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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, By the Almshouse Window, sentence 12

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Nor do they know anything of the Danish King who here, in the face of the coming foe, took an oath before all his trembling courtiers that he would hold out with the citizens of his capital, and die here in his nest; they know nothing of the men who have fought here, or of the women who from here have drenched with boiling water the enemy, clad in white, and 'biding in the snow to surprise the city.

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**Who acts:** Nor, face, children, men · **What happens:** know, come, take, hold out, die, fight · **To what, where:** anything, oath, trembling courtiers, nothing, boiling water, white

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, By the Almshouse Window. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Nor, face, children, men), 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:pg27200:3:12
# text = Nor do they know anything of the Danish King who here, in the face of the coming foe, took an oath before all his trembling courtiers that he would hold out with the citizens of his capital, and die here in his nest; they know nothing of the men who have fought here, or of the women who from here have drenched with boiling water the enemy, clad in white, and 'biding in the snow to surprise the city.
1	Nor	Nor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Danish	Danish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	amod	_	_
19	foe	foe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	before	before	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	28	det:predet	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
27	trembling	trembling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
31	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
32	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	_
33	out	out	ADP	RP	_	32	compound:prt	_	_
34	with	with	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obl	_	_
37	of	of	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	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
43	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	42	advmod	_	_
44	in	in	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	49	punct	_	_
48	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
49	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
50	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	49	obj	_	_
51	of	of	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	nmod	_	_
54	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	56	nsubj	_	_
55	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	56	aux	_	_
56	fought	fight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	53	acl:relcl	_	_
57	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	56	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
59	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	67	obl	_	_
63	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	67	nsubj:pass	_	_
64	from	from	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
65	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	63	obl	_	_
66	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	_
67	drenched	drench	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	49	conj	_	_
68	with	with	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
70	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
74	clad	clad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	70	acl	_	_
75	in	in	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
76	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	74	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
79	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	80	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	biding	bide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	67	advcl	_	_
81	in	in	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obl	_	_
84	to	to	PART	TO	_	85	mark	_	_
85	surprise	surprise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	80	advcl	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · do-support | Nor | anything |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | past | the face of the coming foe | a oath |  | face's trembling courtiers |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent oath=Theme before courtier=Destination |
| 4 | **hold out** | would | Nor |  |  |  |  | with the citizens of face's capital | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **die** | infinitive | Nor *not said here* |  |  | here |  | in face's nest | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in nest=Attribute |
| 6 | **know** | present | children *= child* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus |
| 7 | **fight** | present · perfect | the men |  |  | here |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **drench** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  | of the women; with boiling water and the enemy | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with water=Theme |
| 9 | **clad** | participle |  | boiling water and the enemy *not said here* |  | white |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **bide** | gerund |  |  |  | the snow |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **surprise** | to-infinitive |  | the city |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus city=Experiencer |

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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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