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title: Knud's thoughts had been daily with Joanna, and now he knew that she… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: Knud's thoughts had been daily with Joanna, and now he knew that she also had thought of him; and the nearer the time came for his apprenticeship to end, the clearer did it appear to him that he loved Joanna, and that she must be his wife; and a smile came on his lips at the thought, and at one time
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Under the Willow-tree, part 1, sentence 57

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Knud's thoughts had been daily with Joanna, and now he knew that she also had thought of him; and the nearer the time came for his apprenticeship to end, the clearer did it appear to him that he loved Joanna, and that she must be his wife; and a smile came on his lips at the thought, and at one time he drew the thread so fast as he worked, and pressed his foot so hard against the knee strap, that he ran the awl into his finger; but what did he care for that?

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**Who acts:** thoughts, Knud, nearer, it, dream, smile · **What happens:** be, know, think, come, appear, love · **To what, where:** dream, Joanna, wife, lips, thread, foot

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Under the Willow-tree, 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 (thoughts, Knud, nearer, it), 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:pg27200:202:57
# text = Knud's thoughts had been daily with Joanna, and now he knew that she also had thought of him; and the nearer the time came for his apprenticeship to end, the clearer did it appear to him that he loved Joanna, and that she must be his wife; and a smile came on his lips at the thought, and at one time he drew the thread so fast as he worked, and pressed his foot so hard against the knee strap, that he ran the awl into his finger; but what did he care for that?
1	Knud	Knud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
6	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Joanna	Joanna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	also	also	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	27	nsubj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
27	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	apprenticeship	apprenticeship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	clearer	clear	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	38	advcl	_	_
36	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
37	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
38	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	conj	_	_
39	to	to	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
40	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	obl	_	_
41	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
42	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
43	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	advcl	_	_
44	Joanna	Joanna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
47	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	52	mark	_	_
48	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
49	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
50	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	cop	_	_
51	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
52	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	57	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	nsubj	_	_
57	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
58	on	on	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	60	nmod:poss	_	_
60	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	obl	_	_
61	at	at	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
66	at	at	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	68	nummod	_	_
68	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	_
69	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	conj	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obj	_	_
73	so	so	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	_
74	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	70	advmod	_	_
75	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	77	mark	_	_
76	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
77	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	74	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	pressed	press	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	parataxis	_	_
81	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	82	nmod:poss	_	_
82	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	_
83	so	so	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	80	advmod	_	_
85	against	against	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
87	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	compound	_	_
88	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
90	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	92	mark	_	_
91	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
92	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	80	conj	_	_
93	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	awl	awl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	obj	_	_
95	into	into	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
96	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	97	nmod:poss	_	_
97	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	103	punct	_	_
99	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	103	cc	_	_
100	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	103	obj	_	_
101	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	103	aux	_	_
102	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	103	nsubj	_	_
103	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
104	for	for	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
105	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	103	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | with Joanna; daily *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past | Knud's thoughts |  |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past · perfect | Knud |  |  |  |  | of dream | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **come** | past | the nearer |  |  |  |  | for dream's apprenticeship to end | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **appear** | past · do-support | it |  | dream |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **love** | past | dream | Joanna |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer joanna=Stimulus |
| 7 | **is a** | must | Knud | dream's wife |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **come** | past | a smile |  |  | dream's lips |  | at the thought | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lip=Location |
| 9 | **draw** | past | smile | the thread |  |  | time | fast *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Theme |
| 10 | **work** | past | smile |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **press** | past |  | dream's foot |  |  |  | against the knee strap; hard *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Theme |
| 12 | **run** | past | smile | the awl |  | dream's finger |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent awl=Theme into finger=Trajectory |
| 13 | **care** | past · do-support | smile |  |  |  |  | for that | tree rules |
| 14 | **think** |  | Knud |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «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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