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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 (you, we), 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:pg22373:43:46 # text = When you come into the presence of the Princess, propound a riddle to her in these words: 'As we were coming along, we saw Good lying on the road, and we took up the Good with Good, and placed it in our own Good!' 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 presence presence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 propound propound VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 riddle riddle NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 : : PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 20 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 As as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 parataxis _ _ 25 along along ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 29 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 xcomp _ _ 30 lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 28 xcomp _ _ 31 on on ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 36 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 parataxis _ _ 38 up up ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 obj _ _ 41 with with ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 placed place VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 46 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ _ 47 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 48 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ _ 49 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 50 Good good NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ! ! PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | you | | | the presence of the Princess | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into presence=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **propound** | imperative | you *not said here* | a riddle | Anna | this words | | | tree rules | | 3 | **come along** | past · progressive | we | | | | | along *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **see** | past | we | | | | | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **lie** | gerund | we *not said here* | | | the road | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on road=Location | | 6 | **take up** | past | we | the Good | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Theme | | 7 | **place** | past | we *not said here* | riddle | | our own Good | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in good=Destination | 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 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/45/) - next →: [sentence 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/47/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/43/)