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title: One drop of blood, one single drop, came out of the white feathers o… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: One drop of blood, one single drop, came out of the white feathers of the angel's wings and fell upon the ship in which the prince sat, burnt into it, and weighed upon it like thousands of hundredweights, dragging it rapidly down to the earth again; the strong wings of the eagles gave way, the wind 
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Wicked Prince, sentence 22

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One drop of blood, one single drop, came out of the white feathers of the angel's wings and fell upon the ship in which the prince sat, burnt into it, and weighed upon it like thousands of hundredweights, dragging it rapidly down to the earth again; the strong wings of the eagles gave way, the wind roared round the prince's head, and the clouds around--were they formed by the smoke rising up from the burnt cities?--took strange shapes, like crabs many, many miles long, which stretched their claws out after him, and rose up like enormous rocks, from which rolling masses dashed down, and became fire-spitting dragons.

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**Who acts:** One drop, prince, strong wings, wind, smoke, rolling masses · **What happens:** come out, fall, sit, burnt, weigh, drag · **To what, where:** white feathers, ship, earth, way, head, clouds

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Wicked Prince. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (One drop, prince, strong wings, wind), 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:pg27200:207:22
# text = One drop of blood, one single drop, came out of the white feathers of the angel's wings and fell upon the ship in which the prince sat, burnt into it, and weighed upon it like thousands of hundredweights, dragging it rapidly down to the earth again; the strong wings of the eagles gave way, the wind roared round the prince's head, and the clouds around--were they formed by the smoke rising up from the burnt cities?--took strange shapes, like crabs many, many miles long, which stretched their claws out after him, and rose up like enormous rocks, from which rolling masses dashed down, and became fire-spitting dragons.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
23	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	obl	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	_
30	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	parataxis	_	_
33	into	into	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
37	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
38	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	obl	_	_
40	like	like	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
41	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	obl	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	hundredweights	hundredweight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
45	dragging	drag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	37	advcl	_	_
46	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	_
47	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	_
48	down	down	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
49	to	to	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obl	_	_
52	again	again	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	60	punct	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
55	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	60	nsubj	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	nmod	_	_
60	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
61	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	nsubj	_	_
65	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	60	conj	_	_
66	round	round	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	's	's	PART	POS	_	68	case	_	_
70	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	nsubj:pass	_	_
75	around	around	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	79	aux:pass	_	_
78	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
79	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	60	advcl	_	_
80	by	by	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	_
83	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	82	acl	_	_
84	up	up	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	_
85	from	from	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
87	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	88	amod	_	_
88	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
92	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
95	like	like	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	crabs	crab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	obl	_	_
97	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	100	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	_
99	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	100	amod	_	_
100	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	101	obl:unmarked	_	_
101	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	91	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
103	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	104	nsubj	_	_
104	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	conj	_	_
105	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	106	nmod:poss	_	_
106	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	104	obj	_	_
107	out	out	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	_
108	after	after	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
109	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	104	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
111	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	112	cc	_	_
112	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
113	up	up	ADP	RP	_	112	compound:prt	_	_
114	like	like	ADP	IN	_	116	case	_	_
115	enormous	enormous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	116	amod	_	_
116	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	122	punct	_	_
118	from	from	ADP	IN	_	119	case	_	_
119	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	122	obl	_	_
120	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	121	amod	_	_
121	masses	mass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	122	nsubj	_	_
122	dashed	dash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	112	conj	_	_
123	down	down	ADP	RP	_	122	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	126	punct	_	_
125	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	126	cc	_	_
126	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
127	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	129	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	127	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	spitting	spitting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	130	amod	_	_
130	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	126	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
131	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | One drop of blood and one single drop | the white feathers of the angel's wings |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient feather=Result |
| 2 | **fall** | past | One drop of blood and one single drop *not said here* |  |  | the ship |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon ship=Location |
| 3 | **sit** | past | the prince |  |  | the ship |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in which=Location |
| 4 | **burnt** | participle |  |  |  | ship |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **weigh** | past | One drop of blood and one single drop *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon ship; like thousands of hundredweights | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **drag** | gerund | One drop of blood and one single drop *not said here* | ship |  | the earth | again | down *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to earth=Destination |
| 7 | **give** | past | the strong wings of the eagles | way |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 8 | **roar** | past | the wind |  |  | the prince's head |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round head=Trajectory |
| 9 | **form** | past · passive | the smoke | the clouds |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
| 10 | **rise up** | gerund | the smoke *not said here* |  |  | the burnt cities |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **take** | past |  | strange shapes |  |  |  | like crabs; long *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |
| 12 | **stretch out** | past |  | wings's claws |  |  | after prince | out *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent claw=Patient |
| 13 | **rise up** | past |  |  |  |  |  | like enormous rocks | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 15 | **dash down** | participle | rolling masses |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from which=Trajectory |
| 16 | **become** | past | One drop of blood and one single drop *not said here* | spitting dragons |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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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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