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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, band), 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:pg22373:42:60 # text = The Prince hides himself among the bushes near the castle, and sees a fair maiden come out of it surrounded by an armed band, "and all the band consists of maidens, each one more beautiful than the other. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hides hide VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 obj _ _ 5 among among ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bushes bush NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 8 near near ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 sees see VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 17 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 18 out out ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ _ 21 surrounded surround VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 ccomp _ _ 22 by by ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 armed armed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 band band NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 29 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 31 det:predet _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 band band NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 32 consists consist VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 maidens maiden NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 37 det _ _ 37 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 38 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 39 advmod _ _ 39 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 advcl _ _ 40 than than ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | present | the Prince | Prince | | the bushes near the castle | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent himself=Patient among bush=Location | | 2 | **see** | present | | a fair maiden | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **come out** | present | | | | | | of maiden; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **surround** | participle | | | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **consist** *in a quote* | present | all band | | | | | of maidens each one | 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:** «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 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/59/) - next →: [sentence 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/61/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/)