--- title: Oh, sovereign lady, all that I require in exchange therefor is that… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Oh, sovereign lady, all that I require in exchange therefor is that I may pass the night near my husband."--Then the Empress took the apple, and allowed her to come into the bedchamber of the Tsarevich to pass the night there; but first of all she gave the Tsarevich a sleeping draught so that he kne --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/117/) [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 Cat, the Cock, and the Fox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/) / 117 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox, sentence 117 Oh, sovereign lady, all that I require in exchange therefor is that I may pass the night near my husband."--Then the Empress took the apple, and allowed her to come into the bedchamber of the Tsarevich to pass the night there; but first of all she gave the Tsarevich a sleeping draught so that he knew nothing, and could speak not a word to her, nor could he even recognize what manner of person his true wife was. **Who acts:** that, sovereign lady, Empress, husband · **What happens:** require, be, take, allow, come, pass · **To what, where:** exchange therefor, apple, Empress, bedchamber, sleeping draught, Tsarevich · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (that, sovereign lady, Empress, husband), 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:pg29672:20:117 # text = Oh, sovereign lady, all that I require in exchange therefor is that I may pass the night near my husband."--Then the Empress took the apple, and allowed her to come into the bedchamber of the Tsarevich to pass the night there; but first of all she gave the Tsarevich a sleeping draught so that he knew nothing, and could speak not a word to her, nor could he even recognize what manner of person his true wife was. 1 Oh oh INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 sovereign sovereign NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 7 det:predet _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 require require VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 exchange exchange NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 therefor therefor NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 near near ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 -- -- PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 29 advmod _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 Empress Empress PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 29 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 parataxis _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 apple apple NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 allowed allow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 35 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 iobj _ _ 36 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 37 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 38 into into ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 bedchamber bedchamber NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 Tsarevich Tsarevich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 nmod _ _ 44 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 advcl _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 45 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 50 but but CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 51 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 53 advmod _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 17 obj _ _ 54 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 55 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 acl:relcl _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 Tsarevich Tsarevich PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 59 sleeping sleep VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 60 amod _ _ 60 draught draught NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 61 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 64 mark _ _ 62 that that SCONJ IN _ 61 fixed _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 64 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 advcl _ _ 65 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 64 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 68 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 69 aux _ _ 69 speak speak VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 53 parataxis _ _ 70 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 69 advmod _ _ 71 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ _ 73 to to ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 76 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 80 cc _ _ 77 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ _ 78 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 80 nsubj _ _ 79 even even ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 80 recognize recognize VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 69 conj _ _ 81 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 82 det _ _ 82 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obj _ _ 83 of of ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nmod _ _ 85 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 87 nmod:poss _ _ 86 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 87 amod _ _ 87 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 nsubj _ _ 88 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 84 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | present | that | | | exchange therefor | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | may · present | sovereign lady | | | | night | near my husband; pass *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **take** *in a quote* | past | the Empress | the apple | | | then | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme | | 4 | **allow** *in a quote* | past | the Empress *not said here* | | Empress | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer she=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **come** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | the Empress *not said here* | | | the bedchamber of the Tsarevich | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into bedchamber=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **pass** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the Empress *not said here* | | | there | night | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **give** *in a quote* | past | Empress | a sleeping draught | the Tsarevich | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent tsarevich=Recipient draught=Theme | | 8 | **sleep** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **know** *in a quote* | past | husband | nothing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | | 10 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | could | | a word | Empress | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent | | 11 | **recognize** *in a quote* | could | husband | what manner of person | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer manner=Stimulus | 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 116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/116/) - next →: [sentence 118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/118/) - ↑ back to [The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/)