Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, The Will-o-the Wisp Is in the Town, Says the Moor Woman, sentence 184
If the eyes of the man are opened to what he is, and if the man can then blow him away, it's all over with him, and he must come back into the marsh; or if, before the year is up, the Will-o'-the-Wisp is seized with a longing to see his family, and so returns to it and gives the matter up, it is over with him likewise, and he can no longer burn clear, and soon becomes extinguished, and cannot be lit up again; and when the year has elapsed, and he has not led three hundred and sixty-five people away from the truth and from all that is grand and noble, he is condemned to be imprisoned in decayed wood, and to lie glimmering there, without being able to move; and that's the most terrible punishment that can be inflicted on a lively Will-o'-the-Wisp.
Who acts: man, part, danger, all, that · What happens: open, be, blow away, come back, seize, see · To what, where: eyes, danger, marsh, Wisp, family, part
This is a sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen, The Will-o-the Wisp Is in the Town, Says the Moor Woman. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (man, part, danger, all), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 opened | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 eyes | det |
| 3 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 opened | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 man | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 man | det |
| 6 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 eyes | nmod |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 opened | aux:pass |
| 8 | opened | open | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 20 blow | advcl |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 what | case |
| 10 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 opened | obl |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 is | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 what | cop |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 blow | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 blow | cc |
| 15 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 20 blow | mark |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 man | det |
| 17 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 blow | nsubj |
| 18 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 blow | aux |
| 19 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 20 blow | advmod |
| 20 | blow | blow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 21 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 blow | obj |
| 22 | away | away | ADV | _ | 20 blow | advmod |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 over | punct |
| 24 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 over | nsubj |
| 25 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 over | cop |
| 26 | all | all | ADV | _ | 27 over | advmod |
| 27 | over | over | ADV | _ | 20 blow | advmod |
| 28 | with | with | ADP | _ | 29 him | case |
| 29 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 blow | obl |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 come | punct |
| 31 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 34 come | cc |
| 32 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 34 come | nsubj |
| 33 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 34 come | aux |
| 34 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 blow | conj |
| 35 | back | back | ADV | _ | 34 come | advmod |
| 36 | into | into | ADP | _ | 38 marsh | case |
| 37 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 38 marsh | det |
| 38 | marsh | marsh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 come | obl |
| 39 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 47 up | punct |
| 40 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 47 up | cc |
| 41 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 47 up | mark |
| 42 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 up | punct |
| 43 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 47 up | mark |
| 44 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 45 year | det |
| 45 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 up | obl:unmarked |
| 46 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 47 up | cop |
| 47 | up | up | ADV | _ | 20 blow | advmod |
| 48 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 up | punct |
| 49 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 50 Will | det |
| 50 | Will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 47 up | advcl |
| 51 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 59 seized | punct |
| 52 | o | of | ADP | Abbr=Yes | 59 seized | mark |
| 53 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 59 seized | punct |
| 54 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 59 seized | punct |
| 55 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 Wisp | det |
| 56 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 55 the | punct |
| 57 | Wisp | wisp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 59 seized | nsubj:pass |
| 58 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 59 seized | aux:pass |
| 59 | seized | seize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 50 Will | conj |
| 60 | with | with | ADP | _ | 62 longing | case |
| 61 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 62 longing | det |
| 62 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 59 seized | obl |
| 63 | to | to | PART | _ | 64 see | mark |
| 64 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 59 seized | advcl |
| 65 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 66 family | nmod:poss |
| 66 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 see | obj |
| 67 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 returns | punct |
| 68 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 70 returns | cc |
| 69 | so | so | ADV | _ | 70 returns | advmod |
| 70 | returns | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 59 seized | parataxis |
| 71 | to | to | ADP | _ | 72 it | case |
| 72 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 70 returns | obl |
| 73 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 74 gives | cc |
| 74 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 70 returns | conj |
| 75 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 76 matter | det |
| 76 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 gives | iobj |
| 77 | up | up | ADP | _ | 74 gives | compound:prt |
| 78 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 over | punct |
| 79 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 81 over | nsubj |
| 80 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 81 over | cop |
| 81 | over | over | ADV | _ | 84 likewise | advmod |
| 82 | with | with | ADP | _ | 83 him | case |
| 83 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 81 over | obl |
| 84 | likewise | likewise | ADV | _ | 74 gives | advmod |
| 85 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 91 burn | punct |
| 86 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 91 burn | cc |
| 87 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 91 burn | nsubj |
| 88 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 91 burn | aux |
| 89 | no | no | ADV | _ | 90 longer | advmod |
| 90 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 91 burn | advmod |
| 91 | burn | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 70 returns | advcl |
| 92 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 91 burn | xcomp |
| 93 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 96 becomes | punct |
| 94 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 96 becomes | cc |
| 95 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | 96 becomes | advmod |
| 96 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 91 burn | conj |
| 97 | extinguished | extinguished | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 96 becomes | xcomp |
| 98 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 103 lit | punct |
| 99 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 103 lit | cc |
| 100 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 103 lit | aux |
| 101 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 103 lit | advmod |
| 102 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 103 lit | aux:pass |
| 103 | lit | lit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 96 becomes | advcl |
| 104 | up | up | ADP | _ | 103 lit | compound:prt |
| 105 | again | again | ADV | _ | 103 lit | advmod |
| 106 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 112 elapsed | punct |
