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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 Ivan, horse), 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:pg22373:43:103 # text = Prince Ivan approached the horse, laid his hand upon its back, placed his foot in the stirrup--the horse stood just as if petrified, didn't so much as wag an ear! 1 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 approached approach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 laid lay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 upon upon ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 placed place VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 foot foot NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 stirrup stirrup NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 -- -- PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 24 just just ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 as as ADP IN _ 23 advmod _ _ 26 if if SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 27 petrified petrify VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 30 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 32 advmod _ _ 31 so so ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 obj _ _ 33 as as ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 wag wag NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 35 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 ear ear NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **approach** | past | Prince Ivan | the horse | | | | | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | | 2 | **lay** | past | Prince Ivan *not said here* | horse's hand | | hand's back | | | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hand=Theme upon back=Destination | | 3 | **place** | past | Prince Ivan *not said here* | horse's foot | | the stirrup | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Theme in stirrup=Destination | | 4 | **stand** | past | the horse | much | | | | as wag | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus | | 5 | **petrify** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | the horse *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | 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 102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/102/) - next →: [sentence 104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/104/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/)