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INTRODUCTORY, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/11/) / 55 # Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore, Chapter I. INTRODUCTORY, part 1, sentence 55 And when, as we pass along the village street at night, we see gleaming through the utter darkness the faint rays which tell that even in many a poverty-stricken home a lamp is burning before the "holy pictures," we feel that these poor tillers of the soil, ignorant and uncouth though they too often are, may be raised at times by lofty thoughts and noble aspirations far above the low level of the dull and hard lives which they are forced to lead. **Who acts:** we, faint rays, lamp, tiller, lofty thoughts · **What happens:** pass, see, gleam, tell, burn, feel · **To what, where:** village street, utter darkness, holy pictures, poor tillers, lofty thoughts · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (we, faint rays, lamp, tiller), 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:pg22373:11:55 # text = And when, as we pass along the village street at night, we see gleaming through the utter darkness the faint rays which tell that even in many a poverty-stricken home a lamp is burning before the "holy pictures," we feel that these poor tillers of the soil, ignorant and uncouth though they too often are, may be raised at times by lofty thoughts and noble aspirations far above the low level of the dull and hard lives which they are forced to lead. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 pass pass VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 7 along along ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 village village NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 street street NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 14 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 gleaming gleam VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 15 xcomp _ _ 17 through through ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 utter utter ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 darkness darkness NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 faint faint NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 compound _ _ 23 rays ray NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nmod _ _ 24 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 25 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 acl:relcl _ _ 26 that that SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 even even ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 ccomp _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 31 poverty poverty NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 32 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 stricken stricken ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 advmod _ _ 35 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 lamp lamp NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 37 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 burning burn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 ccomp _ _ 39 before before ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 41 " " PUNCT `` _ 43 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 pictures picture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 " " PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ _ 46 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 feel feel VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 ccomp _ _ 48 that that SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 49 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 51 det _ _ 50 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 tillers tiller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 nsubj:pass _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 soil soil NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 56 ignorant ignorant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 parataxis _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 58 uncouth uncouth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 conj _ _ 59 though though SCONJ IN _ 63 mark _ _ 60 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 61 too too ADV RB _ 62 advmod _ _ 62 often often ADV RB _ 63 advmod _ _ 63 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 65 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 66 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 67 aux:pass _ _ 67 raised raise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 advcl _ _ 68 at at ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 69 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 obl _ _ 70 by by ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 71 lofty lofty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 72 thoughts thought NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 obl _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 74 noble noble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 75 amod _ _ 75 aspirations aspiration NOUN NNS Number=Plur 72 conj _ _ 76 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 80 advmod _ _ 77 above above ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 79 low low ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 80 amod _ _ 80 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 conj _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 82 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 83 dull dull ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 amod _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 85 cc _ _ 85 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 conj _ _ 86 lives life NOUN NNS Number=Plur 80 nmod _ _ 87 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 90 nsubj:pass _ _ 88 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 90 nsubj:pass _ _ 89 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 90 aux:pass _ _ 90 forced force VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 72 acl:relcl _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 92 mark _ _ 92 lead lead VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 90 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pass** | present | we | | | the village street | night | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme along street=Location | | 2 | **see** | present | we | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **gleam** | gerund | we *not said here* | | | the utter darkness the faint rays | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through darkness=Location | | 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the faint rays | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **burn** | present · progressive | a lamp | | | the holy pictures | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before picture=Location | | 6 | **feel** | present | we | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 7 | **does** | present | tiller | | | | | often *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **raise** | may · passive | lofty thoughts and noble aspirations and the low level of the dull lives | this poor tillers of the soil | | | time | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 9 | **force** | present · passive | | lofty thoughts and noble aspirations and the low level of the dull lives | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 10 | **lead** | to-infinitive | lofty thoughts and noble aspirations and the low level of the dull lives *not said here* | | | | | | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/11/54/) - next →: [sentence 56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/11/56/) - ↑ back to [Chapter I. 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