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title: Far in the interior of the wood, where a noisy swarm of laborers wer… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: Far in the interior of the wood, where a noisy swarm of laborers were working, stood Waldemar Daa and his three daughters, and all were laughing at the wild cries of the birds, excepting one, the youngest, Anna Dorothea, who felt grieved to the heart; and when they made preparations to fell a tree t
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Story of the Wind, sentence 51

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Far in the interior of the wood, where a noisy swarm of laborers were working, stood Waldemar Daa and his three daughters, and all were laughing at the wild cries of the birds, excepting one, the youngest, Anna Dorothea, who felt grieved to the heart; and when they made preparations to fell a tree that was almost dead, and on whose naked branches the black stork had built her nest, she saw the poor little things stretching out their necks, and she begged for mercy for them, with the tears in her eyes.

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**Who acts:** noisy swarm, all, Anna, birds, tree, stork · **What happens:** work, stand, laugh, except, feel, grieve · **To what, where:** Waldemar, wild cries, one, preparations, tree, black stork

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Story of the Wind. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (noisy swarm, all, Anna, birds), 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:pg27200:212:51
# text = Far in the interior of the wood, where a noisy swarm of laborers were working, stood Waldemar Daa and his three daughters, and all were laughing at the wild cries of the birds, excepting one, the youngest, Anna Dorothea, who felt grieved to the heart; and when they made preparations to fell a tree that was almost dead, and on whose naked branches the black stork had built her nest, she saw the poor little things stretching out their necks, and she begged for mercy for them, with the tears in her eyes.
1	Far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	interior	interior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	swarm	swarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	laborers	laborer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
18	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	Waldemar	Waldemar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	Daa	Daa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	29	nsubj	_	_
28	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
30	at	at	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
32	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	cries	cry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obl	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
38	excepting	except	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	29	advcl	_	_
39	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
44	Anna	Anna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	_
45	Dorothea	Dorothea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
47	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	48	nsubj	_	_
48	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	acl:relcl	_	_
49	grieved	grieve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	48	xcomp	_	_
50	to	to	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
55	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	57	advmod	_	_
56	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
58	preparations	preparation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	57	obj	_	_
59	to	to	PART	TO	_	60	mark	_	_
60	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	advcl	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obj	_	_
63	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	66	nsubj	_	_
64	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	66	cop	_	_
65	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
66	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
68	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
69	on	on	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	72	nmod:poss	_	_
71	naked	naked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	obl	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	75	det	_	_
74	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	amod	_	_
75	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	nsubj:pass	_	_
76	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	57	advcl	_	_
78	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
79	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
81	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	nsubj	_	_
82	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
84	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
85	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	82	obj	_	_
87	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	86	acl	_	_
88	out	out	ADP	RP	_	87	compound:prt	_	_
89	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
90	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	94	cc	_	_
93	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	nsubj	_	_
94	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
95	for	for	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	obl	_	_
97	for	for	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
98	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	94	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
100	with	with	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
101	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	102	det	_	_
102	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	94	obl	_	_
103	in	in	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
104	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	105	nmod:poss	_	_
105	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · progressive | a noisy swarm of laborers |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stand** | past |  | Waldemar and swarm's three daughters |  |  |  | far *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer waldemar=Stimulus |
| 3 | **laugh** | past · progressive | all |  |  | the wild cries of the birds |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **except** | gerund | all *not said here* | one  the youngest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **feel** | past | Anna |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 6 | **grieve** | participle | Anna *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the heart | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **make** | past | birds *= bird* | preparations |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset preparation=Product |
| 8 | **fall** | past | birds *= bird* *not said here* | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient tree=Result |
| 9 | **is** | past | a tree |  |  |  |  | almost, dead *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **build** | past · perfect · passive |  | the black stork |  | naked branches |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary nest=Product |
| 11 | **see** | past | stork | the poor little things |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
| 12 | **stretch out** | gerund | the poor little things *not said here* | trees's necks |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent neck=Patient |
| 13 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | stork |  |  |  |  | for mercy; for trees *= tree*; with the tears in stork's eyes | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for mercy=Topic |
| 14 | **cry** |  | the birds |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=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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