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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, Nobles and Princes\], sentence 4

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So they went and rested, and the old woman came out of the hut to them.--"Hast thou a daughter, little mother?" said they.--"Yes, that I have," said she.--"One or two?" they asked.--"Well, there is another," said she, "but she is not my daughter, she is a mere kitchen slut, the very look of her is nasty."--"Very well," said they, "we will measure them with the golden slippers."--"Good!" cried the old woman.

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**Who acts:** they, old woman, daughter, woman, another, we · **What happens:** go, rest, come out, have, say, ask · **To what, where:** One, hut, thou, daughter, mere kitchen slut · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», Nobles and Princes\]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (they, old woman, daughter, woman), 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:pg29672:16:4
# text = So they went and rested, and the old woman came out of the hut to them.--"Hast thou a daughter, little mother?" said they.--"Yes, that I have," said she.--"One or two?" they asked.--"Well, there is another," said she, "but she is not my daughter, she is a mere kitchen slut, the very look of her is nasty."--"Very well," said they, "we will measure them with the golden slippers."--"Good!" cried the old woman.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	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	3	parataxis	_	_
22	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	obj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
30	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
31	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	39	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
38	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
39	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
42	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
43	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
48	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	47	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
52	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
53	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	60	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
59	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	60	expl	_	_
60	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	ccomp	_	_
61	another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	60	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	60	punct	_	_
64	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
65	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
67	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
69	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
70	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	cop	_	_
71	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	73	advmod	_	_
72	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	73	nmod:poss	_	_
73	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
75	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	nsubj	_	_
76	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	80	cop	_	_
77	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
78	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
79	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	compound	_	_
80	slut	slut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
83	very	very	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	appos	_	_
85	of	of	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	88	nmod:poss	_	_
87	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	88	cop	_	_
88	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	80	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	94	advmod	_	_
94	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
97	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
98	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
100	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	103	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	103	nsubj	_	_
102	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	103	aux	_	_
103	measure	measure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	97	parataxis	_	_
104	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	103	obj	_	_
105	with	with	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
107	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	slippers	slipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	103	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	113	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	116	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	113	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	113	punct	_	_
116	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
117	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	119	det	_	_
118	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	119	amod	_	_
119	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	116	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | they | One |  |  |  | well *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rest** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come out** | past | the old woman | the hut to them |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient hut=Result |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **have** *in a quote* | present | woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **be** *in a quote* | present | another |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | woman | my daughter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | woman | a mere kitchen slut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | nasty *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | daughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 15 | **measure** *in a quote* | future | we | daughter |  |  |  | with the golden slippers | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme they=Value |
| 16 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the old woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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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