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title: And then Martha repeated to the laundress, in a very few minutes, al… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: And then Martha repeated to the laundress, in a very few minutes, all that the mayor had said to her boy, which she had overheard; and she felt very angry that any man could speak, as he had done, of a mother to her own child, about the few drops she had taken; and she was still more angry because, 
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, She Was Good For Nothing, sentence 44

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And then Martha repeated to the laundress, in a very few minutes, all that the mayor had said to her boy, which she had overheard; and she felt very angry that any man could speak, as he had done, of a mother to her own child, about the few drops she had taken; and she was still more angry because, on that very day, the mayor was going to have a dinner-party, at which there would be wine, strong, rich wine, drunk by the bottle. "

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**Who acts:** Martha, boy, man, mayor · **What happens:** repeat, say, overhear, feel, speak, do · **To what, where:** mayor, boy, dinner party, wine, strong rich wine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, She Was Good For Nothing. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Martha, boy, man, mayor), 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:pg27200:46:44
# text = And then Martha repeated to the laundress, in a very few minutes, all that the mayor had said to her boy, which she had overheard; and she felt very angry that any man could speak, as he had done, of a mother to her own child, about the few drops she had taken; and she was still more angry because, on that very day, the mayor was going to have a dinner-party, at which there would be wine, strong, rich wine, drunk by the bottle. "
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	Martha	Martha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	laundress	laundress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
27	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	overheard	overhear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
33	very	very	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	xcomp	_	_
35	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
36	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	37	det	_	_
37	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
38	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
41	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	44	mark	_	_
42	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nsubj	_	_
43	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	44	aux	_	_
44	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
46	of	of	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
47	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obl	_	_
49	to	to	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
50	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
51	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
54	about	about	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
56	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	57	amod	_	_
57	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	60	obl	_	_
58	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
59	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	60	aux	_	_
60	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	67	punct	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
63	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
64	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	cop	_	_
65	still	still	ADV	RB	_	67	advmod	_	_
66	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	67	advmod	_	_
67	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
68	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	78	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
70	on	on	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
71	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	73	det	_	_
72	very	very	ADV	RB	_	73	advmod	_	_
73	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nsubj	_	_
77	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	78	aux	_	_
78	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	67	advcl	_	_
79	to	to	PART	TO	_	80	mark	_	_
80	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	78	xcomp	_	_
81	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
82	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	82	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	at	at	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
87	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	80	advcl:relcl	_	_
88	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	91	expl	_	_
89	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	91	aux	_	_
90	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	91	cop	_	_
91	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
93	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	96	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
95	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	96	amod	_	_
96	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
98	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	96	acl	_	_
99	by	by	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
103	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | past | Martha |  |  |  | then; minute | to the laundress | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | Martha's boy | the mayor |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 3 | **overhear** | past · perfect · passive |  | Martha's boy |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 4 | **feel** | past | Martha |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **speak** *speech: other* | could | any man |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **do** | past · perfect | man |  |  |  |  | of a mother to Martha's own child | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **take** | past · perfect | Martha |  |  |  |  | about the few drops | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **is** | past | Martha |  |  |  | still | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **go** | past · progressive | the mayor |  |  |  | day |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 10 | **have** | to-infinitive | the mayor *not said here* | a dinner party |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |
| 11 | **is a** | would | the mayor *not said here* | wine and strong rich wine |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **drink** | participle |  | strong rich wine *not said here* |  |  |  | by the bottle | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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