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title: Then he spoke to her, in gentle words, of the deed of love she had p… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics
description: Then he spoke to her, in gentle words, of the deed of love she had performed for him during the night, when she had come to him in the form of an ugly frog, to loosen his bonds, and to lead him forth to life and light; and he told her that she was bound in closer fetters than he had been, and that s
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# Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 4, sentence 22

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Then he spoke to her, in gentle words, of the deed of love she had performed for him during the night, when she had come to him in the form of an ugly frog, to loosen his bonds, and to lead him forth to life and light; and he told her that she was bound in closer fetters than he had been, and that she could recover also life and light by his means.

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**Who acts:** man, action · **What happens:** speak, perform, come, loosen, lead, tell · **To what, where:** action, gentle words, deed, man, form, bonds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (man, action), 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:pg27200:86:22
# text = Then he spoke to her, in gentle words, of the deed of love she had performed for him during the night, when she had come to him in the form of an ugly frog, to loosen his bonds, and to lead him forth to life and light; and he told her that she was bound in closer fetters than he had been, and that she could recover also life and light by his means.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	acl:relcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
21	during	during	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	28	advmod	_	_
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	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl	_	_
29	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obl	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
35	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	_	_
40	loosen	loosen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
41	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	bonds	bond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
45	to	to	PART	TO	_	46	mark	_	_
46	lead	lead	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
47	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	_
48	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	46	advmod	_	_
49	to	to	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obl	_	_
51	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
52	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	56	punct	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
55	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
57	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	iobj	_	_
58	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	61	mark	_	_
59	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	61	nsubj	_	_
60	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	aux:pass	_	_
61	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	56	ccomp	_	_
62	in	in	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	64	amod	_	_
64	fetters	fetter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	obl	_	_
65	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
67	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	61	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
71	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
72	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	nsubj	_	_
73	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	74	aux	_	_
74	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	conj	_	_
75	also	also	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	_
76	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
78	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	conj	_	_
79	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
80	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	81	nmod:poss	_	_
81	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	74	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | man |  | action | gentle words | then |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **perform** | past · perfect | action | the deed of love *not said here* |  |  | night | for man | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent deed=Theme for he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **come** | past · perfect | action |  | man | the form of a ugly frog |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **loosen** | to-infinitive |  | man's bonds |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bond=Patient |
| 5 | **lead** | to-infinitive |  | man |  | life and light |  | forth *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to life=Destination |
| 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | man |  | action |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 7 | **bind** | past · passive |  | action |  |  |  | in closer fetters | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in fetter=Theme |
| 8 | **be** | past · perfect | man |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **recover** | could | action | life and light |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 10 | **mean** | present | action *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **form** |  |  | a ugly frog |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 12 | **bond** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom bond «phenomenon transitive»: poss=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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