--- title: The Empress again came that way, went up to her, and said, "Sell me… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The Empress again came that way, went up to her, and said, "Sell me that apple of thine, and I'll give thee for it as many pence as thou canst hold in thy lap!"--But she replied, "Nay, my sovereign lady! money for it I will not take, but let me pass one more night in my own husband's room!"--And the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/126/) [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/) / 126 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox, sentence 126 The Empress again came that way, went up to her, and said, "Sell me that apple of thine, and I'll give thee for it as many pence as thou canst hold in thy lap!"--But she replied, "Nay, my sovereign lady! money for it I will not take, but let me pass one more night in my own husband's room!"--And the Empress took the apple, and let her go there. **Who acts:** Empress, thou · **What happens:** come, go up, say, sell, give, hold · **To what, where:** way, Empress, apple, many pence, thee, lap · **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 (Empress, thou), 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:pg29672:20:126 # text = The Empress again came that way, went up to her, and said, "Sell me that apple of thine, and I'll give thee for it as many pence as thou canst hold in thy lap!"--But she replied, "Nay, my sovereign lady! money for it I will not take, but let me pass one more night in my own husband's room!"--And the Empress took the apple, and let her go there. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Empress Empress PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 again again ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 6 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 " " PUNCT `` _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 Sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 ccomp _ _ 18 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 iobj _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 20 apple apple NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 xcomp _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 20 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 conj _ _ 28 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 27 iobj _ _ 29 for for ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ _ 31 as as ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 pence pence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obj _ _ 34 as as SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 35 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 37 nsubj _ _ 36 canst can AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 lap lap NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ! ! PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 -- -- PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 But but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 45 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 48 " " PUNCT `` _ 53 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 Nay nay INTJ UH _ 53 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 51 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 52 sovereign sovereign NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 53 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ! ! PUNCT . _ 55 punct _ _ 55 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ _ 56 for for ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nmod _ _ 58 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 59 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 60 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 61 advmod _ _ 61 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 63 but but CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 64 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 ccomp _ _ 65 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 64 obj _ _ 66 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 xcomp _ _ 67 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 69 nummod _ _ 68 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 69 amod _ _ 69 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obl _ _ 70 in in ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 71 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 73 nmod:poss _ _ 72 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 74 's 's PART POS _ 73 case _ _ 75 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 ! ! PUNCT . _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 " " PUNCT '' _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 -- -- PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 And and CCONJ CC _ 82 cc _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 Empress Empress PROPN NNP Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 82 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 apple apple NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ _ 87 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 82 conj _ _ 88 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 87 obj _ _ 89 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 87 xcomp _ _ 90 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 89 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 91 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | the Empress | that way | | | again | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **go up** | past | the Empress *not said here* | | Empress | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 3 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the Empress *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **sell** *in a quote* | infinitive | | apple | the Empress *= empress* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 5 | **give** *in a quote* | future | the Empress *= empress* | many pence | thee | | | for apple | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient pence=Theme for it=Asset | | 6 | **hold** *in a quote* | can | thou | | | thy lap | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lap=Location | | 7 | **reply** *speech: express* | past | Empress | my sovereign lady and money for apple | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **not** **take** *in a quote* | future | Empress | money for apple *not said here* | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | | 9 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | | Empress | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **pass** *in a quote* | infinitive | Empress *not said here* | | | my own husband's room | night | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in room=Location | | 11 | **take** | past | the Empress | the apple | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme | | 12 | **let** | infinitive | the Empress *not said here* | Empress | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **go** | infinitive | Empress *not said here* | | | there | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/125/) - next →: [sentence 127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/127/) - ↑ back to [The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/20/)