--- title: The subject is so extensive that it requires for its proper treatmen… — Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Musc… · tree and pragmatics description: The subject is so extensive that it requires for its proper treatment more space than a single chapter could grant; and therefore, though not without reluctance, I have left the stories I have quoted to speak for themselves, except in those instances in which I have given the chief parallels to be f --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/3/24/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collecti…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/) / [To Him So Deeply Indebted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/3/) / 24 # Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore, To Him So Deeply Indebted., sentence 24 The subject is so extensive that it requires for its proper treatment more space than a single chapter could grant; and therefore, though not without reluctance, I have left the stories I have quoted to speak for themselves, except in those instances in which I have given the chief parallels to be found in the two collections of foreign folk-tales best known to the English reader, together with a few others which happened to fall within the range of my own reading. **Who acts:** subject, single chapter, I, few others, my · **What happens:** be, require, grant, leave, quote, speak · **To what, where:** space, stories, chief parallels, instances, two collections, foreign folk tales · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», To Him So Deeply Indebted.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (subject, single chapter, I, few others), 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:pg22373:3:24 # text = The subject is so extensive that it requires for its proper treatment more space than a single chapter could grant; and therefore, though not without reluctance, I have left the stories I have quoted to speak for themselves, except in those instances in which I have given the chief parallels to be found in the two collections of foreign folk-tales best known to the English reader, together with a few others which happened to fall within the range of my own reading. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 subject subject NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 extensive extensive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 requires require VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 11 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 treatment treatment NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 8 advmod _ _ 14 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 15 than than SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 chapter chapter NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 19 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 grant grant VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 though though SCONJ IN _ 23 conj _ _ 26 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 27 without without ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 reluctance reluctance NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 28 acl:relcl _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obj _ _ 35 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 quoted quote VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 34 acl:relcl _ _ 38 to to PART TO _ 39 mark _ _ 39 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 xcomp _ _ 40 for for ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 except except ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 46 det _ _ 46 instances instance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obl _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 51 obl _ _ 49 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 46 parataxis _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 chief chief ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 parallels parallel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obj _ _ 55 to to PART TO _ 57 mark _ _ 56 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 57 aux:pass _ _ 57 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 51 advcl _ _ 58 in in ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 60 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 61 nummod _ _ 61 collections collection NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 obl _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 63 foreign foreign ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 amod _ _ 64 folk folk NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 65 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 tales tale NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 nmod _ _ 67 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 68 advmod _ _ 68 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 66 acl _ _ 69 to to ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 71 English English ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 72 reader reader NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 73 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 74 together together ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 75 with with ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 76 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 77 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 78 amod _ _ 78 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 obl _ _ 79 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 80 nsubj _ _ 80 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 acl:relcl _ _ 81 to to PART TO _ 82 mark _ _ 82 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 80 xcomp _ _ 83 within within ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 85 range range NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ _ 86 of of ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 87 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 89 nmod:poss _ _ 88 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 reading reading NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 90 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the subject | | | | | extensive *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **require** | present | subject | | | | | for subject's proper treatment | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **grant** | could | a single chapter | space *not said here* | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent space=Theme | | 4 | **leave** | present · perfect | I | the stories | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme | | 5 | **quote** *speech: other* | present · perfect | I | the stories *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | for stories *= story*; except that instances | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **give** | present · perfect | I | the chief parallels | | that instances | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parallel=Theme | | 8 | **find** | to-infinitive · passive | I *not said here* | | | the two collections of foreign folk tales | | with a few others; together *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF» | | 9 | **know** | participle | | foreign folk tales *not said here* | | | | to the English reader; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **happen** | past | a few others | | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **fall** | to-infinitive | a few others *not said here* | | | | | within the range of my own reading | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **treat** | | subject | | | | | | nom treatment «act transitive»: poss=agent | | 13 | **read** | | my | | | | | | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/3/23/) - next →: [sentence 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/3/25/) - ↑ back to [To Him So Deeply Indebted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/3/)