--- title: Yes," said his wife, "I know the road that leads to hell also very w… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Yes," said his wife, "I know the road that leads to hell also very well; but the nobleman must let his overseer go with thee, or else he never will believe that thou really didst go to hell."--So the nobleman told his overseer that he must go to hell too, so they went together; and when they got the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/19/187/) [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 Tsar and the Angel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/19/) / 187 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Tsar and the Angel, sentence 187 Yes," said his wife, "I know the road that leads to hell also very well; but the nobleman must let his overseer go with thee, or else he never will believe that thou really didst go to hell."--So the nobleman told his overseer that he must go to hell too, so they went together; and when they got there the rulers of hell laid hands upon the overseer straightway. " **Who acts:** I, road, nobleman, overseer, thou, wife · **What happens:** say, know, lead, let, go, not believe · **To what, where:** wife, road, hell, overseer · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Tsar and the Angel. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, road, nobleman, overseer), 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:pg29672:19:187 # text = Yes," said his wife, "I know the road that leads to hell also very well; but the nobleman must let his overseer go with thee, or else he never will believe that thou really didst go to hell."--So the nobleman told his overseer that he must go to hell too, so they went together; and when they got there the rulers of hell laid hands upon the overseer straightway. " 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 14 leads lead VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 17 also also ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 18 very very ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 19 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 21 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 nobleman nobleman NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 24 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 overseer overseer NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 28 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 xcomp _ _ 29 with with ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 32 or or CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 33 else else ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 36 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 conj _ _ 38 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 39 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 41 nsubj _ _ 40 really really ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 didst do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 42 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 41 ccomp _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 " " PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 -- -- PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 So so ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 nobleman nobleman NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 51 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 52 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 overseer overseer NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 that that SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 56 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ _ 57 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 xcomp _ _ 58 to to ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 60 too too ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 62 so so ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 63 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 64 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 conj _ _ 65 together together ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 68 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 70 advmod _ _ 69 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj _ _ 70 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 71 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 70 advmod _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 rulers ruler NOUN NNS Number=Plur 77 nsubj _ _ 74 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 hell hell NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 nmod _ _ 76 laid lay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 77 amod _ _ 77 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 70 ccomp _ _ 78 upon upon ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 overseer overseer NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 compound _ _ 81 straightway straightway NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 70 punct _ _ 83 " " PUNCT '' _ 70 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | | ho's wife | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **know** | present | I | the road | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer road=Stimulus | | 3 | **lead** | present | the road | | | | | to hell; well *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to hell=Patient | | 4 | **let** | must | the nobleman | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **go** | infinitive | ho's overseer | | | | | with thee | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with thou=Beneficiary | | 6 | **not** **believe** | future | overseer | | | | | else *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **do** | past | thou | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **go** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | | | hell | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hell=Initial\_Location | | 9 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the nobleman | ho's overseer | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent overseer=Recipient clause=Topic | | 10 | **go** *not said to happen, in a quote* | must | overseer | | | hell | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hell=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **go together** *in a quote* | past | wife | | | | | together *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **get** *in a quote* | past | wife | | | there | | upon the overseer straightway | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 13 | **lay** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **hand** *in a quote* | | the rulers of hell | | | | | | tree rules | 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 186](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/19/186/) - next →: [sentence 188](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/19/188/) - ↑ back to [The Tsar and the Angel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/19/)