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# Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore, Chapter I. INTRODUCTORY, part 1, sentence 21

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The great bulk of the Russian folk-tales, and, indeed, of those of all the Indo-European nations, is devoted to the adventures of such fairy princes and princesses, such snakes and giants and demons, as are quite out of keeping with ordinary men and women--at all events with the inhabitants of modern Europe since the termination of those internecine struggles between aboriginals and invaders, which some commentators see typified in the combats between the heroes of our popular tales and the whole race of giants, trolls, ogres, snakes, dragons, and other monsters.

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**Who acts:** termination, commentators, our, giants · **What happens:** devote, keep, struggle, see, typify, adventure · **To what, where:** those, adventures, other monsters, aboriginals, combats, such fairy princes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Chapter I. INTRODUCTORY, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (termination, commentators, our, giants), 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:pg22373:11:21
# text = The great bulk of the Russian folk-tales, and, indeed, of those of all the Indo-European nations, is devoted to the adventures of such fairy princes and princesses, such snakes and giants and demons, as are quite out of keeping with ordinary men and women--at all events with the inhabitants of modern Europe since the termination of those internecine struggles between aboriginals and invaders, which some commentators see typified in the combats between the heroes of our popular tales and the whole race of giants, trolls, ogres, snakes, dragons, and other monsters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bulk	bulk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	23	det:predet	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
20	Indo	Indo	X	AFX	_	22	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	devoted	devote	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
32	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	_
33	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nmod	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	princesses	princess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
37	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	giants	giant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
44	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
45	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	aux	_	_
46	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
47	out	out	ADP	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
48	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	49	mark	_	_
49	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	advcl	_	_
50	with	with	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	52	amod	_	_
52	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obl	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	at	at	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	58	det	_	_
58	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	52	conj	_	_
59	with	with	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	inhabitants	inhabitant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obl	_	_
62	of	of	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	64	amod	_	_
64	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	61	nmod	_	_
65	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	67	det	_	_
67	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
68	of	of	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	70	det	_	_
70	internecine	internecine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	nmod	_	_
71	struggles	struggle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	49	advcl	_	_
72	between	between	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	aboriginals	aboriginal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	obl	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	invaders	invader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	73	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
77	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	80	obj	_	_
78	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	79	det	_	_
79	commentators	commentator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	nsubj	_	_
80	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	acl:relcl	_	_
81	typified	typify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	80	ccomp	_	_
82	in	in	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	combats	combat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	_
85	between	between	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	84	nmod	_	_
88	of	of	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
89	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	91	nmod:poss	_	_
90	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	91	amod	_	_
91	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	nmod	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
93	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
94	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	95	amod	_	_
95	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	conj	_	_
96	of	of	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
97	giants	giant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	95	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	_
99	trolls	troll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
101	ogres	ogre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
103	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
105	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	109	punct	_	_
107	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
108	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	amod	_	_
109	monsters	monster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **devote** | present · passive |  | those |  |  |  | to the adventures of such fairy princes and princesses and such snakes and giants and demons *goal* | vn dedicate-79 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme to adventure=Goal |
| 2 | **keep** | present · progressive |  | other monsters |  |  |  | with ordinary men and women and all events; with the inhabitants of modern Europe | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **struggle** | present | the termination of that internecine |  |  |  |  | between aboriginals and invaders | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **see** | present | some commentators | aboriginals and invaders |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **typify** | participle |  |  |  | the combats between the heroes of our popular tales and the whole race of giants and trolls and ogres and snakes and dragons |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **adventure** |  |  | such fairy princes and princesses and such snakes |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 7 | **tell** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 8 | **race** |  | giants |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: of=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:** «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Project Gutenberg book 22373 (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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