Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Mother, sentence 31

“Oh, what would I not give to come to my child!” said the weeping mother; and she wept still more, and her eyes sunk down in the depths of the waters, and became two precious pearls; but the water bore her up, as if she sat in a swing, and she flew in the rocking waves to the shore on the opposite side, where there stood a mile-broad, strange house, one knew not if it were a mountain with forests and caverns, or if it were built up; but the poor mother could not see it; she had wept her eyes out.

Who acts: weeping mother, mother, eyes, water, one, house · What happens: not give, come, say, weep, sink down, become · To what, where: more, depths, two precious pearls, mother, swing, rocking waves · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Story of a Mother. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (weeping mother, mother, eyes, water), 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	4 what	punct
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	4 what	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Oh	punct
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 said	nsubj:outer
5	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 give	aux
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 give	nsubj
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 give	advmod
8	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 what	acl:relcl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 come	mark
10	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 give	xcomp
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 child	case
12	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 child	nmod:poss
13	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 come	obl
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 give	punct
15	”	"	PUNCT	_	4 what	punct
16	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 mother	det
18	weeping	weeping	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 mother	compound
19	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 said	obj
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 wept	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 wept	cc
22	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 wept	nsubj
23	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 said	conj
24	still	still	ADV	_	25 more	advmod
25	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	23 wept	obj
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 sunk	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 sunk	cc
28	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 eyes	nmod:poss
29	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 sunk	nsubj
30	sunk	sink	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 wept	conj
31	down	down	ADP	_	30 sunk	compound:prt
32	in	in	ADP	_	34 depths	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 depths	det
34	depths	depth	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 sunk	obl
35	of	of	ADP	_	37 waters	case
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 waters	det
37	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	34 depths	nmod
38	,	,	PUNCT	_	40 became	punct
39	and	and	CCONJ	_	40 became	cc
40	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 wept	conj
41	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	43 pearls	nummod
42	precious	precious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	43 pearls	amod
43	pearls	pearl	NOUN	Number=Plur	40 became	xcomp
44	;	;	PUNCT	_	48 bore	punct
45	but	but	CCONJ	_	48 bore	cc
46	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	47 water	det
47	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 bore	nsubj
48	bore	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 said	parataxis
49	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	48 bore	obj
50	up	up	ADP	_	48 bore	compound:prt
51	,	,	PUNCT	_	55 sat	punct
52	as	as	SCONJ	_	55 sat	mark
53	if	if	SCONJ	_	55 sat	mark
54	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	55 sat	nsubj
55	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	48 bore	conj
56	in	in	ADP	_	58 swing	case
57	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	58 swing	det
58	swing	swing	NOUN	Number=Sing	55 sat	obl
59	,	,	PUNCT	_	62 flew	punct
60	and	and	CCONJ	_	62 flew	cc
61	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	62 flew	nsubj
62	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 said	parataxis
63	in	in	ADP	_	66 waves	case
64	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	66 waves	det
65	rocking	rocking	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 waves	compound
66	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	62 flew	obl
67	to	to	ADP	_	69 shore	case
68	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	69 shore	det
69	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	62 flew	obl
70	on	on	ADP	_	73 side	case
71	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	73 side	det
72	opposite	opposite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	73 side	amod
73	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	62 flew	obl
74	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 stood	punct
75	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	77 stood	advmod
76	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	77 stood	expl
77	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	62 flew	conj
78	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	84 house	det
79	mile	mile	NOUN	Number=Sing	81 broad	compound
80	-	-	PUNCT	_	79 mile	punct
81	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	84 house	amod
82	,	,	PUNCT	_	84 house	punct
83	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	84 house	amod
84	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 stood	obj
85	,	,	PUNCT	_	87 knew	punct
86	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	87 knew	nsubj
87	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	77 stood	parataxis
88	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	87 knew	advmod
89	if	if	SCONJ	_	93 mountain	mark
90	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	93 mountain	nsubj
91	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	93 mountain	cop
92	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	93 mountain	det
93	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 knew	obj
94	with	with	ADP	_	95 forests	case
95	forests	forest	NOUN	Number=Plur	93 mountain	nmod
96	and	and	CCONJ	_	97 caverns	cc
97	caverns	cavern	NOUN	Number=Plur	95 forests	conj
98	,	,	PUNCT	_	103 built	punct
99	or	or	CCONJ	_	103 built	cc
100	if	if	SCONJ	_	103 built	mark
101	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	103 built	nsubj:pass
102	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	103 built	aux:pass
103	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	87 knew	conj
104	up	up	ADP	_	103 built	compound:prt
105	;	;	PUNCT	_	112 see	punct
106	but	but	CCONJ	_	112 see	cc
107	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	109 mother	det
108	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	109 mother	amod
109	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	112 see	nsubj
110	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	112 see	aux
111	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	112 see	advmod
112	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 said	parataxis
113	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	112 see	obj
114	;	;	PUNCT	_	117 wept	punct
115	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	117 wept	nsubj
116	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	117 wept	aux
117	wept	weep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	112 see	conj
118	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	119 eyes	nmod:poss
119	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	117 wept	obj
120	out	out	ADV	_	117 wept	advmod
121	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 said	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	not give in a quote	would	the weeping mother = mother				tree rules
2	come in a quote	to-infinitive	the weeping mother = mother not said here			to my child	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to child=Initial_Location
3	say speech: express	past	the weeping mother				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	weep	past	mother	more			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent more=Theme
5	sink down	participle	mother's eyes		the depths of the waters		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
6	become	past	mother not said here	two precious pearls			vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
7	bear up	past	the water	mother			vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient
8	sit a condition, not said to happen	past	mother		a swing		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in swing=Location
9	fly	past	mother		the rocking waves	to the shore; on the opposite side	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in wave=Location
10	stand	past	mother not said here	a broad strange house	there		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus
11	not know	past	one				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
12	is a a condition, not said to happen	past	house	a mountain		with forests and caverns	tree rules
13	build up a condition, not said to happen	past · passive		house			vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
14	not see	could	the poor mother	house			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
15	weep out	past · perfect	mother	mother's eyes		out property	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme

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: «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 1597 (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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