--- title: The old grandfather told the little boy a great deal about Danish me… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: The old grandfather told the little boy a great deal about Danish men and women who had distinguished themselves in olden times, so that he fancied he knew as much even as Holger Danske himself, who, after all, could only dream; and when the little fellow went to bed, he thought so much about it tha --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/50/13/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/) / [Holger Danske](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/50/) / 13 # Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Holger Danske, sentence 13 The old grandfather told the little boy a great deal about Danish men and women who had distinguished themselves in olden times, so that he fancied he knew as much even as Holger Danske himself, who, after all, could only dream; and when the little fellow went to bed, he thought so much about it that he actually pressed his chin against the counterpane, and imagined that he had a long beard which had become rooted to it. **Who acts:** old grandfather, Danish men, grandfather, Holger Danske, little fellow, fellow · **What happens:** tell, distinguish, fancy, know, dream, go · **To what, where:** great deal, little boy, women, bed, chin, long beard · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Holger Danske. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (old grandfather, Danish men, grandfather, Holger Danske), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg27200:50:13 # text = The old grandfather told the little boy a great deal about Danish men and women who had distinguished themselves in olden times, so that he fancied he knew as much even as Holger Danske himself, who, after all, could only dream; and when the little fellow went to bed, he thought so much about it that he actually pressed his chin against the counterpane, and imagined that he had a long beard which had become rooted to it. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 grandfather grandfather NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 iobj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 deal deal NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 11 about about ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 Danish danish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 conj _ _ 16 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 distinguished distinguish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 acl:relcl _ _ 19 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 18 obj _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 olden olden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 27 mark _ _ 25 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 fixed _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 fancied fancy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 28 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 parataxis _ _ 30 as as ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 much much ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 32 even even ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 33 as as ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 Holger Holger PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 compound _ _ 35 Danske Danske PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 36 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 35 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 38 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 45 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 40 after after ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 43 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 44 only only ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 45 dream dream VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ; ; PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 48 when when SCONJ WRB _ 52 mark _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 50 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 fellow fellow NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nsubj _ _ 52 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 advcl _ _ 53 to to ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 56 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 57 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 58 so so ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 much much ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 60 about about ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 obl _ _ 62 that that SCONJ IN _ 65 mark _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 64 actually actually ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ _ 65 pressed press VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 advcl _ _ 66 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 67 nmod:poss _ _ 67 chin chin NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obj _ _ 68 against against ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 70 counterpane counterpane NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 73 imagined imagine VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 74 that that SCONJ IN _ 76 mark _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 76 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 73 ccomp _ _ 77 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 78 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 amod _ _ 79 beard beard NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 obj _ _ 80 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 82 nsubj _ _ 81 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 become become VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 79 acl:relcl _ _ 83 rooted root VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 82 xcomp _ _ 84 to to ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 85 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 83 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the old grandfather | a great deal | the little boy | | | about Danish men and women | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient deal=Topic | | 2 | **distinguish** | past · perfect | Danish men and women | women *= woman* | | | time | | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute themselves=Theme | | 3 | **fancy** | past | grandfather | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **know** | past | grandfather | | | | | as Holger Danske grandfather | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as danske=Attribute | | 5 | **dream** | could | Holger Danske grandfather | | | | after all | | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **go** | past | the little fellow | | | bed | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **think** *speech: other* | past | fellow | | | | | about bed | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | | 8 | **press** | past | fellow | grandfather's chin | | | | against the counterpane; actually *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chin=Theme | | 9 | **imagine** | past | the old grandfather *not said here* | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 10 | **have** | past | grandfather | a long beard | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beard=Patient | | 11 | **become** | past · perfect | a long beard | | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **root** | participle | a long beard *not said here* | | beard | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | 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. **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. - ← previous: [sentence 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/50/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/50/14/) - ↑ back to [Holger Danske](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/50/)