--- title: The little prince was at first quite frightened at the bird, who was… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: The little prince was at first quite frightened at the bird, who was like a giant, compared to such a delicate little creature as himself; but when he saw Tiny, he was delighted, and thought her the prettiest little maiden he had ever seen. Who acts: bird, man. 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C. Andersen, Little Tiny or Thumbelina. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (bird, man), 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:pg27200:79:174 # text = The little prince was at first quite frightened at the bird, who was like a giant, compared to such a delicate little creature as himself; but when he saw Tiny, he was delighted, and thought her the prettiest little maiden he had ever seen. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 8 obl _ _ 7 quite quite ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 frightened frighten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 13 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 17 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 15 like like ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 compared compare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 conj _ _ 20 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 21 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 25 det:predet _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 23 delicate delicate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 24 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 creature creature NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 26 as as ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 29 but but CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 30 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 32 advmod _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 33 Tiny tiny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 37 delighted delighted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 41 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 43 prettiest pretty ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 45 amod _ _ 44 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 xcomp _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 47 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 48 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 49 advmod _ _ 49 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 45 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past · passive | | the little prince | | | | at the bird; frighten *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | past | the bird | | | | | giant *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **compare** | participle | the bird *not said here* | | | | | to such delicate little creature as man | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **see** | past | man | | | | | tiny *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **is** | past | man | | | | | delighted *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **think** *speech: other* | past | | creature | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot she=Theme | | 7 | **see** | past · perfect | man | the prettiest little maiden *not said here* | | | ever | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maiden=Stimulus | 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 173](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/79/173/) - next →: [sentence 175](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/79/175/) - ↑ back to [Little Tiny or Thumbelina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/79/)