--- title: The wolf said, "I see thy master in the field; go after him, and per… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The wolf said, "I see thy master in the field; go after him, and perchance he'll give thee something."--"Nay," said the dog, "they won't even let me walk about the fields now, they only beat me."--"Look now," said the wolf, "I'm sorry, and will make things better for thee. 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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 (wolf, perchance, dog, doors), 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:pg29672:12:4 # text = The wolf said, "I see thy master in the field; go after him, and perchance he'll give thee something."--"Nay," said the dog, "they won't even let me walk about the fields now, they only beat me."--"Look now," said the wolf, "I'm sorry, and will make things better for thee. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 15 after after ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 19 perchance perchance NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 23 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 22 iobj _ _ 24 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 " " PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 -- -- PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 " " PUNCT `` _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 Nay nay INTJ UH _ 32 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 " " PUNCT '' _ 29 punct _ _ 32 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 36 " " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 38 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 39 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 41 advmod _ _ 40 even even ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 ccomp _ _ 42 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 obj _ _ 43 walk walk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 xcomp _ _ 44 about about ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 fields field NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obl _ _ 47 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 43 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 only only ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 beat beat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 52 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 -- -- PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 " " PUNCT `` _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 Look look VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 58 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 57 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 " " PUNCT '' _ 57 punct _ _ 61 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 65 " " PUNCT `` _ 68 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 68 cop _ _ 68 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 71 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 72 aux _ _ 72 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 parataxis _ _ 73 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 72 obj _ _ 74 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 72 xcomp _ _ 75 for for ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 76 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 74 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the wolf | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **see** *in a quote* | present | the wolf *= wolf* | thy master | | the field | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer master=Stimulus | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | the wolf *= wolf* *not said here* | | | | after wolf | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **give** *in a quote* | future | perchance | something | thee | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient something=Theme | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the dog | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **not** **let** *in a quote* | future | doors *= door* | the wolf *= wolf* | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **walk** *in a quote* | infinitive | the wolf *= wolf* *not said here* | | | | now | about the fields | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about field=Trajectory | | 8 | **beat** *in a quote* | past | doors *= door* | the wolf *= wolf* | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location i=Theme | | 9 | **look** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | now | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the wolf | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the wolf *= wolf* | | | | | sorry *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **make** *in a quote* | future | | things | | | | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product | 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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/12/3/) - next →: [sentence 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/12/5/) - ↑ back to [The Old Dog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/12/)