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# Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore, Chapter VI. LEGENDS, part 6, sentence 72

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And so the hardy mortal who measures his powers against theirs, even in those cases in which his strength has not been intensified by miraculous agencies, easily overcomes or deludes the slow-witted monsters with whom he strives--whether his antagonist be a Celtic or Teutonic Giant, or a French Ogre, or a Norse Troll, or a Greek Drakos or Lamia, or a Lithuanian Laume, or a Russian Snake or Koshchei or Baba Yaga, or an Indian Rakshasa or Pisacha, or any other member of the many species of fiends for which, in Christian parlance, the generic name is that of "devils."

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**Who acts:** hardy mortal, miraculous agencies, power, antagonist, fiends · **What happens:** measure, not intensify, overcome, delude, strive, be · **To what, where:** powers, cases, strength, slow witted monsters

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This is a sentence of «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Chapter VI. LEGENDS, part 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (hardy mortal, miraculous agencies, power, antagonist), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg22373:61:72
# text = And so the hardy mortal who measures his powers against theirs, even in those cases in which his strength has not been intensified by miraculous agencies, easily overcomes or deludes the slow-witted monsters with whom he strives--whether his antagonist be a Celtic or Teutonic Giant, or a French Ogre, or a Norse Troll, or a Greek Drakos or Lamia, or a Lithuanian Laume, or a Russian Snake or Koshchei or Baba Yaga, or an Indian Rakshasa or Pisacha, or any other member of the many species of fiends for which, in Christian parlance, the generic name is that of "devils."
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hardy	hardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mortal	mortal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	measures	measure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	obl	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
23	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	intensified	intensify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl:relcl	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	miraculous	miraculous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	agencies	agency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	overcomes	overcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
31	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	deludes	delude	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
34	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	witted	witted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	monsters	monster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obj	_	_
38	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	37	nmod	_	_
40	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
41	strives	strive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	51	mark	_	_
44	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	antagonist	antagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	nsubj	_	_
46	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	cop	_	_
47	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
48	Celtic	celtic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
49	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
50	Teutonic	teutonic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	conj	_	_
51	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
53	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
54	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
55	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	Ogre	ogre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
58	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
59	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
60	Norse	norse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	61	amod	_	_
61	Troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
63	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
65	Greek	Greek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	compound	_	_
66	Drakos	Drakos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
67	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	68	cc	_	_
68	Lamia	Lamia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
70	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
71	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
72	Lithuanian	Lithuanian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	_
73	Laume	Laume	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
75	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
76	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
77	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	78	amod	_	_
78	Snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	appos	_	_
79	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
80	Koshchei	Koshchei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	78	conj	_	_
81	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	Baba	Baba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	80	conj	_	_
83	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	80	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
85	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
86	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
87	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	88	amod	_	_
88	Rakshasa	Rakshasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	73	appos	_	_
89	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
90	Pisacha	Pisacha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	88	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
92	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
93	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	95	det	_	_
94	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	95	amod	_	_
95	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	appos	_	_
96	of	of	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
98	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	99	amod	_	_
99	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	95	nmod	_	_
100	of	of	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	fiends	fiend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	99	nmod	_	_
102	for	for	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
103	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	116	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
105	in	in	ADP	IN	_	107	case	_	_
106	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	107	amod	_	_
107	parlance	parlance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	116	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	111	punct	_	_
109	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
110	generic	generic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	amod	_	_
111	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	conj	_	_
112	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	116	cop	_	_
113	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	116	mark	_	_
114	of	of	ADP	IN	_	116	case	_	_
115	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	116	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	devils	devil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	101	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	73	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | present | the hardy mortal | mortal's powers |  | that cases |  | against beings *= being* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme power=Value |
| 2 | **not** **intensify** | present · perfect · passive | miraculous agencies | mortal's strength |  | that cases |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **overcome** | present | the hardy mortal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **delude** | present | the hardy mortal *not said here* | the slow witted monsters |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monster=Patient |
| 5 | **strive** | present | power |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | infinitive | power's antagonist |  |  |  |  | giant *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** *in a quote* | present | fiends |  |  |  |  | of devils | tree rules |

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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.

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**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.

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