--- title: All at once the wax doll which rode on the carnival rod seemed to gr… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: All at once the wax doll which rode on the carnival rod seemed to grow larger and taller, and it turned round and said to the paper flowers, "How can you put such things in a child's head? they are all foolish fancies;" and then the doll was exactly like the lawyer with the broad brimmed hat, and lo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/73/97/) [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/) / [Little Ida's Flowers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/73/) / 97 # Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Little Ida's Flowers, sentence 97 All at once the wax doll which rode on the carnival rod seemed to grow larger and taller, and it turned round and said to the paper flowers, "How can you put such things in a child's head? they are all foolish fancies;" and then the doll was exactly like the lawyer with the broad brimmed hat, and looked as yellow and as cross as he did; but the paper dolls struck him on his thin legs, and he shrunk up again and became quite a little wax doll. **Who acts:** wax doll, doll, paper flowers, flowers, broad, lawyer · **What happens:** ride, seem, grow, turn round, say, put · **To what, where:** carnival rod, paper flowers, such things, head, foolish fancies, hat · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, Little Ida's Flowers. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wax doll, doll, paper flowers, flowers), 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:pg27200:73:97 # text = All at once the wax doll which rode on the carnival rod seemed to grow larger and taller, and it turned round and said to the paper flowers, "How can you put such things in a child's head? they are all foolish fancies;" and then the doll was exactly like the lawyer with the broad brimmed hat, and looked as yellow and as cross as he did; but the paper dolls struck him on his thin legs, and he shrunk up again and became quite a little wax doll. 1 All all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 3 once once SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 wax wax NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 doll doll NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 7 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 carnival carnival NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 rod rod NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 grow grow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ 16 larger large ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 15 xcomp _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 taller tall ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 23 round round ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 26 to to ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 compound _ _ 29 flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 " " PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 35 advmod _ _ 33 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 34 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 ccomp _ _ 36 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obj _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 41 's 's PART POS _ 40 case _ _ 42 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ? ? PUNCT . _ 35 punct _ _ 44 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 45 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 46 all all ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 47 foolish foolish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 fancies fancy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 " " PUNCT '' _ 59 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 52 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 59 advmod _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 doll doll NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nsubj _ _ 55 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 cop _ _ 56 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 57 like like ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 lawyer lawyer NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 parataxis _ _ 60 with with ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 broad broad NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nmod _ _ 63 brimmed brim VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 62 acl _ _ 64 hat hat NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 67 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 parataxis _ _ 68 as as ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 69 yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 xcomp _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 71 as as ADV RB _ 72 advmod _ _ 72 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 conj _ _ 73 as as SCONJ IN _ 75 mark _ _ 74 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 nsubj _ _ 75 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 ; ; PUNCT : _ 81 punct _ _ 77 but but CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 79 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 compound _ _ 80 dolls doll NOUN NNS Number=Plur 81 nsubj _ _ 81 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ _ 82 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 81 obj _ _ 83 on on ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 84 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 86 nmod:poss _ _ 85 thin thin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 amod _ _ 86 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 81 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 87 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 88 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 89 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 90 nsubj _ _ 90 shrunk shrink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 conj _ _ 91 up up ADP RP _ 90 compound:prt _ _ 92 again again ADV RB _ 90 advmod _ _ 93 and and CCONJ CC _ 94 cc _ _ 94 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 conj _ _ 95 quite quite DET PDT PronType=Ind 99 det:predet _ _ 96 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 99 det _ _ 97 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 99 amod _ _ 98 wax wax NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 compound _ _ 99 doll doll NOUN NN Number=Sing 94 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ride** | past | all wax doll | | | the carnival rod | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **seem** | past | all wax doll | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 3 | **grow** | to-infinitive | all wax doll *not said here* | | | | | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **turn round** | past | doll | | | | | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | doll *not said here* | | the paper flowers | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to flower=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **put** *in a quote* | can | the paper flowers *= flower* | such things | | a child's head | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in head=Destination | | 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | flowers *= flower* | foolish fancies | | | | all *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **is** | past | the doll | | | | then | like the lawyer; with the broad; exactly *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **brim** | participle | the broad *not said here* | hat | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **look** | past | | | | | | yellow *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 11 | **do** | past | lawyer | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **strike** | past | the paper dolls | lawyer | | | | on lawyer's thin legs | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument on leg=Patient | | 13 | **shrink up** | past | lawyer | | | | again | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 14 | **become** | past | the paper dolls *not said here* | quite little wax doll | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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. 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