| 107 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 112 elapsed | cc |
| 108 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 112 elapsed | advmod |
| 109 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 110 year | det |
| 110 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 112 elapsed | obl:unmarked |
| 111 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 112 elapsed | aux |
| 112 | elapsed | elapse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 59 seized | conj |
| 113 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 118 led | punct |
| 114 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 118 led | cc |
| 115 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 118 led | nsubj |
| 116 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 118 led | aux |
| 117 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 118 led | advmod |
| 118 | led | lead | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 112 elapsed | parataxis |
| 119 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 120 hundred | compound |
| 120 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 125 people | nummod |
| 121 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 122 sixty | cc |
| 122 | sixty | sixty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 120 hundred | conj |
| 123 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 122 sixty | punct |
| 124 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 125 people | nummod |
| 125 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 126 away | obl:unmarked |
| 126 | away | away | ADV | _ | 118 led | advmod |
| 127 | from | from | ADP | _ | 129 truth | case |
| 128 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 129 truth | det |
| 129 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 126 away | obl |
| 130 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 135 grand | cc |
| 131 | from | from | ADP | _ | 132 all | case |
| 132 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 135 grand | nsubj |
| 133 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 132 all | obj |
| 134 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 135 grand | cop |
| 135 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 129 truth | conj |
| 136 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 137 noble | cc |
| 137 | noble | noble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 135 grand | conj |
| 138 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 141 condemned | punct |
| 139 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 141 condemned | nsubj |
| 140 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 141 condemned | aux:pass |
| 141 | condemned | condemn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 118 led | conj |
| 142 | to | to | PART | _ | 144 imprisoned | mark |
| 143 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 144 imprisoned | aux:pass |
| 144 | imprisoned | imprison | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 141 condemned | xcomp |
| 145 | in | in | ADP | _ | 147 wood | case |
| 146 | decayed | decay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 147 wood | amod |
| 147 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 144 imprisoned | obl |
| 148 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 151 lie | punct |
| 149 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 151 lie | cc |
| 150 | to | to | PART | _ | 151 lie | mark |
| 151 | lie | lie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 141 condemned | conj |
| 152 | glimmering | glimmer | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 151 lie | xcomp |
| 153 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 152 glimmering | advmod |
| 154 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 157 able | punct |
| 155 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 157 able | mark |
| 156 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 157 able | cop |
| 157 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 152 glimmering | advcl |
| 158 | to | to | PART | _ | 159 move | mark |
| 159 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 157 able | xcomp |
| 160 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 167 punishment | punct |
| 161 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 167 punishment | cc |
| 162 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 167 punishment | nsubj |
| 163 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 167 punishment | cop |
| 164 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 167 punishment | det |
| 165 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 166 terrible | advmod |
| 166 | terrible | terrible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 167 punishment | amod |
| 167 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 112 elapsed | appos |
| 168 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 171 inflicted | obj |
| 169 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 171 inflicted | aux |
| 170 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 171 inflicted | aux:pass |
| 171 | inflicted | inflict | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 167 punishment | acl:relcl |
| 172 | on | on | ADP | _ | 182 Wisp | case |
| 173 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 182 Wisp | det |
| 174 | lively | lively | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 182 Wisp | amod |
| 175 | Will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 182 Wisp | aux |
| 176 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 182 Wisp | punct |
| 177 | o | of | ADP | Abbr=Yes | 182 Wisp | case |
| 178 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 182 Wisp | punct |
| 179 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 182 Wisp | punct |
| 180 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 182 Wisp | det |
| 181 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 180 the | punct |
| 182 | Wisp | wisp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 171 inflicted | obl |
| 183 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 20 blow | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | the eyes of the man | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | blow away | can | the man | danger | then | with danger; away property | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||
| 4 | is | present | part | all, over property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | come back | must | danger | the marsh | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into marsh=Initial_Location | ||||
| 6 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | year | up property | tree rules | ||||
| 7 | seize | present · passive | the Wisp | with a longing | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 8 | see | to-infinitive | danger's family | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus | |||||
| 9 | return | present | part | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to it=Result | |||||
| 10 | give up | present | the matter | likewise property | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Source | ||||
| 11 | is | present | part | with danger; over property | tree rules | ||||
| 12 | burn | can | danger | clear, long property | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | ||||
| 13 | become | present | danger not said here | extinguished, soon property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 14 | not lit up | can · passive | danger not said here | again | tree rules | ||||
| 15 | elapse | present · perfect | year | tree rules | |||||
| 16 | not lead | present · perfect | danger | away property | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||
| 17 | is | present | all | grand property | tree rules | ||||
| 18 | be | all not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 19 | condemn | present · passive | danger | tree rules | |||||
| 20 | imprison | to-infinitive · passive | decayed wood | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in wood=Destination | |||||
| 21 | decay | participle | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 22 | lie | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 23 | glimmer | gerund | there | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 24 | is | gerund | able property | tree rules | |||||
| 25 | move | to-infinitive | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 26 | is a | present | that | the terrible punishment | tree rules | ||||
| 27 | inflict | can · passive | the terrible punishment | a lively Wisp | tree rules |
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.
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