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title: He came beneath the window and said, "We invite your little ladyship… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: He came beneath the window and said, "We invite your little ladyship Foxey-Woxey, together with Mr Shaggy Matthew, to dinner"--and back he ran again.--"But you should have told them to bring their spoons with them," said the bear.--"Oh, what a head I've got! if I didn't quite forget!" cried the hare
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Fox and the Cat, sentence 14

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He came beneath the window and said, "We invite your little ladyship Foxey-Woxey, together with Mr Shaggy Matthew, to dinner"--and back he ran again.--"But you should have told them to bring their spoons with them," said the bear.--"Oh, what a head I've got! if I didn't quite forget!" cried the hare, and back he went again, ran beneath the window and cried, "Mind you bring your spoons!"--"Very well," said the fox.

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**Who acts:** cat, We, you, bear, head, hare · **What happens:** come, say, invite, run, tell, bring · **To what, where:** window, little ladyship, you, trees, spoons · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Fox and the Cat. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cat, We, you, bear), 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:pg29672:13:14
# text = He came beneath the window and said, "We invite your little ladyship Foxey-Woxey, together with Mr Shaggy Matthew, to dinner"--and back he ran again.--"But you should have told them to bring their spoons with them," said the bear.--"Oh, what a head I've got! if I didn't quite forget!" cried the hare, and back he went again, ran beneath the window and cried, "Mind you bring your spoons!"--"Very well," said the fox.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	invite	invite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ladyship	ladyship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	Foxey	Foxey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Woxey	Woxey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	together	together	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Shaggy	Shaggy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Matthew	Matthew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	back	back	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
33	again	again	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
38	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj:pass	_	_
39	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
40	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	aux	_	_
41	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
42	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	iobj	_	_
43	to	to	PART	TO	_	44	mark	_	_
44	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	xcomp	_	_
45	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	obj	_	_
47	with	with	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	51	punct	_	_
51	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	59	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
59	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	74	nsubj	_	_
60	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	nsubj	_	_
62	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux	_	_
64	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	59	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	64	punct	_	_
66	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
67	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
68	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	71	advmod	_	_
70	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	71	advmod	_	_
71	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	64	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	59	punct	_	_
74	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
79	back	back	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	_
80	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
82	again	again	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
84	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
85	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obl	_	_
88	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
89	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
91	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	Mind	mind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	89	ccomp	_	_
93	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	92	obj	_	_
94	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	92	xcomp	_	_
95	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	96	nmod:poss	_	_
96	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	94	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	102	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	102	advmod	_	_
102	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	105	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	102	punct	_	_
105	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	advcl	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	107	det	_	_
107	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | cat |  |  | the window |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beneath window=Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **invite** *in a quote* | present | We | your little ladyship |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladyship=Recipient |
| 4 | **run** | past | cat |  |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | should · perfect · passive |  | you | trees *= tree* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **bring** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | trees's spoons |  |  |  | with trees *= tree* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the bear |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | a head |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **not** **forget** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past · do-support | the hare *= hare* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the hare |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **go** | past | cat |  |  |  | again |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **run** | past | cat *not said here* |  |  | the window |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beneath window=Trajectory |
| 13 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 14 | **mind** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **bring** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your spoons |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme |
| 16 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the fox |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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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