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title: I myself helped to rescue cattle and things, nothing alive burnt, ex… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: I myself helped to rescue cattle and things, nothing alive burnt, except a flight of pigeons, which flew into the fire, and the yard dog, of which I had not thought; one could hear him howl out of the fire, and this howling I still hear when I wish to sleep; and when I have fallen asleep, the great 
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, A Story, sentence 73

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I myself helped to rescue cattle and things, nothing alive burnt, except a flight of pigeons, which flew into the fire, and the yard dog, of which I had not thought; one could hear him howl out of the fire, and this howling I still hear when I wish to sleep; and when I have fallen asleep, the great rough dog comes and places himself upon me, and howls, presses, and tortures me.

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**Who acts:** I, pigeons, one, dog, howling, great rough dog · **What happens:** help, rescue, fly, not think, hear, howl out · **To what, where:** cattle, fire, yard dog, dog

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, A Story. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, pigeons, one, dog), 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:pg27200:2:73
# text = I myself helped to rescue cattle and things, nothing alive burnt, except a flight of pigeons, which flew into the fire, and the yard dog, of which I had not thought; one could hear him howl out of the fire, and this howling I still hear when I wish to sleep; and when I have fallen asleep, the great rough dog comes and places himself upon me, and howls, presses, and tortures me.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	conj	_	_
11	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	except	except	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	pigeons	pigeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	36	obl	_	_
33	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
34	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	36	advmod	_	_
36	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
38	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
39	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	40	aux	_	_
40	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	advcl	_	_
41	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	obj	_	_
42	howl	howl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	xcomp	_	_
43	out	out	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
49	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	50	det	_	_
50	howling	howling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	nsubj	_	_
51	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
52	still	still	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	_
53	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
54	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	56	advmod	_	_
55	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	wish	wish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	53	advcl	_	_
57	to	to	PART	TO	_	58	mark	_	_
58	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
61	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	64	mark	_	_
62	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
63	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux	_	_
64	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	71	advcl	_	_
65	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
68	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	amod	_	_
69	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	amod	_	_
70	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
71	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	parataxis	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
73	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	nsubj	_	_
74	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	73	nmod:unmarked	_	_
75	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
76	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	73	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
79	howls	howl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
81	presses	press	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
84	tortures	torture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	conj	_	_
85	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	71	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | cattle and things |  |  |  | except a flight of pigeons | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | past | pigeons |  |  |  |  | into the fire *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into fire=Result |
| 4 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | the yard dog |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **hear** | could | one | dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **howl out** | infinitive | dog *not said here* | the fire |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |
| 7 | **hear** | present | this howling |  |  |  | still |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **wish** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 9 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **fall** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 11 | **come** | present | the great rough dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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