--- title: Is the dinner ready?" said she.--"Yes, it is ready."--"Hast thou sew… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Is the dinner ready?" said she.--"Yes, it is ready."--"Hast thou sewn the shirts?"--"Yes, the shirts are sewn too."--Then they sat down to meat, and began to relate how they had seen such a beautiful young lady at church.--"The Tsarevich," said the old woman, "instead of saying his prayers, was look --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/56/) [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/) / [Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/) / [The Golden Slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/) / 56 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Golden Slipper, sentence 56 Is the dinner ready?" said she.--"Yes, it is ready."--"Hast thou sewn the shirts?"--"Yes, the shirts are sewn too."--Then they sat down to meat, and began to relate how they had seen such a beautiful young lady at church.--"The Tsarevich," said the old woman, "instead of saying his prayers, was looking at her all the while, so goodly was she." **Who acts:** dinner, Lady, shirts, Tsarevich, prayers · **What happens:** be, say, have, sew, sit down, begin · **To what, where:** thou, shirts, beautiful young lady, church, Lady · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Golden Slipper. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (dinner, Lady, shirts, Tsarevich), 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:pg29672:15:56 # text = Is the dinner ready?" said she.--"Yes, it is ready."--"Hast thou sewn the shirts?"--"Yes, the shirts are sewn too."--Then they sat down to meat, and began to relate how they had seen such a beautiful young lady at church.--"The Tsarevich," said the old woman, "instead of saying his prayers, was looking at her all the while, so goodly was she." 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 -- -- PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 16 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 16 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 -- -- PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 Hast have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 22 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 21 obj _ _ 23 sewn sew VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 advcl _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 shirts shirt NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 -- -- PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 " " PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 35 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 shirts shirt NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 34 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 sewn sew VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 36 too too ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 -- -- PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 42 advmod _ _ 41 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 43 down down ADP RP _ 42 compound:prt _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 48 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 conj _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 relate relate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 xcomp _ _ 51 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 54 advmod _ _ 52 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 53 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 50 advcl _ _ 55 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 59 det:predet _ _ 56 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 57 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 amod _ _ 58 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 amod _ _ 59 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obj _ _ 60 at at ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 63 -- -- PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 " " PUNCT `` _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 Tsarevich Tsarevich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 68 " " PUNCT '' _ 66 punct _ _ 69 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 71 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 72 amod _ _ 72 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 73 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 74 " " PUNCT '' _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 75 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=SCONJ 77 mark _ _ 76 of of ADP IN _ 75 fixed _ _ 77 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 69 advcl _ _ 78 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 79 nmod:poss _ _ 79 prayers prayer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 77 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 80 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 81 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 69 advcl _ _ 83 at at ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obl _ _ 85 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 87 det:predet _ _ 86 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 87 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 89 so so ADV RB _ 90 advmod _ _ 90 goodly goodly ADV RB _ 92 advmod _ _ 91 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 92 cop _ _ 92 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 94 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the dinner | | | | | ready *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Lady | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | dinner | | | | | ready *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **have** | present | | thou | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Patient | | 5 | **sew** | participle | | the shirts | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Product | | 6 | **sew** | present · passive | | the shirts | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product | | 7 | **sit down** *in a quote* | past | shirts *= shirt* | | | | then | to meat | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **begin** *in a quote* | past | shirts *= shirt* *not said here* | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **relate** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | shirts *= shirt* *not said here* | | | | | | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **see** *in a quote* | past · perfect | shirts *= shirt* | such beautiful young lady | | church | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lady=Stimulus | | 11 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the Tsarevich | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Tsarevich's prayers | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **look** | past · progressive | the Tsarevich *not said here* | | | | while | at Lady | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at she=Theme | | 14 | **is a** | past | | Lady | | | | goodly *property* | tree rules | | 15 | **pray** | | Tsarevich | | | | | | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/55/) - next →: [sentence 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/57/) - ↑ back to [The Golden Slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/15/)