--- title: Last night, old Sanna carried so many buckets of water into the hous… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Last night, old Sanna carried so many buckets of water into the house that I asked her why she was doing that, and she said that if I would promise not to tell anyone, and she said that early tomorrow morning when father was out hunting, she would set the kettle full of water, throw you into it and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/18/101/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/) / [3. How Partlet Died and Was Buried, an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/18/) / 101 # Grimms' Fairy Tales, 3. How Partlet Died and Was Buried, and How Chanticleer Died of Grief, sentence 101 Last night, old Sanna carried so many buckets of water into the house that I asked her why she was doing that, and she said that if I would promise not to tell anyone, and she said that early tomorrow morning when father was out hunting, she would set the kettle full of water, throw you into it and boil you; but we will get up quickly, dress ourselves, and go away together.’ **Who acts:** old Sanna, I, Sanna, we · **What happens:** carry, ask, do, say, promise, not tell · **To what, where:** many buckets, house, Sanna, that, anyone, kettle · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, 3. How Partlet Died and Was Buried, and How Chanticleer Died of Grief. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (old Sanna, I, Sanna, 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:pg2591:18:101 # text = Last night, old Sanna carried so many buckets of water into the house that I asked her why she was doing that, and she said that if I would promise not to tell anyone, and she said that early tomorrow morning when father was out hunting, she would set the kettle full of water, throw you into it and boil you; but we will get up quickly, dress ourselves, and go away together.’ 1 Last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 Sanna Sanna PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 buckets bucket NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 into into ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 15 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obj _ _ 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 acl:relcl _ _ 18 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 iobj _ _ 19 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 22 advmod _ _ 20 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 17 advcl _ _ 23 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 28 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 29 if if SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 promise promise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 ccomp _ _ 33 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 xcomp _ _ 36 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 42 early early ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 43 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 compound _ _ 44 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 ccomp _ _ 45 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 49 advmod _ _ 46 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 compound _ _ 47 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 48 out out ADP RP _ 46 compound _ _ 49 hunting hunt VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 53 set set VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 ccomp _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 kettle kettle NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ _ 56 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 amod _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 60 throw throw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 conj _ _ 61 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 60 obj _ _ 62 into into ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 obl _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 boil boil VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 conj _ _ 66 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 65 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ; ; PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 68 but but CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 69 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 70 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 71 aux _ _ 71 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 72 up up ADP RP _ 71 compound:prt _ _ 73 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 71 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 75 dress dress VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 71 conj _ _ 76 ourselves ourselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 75 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 79 cc _ _ 79 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 75 conj _ _ 80 away away ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ _ 81 together together ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 83 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | past | old Sanna | many buckets of water | | the house | night | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | I | the house | Sanna | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **do** | past · progressive | Sanna | that | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Sanna | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **promise** *speech: promise* *a condition, not said to happen* | would | I | | | | | | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | anyone | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Sanna | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **hunt** | gerund | Sanna *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **set** | would | Sanna | the kettle | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient kettle=Result | | 10 | **throw** | infinitive | Sanna *not said here* | you | | kettle | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer you=Theme into it=Result | | 11 | **boil** | present | Sanna *not said here* | you | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent you=Patient | | 12 | **get up** | future | we | | | | | quickly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 13 | **dress** | infinitive | we *not said here* | ourselves | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ourselves=Patient | | 14 | **go away** | infinitive | we *not said here* | | | | | away, together *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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 100](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/18/100/) - next →: [sentence 102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/18/102/) - ↑ back to [3. 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