--- title: He went up to this hut, and saw an old man and an old woman sitting… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: He went up to this hut, and saw an old man and an old woman sitting in front of it, and said to them, "Would you let me rest a little while with you, good people?"--"By all means!" said they.--"There is one thing, however, good people!" said he, "don't let the Iron Wolf catch me while I am resting w --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/17/31/) [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 Iron Wolf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/17/) / 31 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Iron Wolf, sentence 31 He went up to this hut, and saw an old man and an old woman sitting in front of it, and said to them, "Would you let me rest a little while with you, good people?"--"By all means!" said they.--"There is one thing, however, good people!" said he, "don't let the Iron Wolf catch me while I am resting with you."--"Have no fear of that!" replied the old couple. " **Who acts:** man, old woman, rows, me, people, one thing · **What happens:** go up, see, sit, say, let, rest · **To what, where:** old man, front, rows, me, Iron Wolf, fear · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Iron Wolf. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (man, old woman, rows, me), 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:pg29672:17:31 # text = He went up to this hut, and saw an old man and an old woman sitting in front of it, and said to them, "Would you let me rest a little while with you, good people?"--"By all means!" said they.--"There is one thing, however, good people!" said he, "don't let the Iron Wolf catch me while I am resting with you."--"Have no fear of that!" replied the old couple. " 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 6 hut hut NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 14 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 17 sitting sit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 16 acl _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 front front NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 " " PUNCT `` _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 Would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 ccomp _ _ 32 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 rest rest VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 xcomp _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 37 with with ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ? ? PUNCT . _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 " " PUNCT '' _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 -- -- PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 " " PUNCT `` _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 By by ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 48 obl _ _ 48 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ! ! PUNCT . _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 " " PUNCT '' _ 48 punct _ _ 51 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 52 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 -- -- PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 " " PUNCT `` _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 57 expl _ _ 57 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 58 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 59 nummod _ _ 59 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 61 however however ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 63 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 ! ! PUNCT . _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 " " PUNCT '' _ 64 punct _ _ 67 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 70 " " PUNCT `` _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 72 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 73 advmod _ _ 73 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 ccomp _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 75 Iron Iron PROPN NNP Number=Sing 76 compound _ _ 76 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 73 obj _ _ 77 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 73 xcomp _ _ 78 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 77 obj _ _ 79 while while SCONJ IN _ 82 mark _ _ 80 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 81 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 resting rest VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 77 advcl _ _ 83 with with ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 . . PUNCT . _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 86 " " PUNCT '' _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 87 -- -- PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 88 " " PUNCT `` _ 89 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 Have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 67 conj _ _ 90 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 91 det _ _ 91 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obj _ _ 92 of of ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 93 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 91 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 94 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 95 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 96 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 97 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 99 det _ _ 98 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 99 amod _ _ 99 couple couple NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ 101 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go up** | past | man | | | | | to this hut | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | past | man *not said here* | a old man and a old woman | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus | | 3 | **sit** | gerund | a old woman *not said here* | | | front of hut | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location | | 4 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | | | rows *= row* | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 5 | **let** *in a quote* | would | rows *= row* | me | | | | good people *obl* | tree rules | | 6 | **rest** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* | | | | while | with rows *= row* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | by all | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | people | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **be** *in a quote* | present | one thing | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **say** *speech: express* | past | | | | | | however *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **not** **let** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | | the Iron Wolf | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **catch** *in a quote* | infinitive | the Iron Wolf *not said here* | me | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 13 | **rest** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | | | | | with you | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 14 | **have** *in a quote* | present | | no fear of that | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient | | 15 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the old couple | | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 16 | **fear** *in a quote* | | | that | | | | | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient | 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 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/17/30/) - next →: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/17/32/) - ↑ back to [The Iron Wolf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/17/)