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title: Meanwhile the King's son went on and on till he came to that town wh… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Meanwhile the King's son went on and on till he came to that town where he had left his brother, and there he found that the Tsar and the Tsaritsa had given his brother the whole tsardom and the Tsarivna to wife as well, and there he tarried for a time; but toward the end of a year and twelve weeks 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Two Princes, part 1, sentence 42

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Meanwhile the King's son went on and on till he came to that town where he had left his brother, and there he found that the Tsar and the Tsaritsa had given his brother the whole tsardom and the Tsarivna to wife as well, and there he tarried for a time; but toward the end of a year and twelve weeks he went back to the other city where he had left the Princess, and there he found them making ready for a grand wedding. "

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**Who acts:** son, King, Tsar, tsardom · **What happens:** go, come, leave, find, give, tarry · **To what, where:** town, brother, whole tsardom, Princess, tsardom

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Two Princes, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (son, King, Tsar, tsardom), 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:pg29672:22:42
# text = Meanwhile the King's son went on and on till he came to that town where he had left his brother, and there he found that the Tsar and the Tsaritsa had given his brother the whole tsardom and the Tsarivna to wife as well, and there he tarried for a time; but toward the end of a year and twelve weeks he went back to the other city where he had left the Princess, and there he found them making ready for a grand wedding. "
1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	on	on	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	_
10	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	26	expl	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
27	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	Tsaritsa	Tsaritsa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
33	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux	_	_
34	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	26	advcl	_	_
35	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obj	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
38	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	tsardom	tsardom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obj	_	_
40	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	Tsarivna	Tsarivna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	conj	_	_
43	to	to	PART	TO	_	44	mark	_	_
44	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	appos	_	_
45	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	44	advmod	_	_
46	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	45	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
49	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	51	expl	_	_
50	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	nsubj	_	_
51	tarried	tarry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
52	for	for	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
56	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
57	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nmod	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
64	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	65	nummod	_	_
65	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	59	conj	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
67	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
68	back	back	ADV	RB	_	67	advmod	_	_
69	to	to	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
71	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	_
73	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	76	advmod	_	_
74	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
75	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	72	acl:relcl	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
81	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	83	expl	_	_
82	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
83	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
84	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	obj	_	_
85	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	83	xcomp	_	_
86	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	85	xcomp	_	_
87	for	for	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
88	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
89	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	90	amod	_	_
90	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
92	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the King's son |  |  |  |  | meanwhile *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | King |  |  | that town |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to town=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect | King | King's brother |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme |
| 4 | **find** | past | King |  |  | there |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **give** | past · perfect | the Tsar and the Tsaritsa | the whole tsardom and the Tsarivna | King's brother |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient tsardom=Theme |
| 6 | **tarry** | past | King |  |  | there | time |  | vn linger-53.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **go back** | past | King |  |  |  | toward the end of a year and twelve weeks | to the other city *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to city=Result |
| 8 | **leave** | past · perfect | King | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |
| 9 | **find** | past | King | tsardom |  | there |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent they=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 10 | **make** | gerund | tsardom *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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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