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title: Hail to thee, O man!" said he.--"Hail to thee also, my father!"--"Wh… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Hail to thee, O man!" said he.--"Hail to thee also, my father!"--"Whither doth God lead thee?"--"I am going to free my son from Oh."--"How so?"--Then the man told the old white father how he had hired out his son to Oh and under what conditions.--"Aye, aye!" said the old white father, "'tis a vile p
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, Oh: the Tsar of the Forest, sentence 74

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Hail to thee, O man!" said he.--"Hail to thee also, my father!"--"Whither doth God lead thee?"--"I am going to free my son from Oh."--"How so?"--Then the man told the old white father how he had hired out his son to Oh and under what conditions.--"Aye, aye!" said the old white father, "'tis a vile pagan thou hast to deal with; he will lead thee about by the nose for a long time."--"Yes," said the man, "I perceive that he is a vile pagan; but I know not what in the world to do with him.

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**Who acts:** Hail, I, man, son, old white father, thou · **What happens:** say, do, lead, go, tell, hire out · **To what, where:** God, thee, son, old white father, vile pagan, man · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», Oh: the Tsar of the Forest. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Hail, I, man, son), 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:pg29672:2:74
# text = Hail to thee, O man!" said he.--"Hail to thee also, my father!"--"Whither doth God lead thee?"--"I am going to free my son from Oh."--"How so?"--Then the man told the old white father how he had hired out his son to Oh and under what conditions.--"Aye, aye!" said the old white father, "'tis a vile pagan thou hast to deal with; he will lead thee about by the nose for a long time."--"Yes," said the man, "I perceive that he is a vile pagan; but I know not what in the world to do with him.
1	Hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	TO	_	3	case	_	_
3	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	TO	_	16	case	_	_
16	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	14	nmod	_	_
17	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	26	advmod	_	_
26	doth	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
27	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
28	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	_
35	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
36	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
37	to	to	PART	TO	_	38	mark	_	_
38	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	xcomp	_	_
39	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	vocative	_	_
41	from	from	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	48	advmod	_	_
48	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	55	advmod	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nsubj	_	_
55	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
57	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
58	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	iobj	_	_
60	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	63	advmod	_	_
61	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
62	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
63	hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	55	ccomp	_	_
64	out	out	ADP	RP	_	63	compound:prt	_	_
65	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	66	nmod:poss	_	_
66	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	iobj	_	_
67	to	to	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	71	discourse	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
70	under	under	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	81	nsubj:outer	_	_
72	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	76	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	Aye	aye	INTJ	UH	_	71	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
78	aye	aye	INTJ	UH	_	71	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	78	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	71	punct	_	_
81	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	55	conj	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
83	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	85	amod	_	_
84	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	85	amod	_	_
85	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
87	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	89	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	89	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	tis	ti	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	85	acl:relcl	_	_
90	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
91	vile	vile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	92	amod	_	_
92	pagan	pagan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	obj	_	_
93	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	94	nsubj	_	_
94	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	92	acl:relcl	_	_
95	to	to	PART	TO	_	96	mark	_	_
96	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	94	xcomp	_	_
97	with	with	ADP	IN	_	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
99	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nsubj	_	_
100	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	101	aux	_	_
101	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
102	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	101	obj	_	_
103	about	about	ADV	RB	_	101	advmod	_	_
104	by	by	ADP	IN	_	106	case	_	_
105	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	106	det	_	_
106	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obl	_	_
107	for	for	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
108	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	110	det	_	_
109	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	amod	_	_
110	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	118	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	118	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	118	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	115	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	115	punct	_	_
118	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
119	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	120	det	_	_
120	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	124	punct	_	_
122	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	124	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	124	nsubj	_	_
124	perceive	perceive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	118	ccomp	_	_
125	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	130	mark	_	_
126	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	130	nsubj	_	_
127	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	130	cop	_	_
128	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	130	det	_	_
129	vile	vile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	130	amod	_	_
130	pagan	pagan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
131	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	134	punct	_	_
132	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	134	cc	_	_
133	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	134	nsubj	_	_
134	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
135	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	134	advmod	_	_
136	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	134	obl	_	_
137	in	in	ADP	IN	_	139	case	_	_
138	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	139	det	_	_
139	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	136	obl	_	_
140	to	to	PART	TO	_	141	mark	_	_
141	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	136	acl	_	_
142	with	with	ADP	IN	_	143	case	_	_
143	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	141	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
144	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Hail to thee |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | present | Hail to thee | God |  |  |  | whither *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lead** | infinitive | Hail to thee *not said here* | thee |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | my son *vocative*; free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from oh=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the man |  | son's son |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **hire out** *in a quote* | past · perfect | son |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past |  | the old white father |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent father=Topic |
| 8 | **ti** | present | the old white father *not said here* | a vile pagan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **have** | present | thou | a vile pagan *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **deal** | to-infinitive | a vile pagan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **lead** | future | son | thee |  |  | time | by the nose; about *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thou=Theme by nose=Destination |
| 12 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Hail to thee *not said here* | the man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **perceive** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 14 | **is a** | present | son | a vile pagan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **not** **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 16 | **do** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with son | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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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