eye |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 14 | **break** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 15 | **taste** *in a quote* |  | reindeer |  |  |  |  |  | nom taste «cognition 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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