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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 (Christ, blind man, one), 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:pg22373:44:26 # text = He [seemed to be going] to take the gift, but he seized her by the hand, pulled her into the cart, and called to the blind man, who ran off with it at such a pace that no one could catch him, even on horseback. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 6 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 6 punct _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 but but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 seized seize VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 16 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 pulled pull VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 into into ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 cart cart NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 conj _ _ 29 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 blind blind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 35 nsubj _ _ 35 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 36 off off ADP RP _ 35 compound:prt _ _ 37 with with ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obl _ _ 39 at at ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 40 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 42 det:predet _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 pace pace NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 43 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 47 obj _ _ 44 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 45 det _ _ 45 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 46 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 acl:relcl _ _ 48 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 even even ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 51 on on ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 horseback horseback NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seem** | past | Christ | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 2 | **go** | to-infinitive · progressive | Christ *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **take** | to-infinitive | Christ *not said here* | the gift | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme | | 4 | **seize** | past | Christ | cripple | | | | by the hand | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 5 | **pull** | past | Christ *not said here* | cripple | | the cart | | | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent she=Result | | 6 | **call** | participle | Christ *not said here* | | the blind man | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to man=Recipient | | 7 | **run off** | past | the blind man | | | | | with cart; at such pace | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at pace=Trajectory | | 8 | **catch** | could | no one | such pace | | horseback | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent that=Beneficiary he=Theme | 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 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/44/25/) - next →: [sentence 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/44/27/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/44/)