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title: "'But first we went to school to learn something,' she said, 'and th… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Elder-tree Mother, sentence 34

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"'But first we went to school to learn something,' she said, 'and then we were confirmed; we both wept on that day, but in the afternoon we went out hand in hand, and ascended the high round tower and looked out into the wide world right over Copenhagen and the sea; then we walked to Fredericksburg, where the king and the queen were sailing about in their magnificent boat on the canals.'

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**Who acts:** we, woman, king · **What happens:** go, learn, say, confirm, weep, go out · **To what, where:** school, something, we, hand, high round tower, wide world · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Little Elder-tree Mother. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (we, woman, king), 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:pg27200:72:34
# text = "'But first we went to school to learn something,' she said, 'and then we were confirmed; we both wept on that day, but in the afternoon we went out hand in hand, and ascended the high round tower and looked out into the wide world right over Copenhagen and the sea; then we walked to Fredericksburg, where the king and the queen were sailing about in their magnificent boat on the canals.'
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
17	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
20	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
24	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	both	both	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
27	on	on	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	29	det	_	_
29	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
31	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
35	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
36	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
37	out	out	ADP	RP	_	36	compound:prt	_	_
38	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
39	in	in	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
40	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	ascended	ascend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
45	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
46	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
47	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	conj	_	_
50	out	out	ADP	RP	_	49	compound:prt	_	_
51	into	into	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
53	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	54	amod	_	_
54	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	_
55	right	right	ADV	RB	_	57	advmod	_	_
56	over	over	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
57	Copenhagen	Copenhagen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	obl	_	_
58	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
62	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	64	advmod	_	_
63	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
64	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
65	to	to	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
68	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	75	advmod	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	nsubj	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	conj	_	_
74	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	75	aux	_	_
75	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	64	advcl	_	_
76	about	about	ADV	RB	_	75	advmod	_	_
77	in	in	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
78	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	80	nmod:poss	_	_
79	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
80	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	_
81	on	on	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	canals	canal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | past | we |  |  | school |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **learn** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **confirm** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | we |  |  | then |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 5 | **weep** *in a quote* | past | we |  |  |  | day | both *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **go out** *in a quote* | past | we | hand |  | hand | afternoon |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **ascend** *in a quote* | past | we *not said here* | the high round tower |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tower=Trajectory |
| 8 | **look out** *in a quote* | past | we *not said here* |  |  | the wide world |  | over Copenhagen and the sea | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **walk** *in a quote* | past | we |  | Fredericksburg |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to fredericksburg=Result |
| 10 | **sail** *in a quote* | past · progressive | the king and the queen |  |  | king's magnificent boat |  | on the canals; about *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent 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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