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title: At last the turn came for that brother who knew the dictionary by he… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: At last the turn came for that brother who knew the dictionary by heart; but he did not know it now; he had absolutely forgotten it altogether; and the boards seemed to re-echo with his footsteps, and the ceiling of the hall was made of looking-glass, so that he saw himself standing on his head; and
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, An Old Story Told Anew, sentence 61

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At last the turn came for that brother who knew the dictionary by heart; but he did not know it now; he had absolutely forgotten it altogether; and the boards seemed to re-echo with his footsteps, and the ceiling of the hall was made of looking-glass, so that he saw himself standing on his head; and at the window stood three clerks and a head clerk, and every one of them was writing down every single word that was uttered, so that it might be printed in the newspapers, and sold for a penny at the street corners.

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**Who acts:** brother, heart, boards, one · **What happens:** come, know, not know, forget, seem, re-echo · **To what, where:** last turn, dictionary, ceiling, heart, head, three clerks

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, An Old Story Told Anew. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (brother, heart, boards, one), 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:pg27200:28:61
# text = At last the turn came for that brother who knew the dictionary by heart; but he did not know it now; he had absolutely forgotten it altogether; and the boards seemed to re-echo with his footsteps, and the ceiling of the hall was made of looking-glass, so that he saw himself standing on his head; and at the window stood three clerks and a head clerk, and every one of them was writing down every single word that was uttered, so that it might be printed in the newspapers, and sold for a penny at the street corners.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
18	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	boards	board	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nsubj	_	_
34	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
35	to	to	PART	TO	_	36	mark	_	_
36	re-echo	re-echo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	xcomp	_	_
37	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
39	footsteps	footstep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nsubj:pass	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	nmod	_	_
47	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	aux:pass	_	_
48	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	34	parataxis	_	_
49	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	50	mark	_	_
50	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	52	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	50	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
54	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	57	mark	_	_
55	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	54	fixed	_	_
56	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	48	conj	_	_
58	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	57	obj	_	_
59	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	57	xcomp	_	_
60	on	on	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	62	nmod:poss	_	_
62	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
64	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
65	at	at	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	67	det	_	_
67	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	obl	_	_
68	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
69	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	70	nummod	_	_
70	clerks	clerk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	obj	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
73	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	compound	_	_
74	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
76	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
77	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	78	det	_	_
78	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	nsubj	_	_
79	of	of	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
80	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	nmod	_	_
81	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	aux	_	_
82	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	68	conj	_	_
83	down	down	ADP	RP	_	82	compound:prt	_	_
84	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	86	det	_	_
85	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obj	_	_
87	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	89	nsubj	_	_
88	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	aux:pass	_	_
89	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	86	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
91	so	so	ADV	RB	_	96	advmod	_	_
92	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	96	mark	_	_
93	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	96	nsubj:pass	_	_
94	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	96	aux	_	_
95	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	96	aux:pass	_	_
96	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	82	advcl	_	_
97	in	in	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
101	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
102	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
103	for	for	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
104	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
105	penny	penny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	102	obl	_	_
106	at	at	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
107	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
108	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	compound	_	_
109	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	102	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past |  |  |  | the last turn |  | for that brother | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at turn=Location |
| 2 | **know** | past | that brother | the dictionary |  |  |  | by heart | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer dictionary=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | heart | dictionary |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 4 | **forget** | past · perfect | heart | dictionary |  |  |  | absolutely, altogether *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **seem** | past | the boards |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 6 | **re-echo** | to-infinitive | the boards *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with heart's footsteps | tree rules |
| 7 | **make** | past · passive |  | the ceiling of the hall |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary glass=Product |
| 8 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 9 | **see** | past | heart | heart |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **stand** | gerund | heart *not said here* |  |  | heart's head |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location |
| 11 | **stand** | past |  | three clerks and a head clerk |  | the window |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clerk=Theme at window=Destination |
| 12 | **write down** | past · progressive | every one of clerks | every single word |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 13 | **utter** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | every single word |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 14 | **print** | might · passive |  | ceiling |  | the newspapers |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in newspaper=Destination |
| 15 | **sell** | participle |  |  |  | the street corners |  | for a penny | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for penny=Asset |

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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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