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title: The lady drew out of one of these springs a little glass of water, a… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: The lady drew out of one of these springs a little glass of water, and strewing a handful of oats beside it, said, "Fasten up thy horse here!"--"What!" thought he, "for these three days we have had naught to eat or drink, and now she mocks us with a handful of oats!"--Then they went together to the 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Story of Unlucky Daniel, sentence 53

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The lady drew out of one of these springs a little glass of water, and strewing a handful of oats beside it, said, "Fasten up thy horse here!"--"What!" thought he, "for these three days we have had naught to eat or drink, and now she mocks us with a handful of oats!"--Then they went together to the guest-chamber, and she gave him there a little glass of water and a small piece of wheaten bread.--"Why, what is this for a hungry man like me?" thought he.

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**Who acts:** lady, we, naught, oats · **What happens:** draw out, strew, say, fasten up, think, have · **To what, where:** one, handful, horse, naught, us, guest chamber · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Story of Unlucky Daniel. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (lady, we, naught, oats), 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:pg29672:10:53
# text = The lady drew out of one of these springs a little glass of water, and strewing a handful of oats beside it, said, "Fasten up thy horse here!"--"What!" thought he, "for these three days we have had naught to eat or drink, and now she mocks us with a handful of oats!"--Then they went together to the guest-chamber, and she gave him there a little glass of water and a small piece of wheaten bread.--"Why, what is this for a hungry man like me?" thought he.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
17	strewing	strew	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	25	ccomp	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	handful	handful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
22	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
25	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	Fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	ccomp	_	_
29	up	up	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	_
30	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
32	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	40	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	37	punct	_	_
40	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	advcl	_	_
41	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
43	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	50	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	for	for	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
45	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	47	det	_	_
46	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	47	nummod	_	_
47	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obl	_	_
48	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
49	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	50	aux	_	_
50	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	40	ccomp	_	_
51	naught	naught	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	50	obj	_	_
52	to	to	PART	TO	_	53	mark	_	_
53	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	50	xcomp	_	_
54	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
55	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
58	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	60	advmod	_	_
59	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
60	mocks	mock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
61	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	60	obj	_	_
62	with	with	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
63	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	handful	handful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obl	_	_
65	of	of	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	72	advmod	_	_
71	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	72	nsubj	_	_
72	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
73	together	together	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
74	to	to	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
76	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	76	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
81	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	nsubj	_	_
82	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
83	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	iobj	_	_
84	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	82	advmod	_	_
85	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
86	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
87	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obj	_	_
88	of	of	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	nmod	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
91	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
92	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	conj	_	_
94	of	of	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
95	wheaten	wheaten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	96	amod	_	_
96	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	82	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	100	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	100	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	113	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
102	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	104	nsubj	_	_
103	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	104	cop	_	_
104	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	100	obl	_	_
105	for	for	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
106	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
107	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	obl	_	_
109	like	like	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
110	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	108	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	108	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	108	punct	_	_
113	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	advcl	_	_
114	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	113	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw out** | past | the lady | one of this springs |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 2 | **strew** | gerund |  | a handful of oats beside handful |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent handful=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the lady *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **fasten up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | thy horse |  | here |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient |
| 5 | **think** *speech: other* | past |  | horse |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 6 | **have** *in a quote* | present · perfect | we | naught |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **eat** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | naught *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **drink** *in a quote* | infinitive | naught *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **mock** *in a quote* | present | lady | us |  |  | now | with a handful of oats | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 10 | **go together** | past | oats *= oat* |  |  | the guest chamber | then | together *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to chamber=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **give** | past | lady | a little glass of water and a small piece of wheaten bread | horse | there |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient glass=Theme |
| 12 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | this |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **think** *speech: other* | past | lady *not said here* | horse |  |  |  | for a hungry man like me | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |

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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:** «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», Project Gutenberg book 29672 (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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