--- title: Now the hedge was a quickset hedge, and as the parson began capering… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Now the hedge was a quickset hedge, and as the parson began capering about in it, he tore to shreds his cassock and his breeches, and his under-coat, and his shirt, and scratched his skin and wrenched out his beard as if he had been very badly shaved, and still the poor parson had to go on dancing i --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/23/99/) [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 Two Princes, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/23/) / 99 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Two Princes, part 2, sentence 99 Now the hedge was a quickset hedge, and as the parson began capering about in it, he tore to shreds his cassock and his breeches, and his under-coat, and his shirt, and scratched his skin and wrenched out his beard as if he had been very badly shaved, and still the poor parson had to go on dancing in the midst of the prickly hedge till there were great weals and wounds all over his body, and the red blood began to flow. **Who acts:** hedge, parson, quickset hedge, shirt, poor parson, great weals · **What happens:** be, begin, caper, tore, shred, scratch · **To what, where:** quickset hedge, cassock, coat, skin, beard, parson This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Two Princes, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (hedge, parson, quickset hedge, shirt), 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:pg29672:23:99 # text = Now the hedge was a quickset hedge, and as the parson began capering about in it, he tore to shreds his cassock and his breeches, and his under-coat, and his shirt, and scratched his skin and wrenched out his beard as if he had been very badly shaved, and still the poor parson had to go on dancing in the midst of the prickly hedge till there were great weals and wounds all over his body, and the red blood began to flow. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 hedge hedge NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 quickset quickset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 hedge hedge NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 10 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 parson parson NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 advcl _ _ 14 capering caper VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 xcomp _ _ 15 about about ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 tore tore NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 20 fixed _ _ 22 shreds shred VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 23 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 cassock cassock NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 breeches breech NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 31 under under ADP IN _ 33 case _ SpaceAfter=No 32 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 shirt shirt NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 scratched scratch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 parataxis _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 skin skin NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 wrenched wrench VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 conj _ _ 45 out out ADP RP _ 44 compound:prt _ _ 46 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 beard beard NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 48 as as SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 49 if if SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 51 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 52 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 55 aux:pass _ _ 53 very very ADV RB _ 54 advmod _ _ 54 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 55 advmod _ _ 55 shaved shave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 44 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 58 still still ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 60 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 parson parson NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 62 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 parataxis _ _ 63 to to PART TO _ 64 mark _ _ 64 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 xcomp _ _ 65 on on ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 66 dancing dancing NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 67 in in ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 70 of of ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 72 prickly prickly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 hedge hedge NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nmod _ _ 74 till till SCONJ IN _ 76 mark _ _ 75 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 76 expl _ _ 76 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 64 advcl _ _ 77 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 78 amod _ _ 78 weals weal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 76 nsubj _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 wounds wound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 76 conj _ _ 81 all all ADV RB _ 84 advmod _ _ 82 over over ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 84 nmod:poss _ _ 84 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 87 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 89 det _ _ 88 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 nsubj _ _ 90 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 conj _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 92 mark _ _ 92 flow flow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 90 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the hedge | a quickset hedge | | | now | | tree rules | | 2 | **begin** | past | the parson | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **caper** | gerund | the parson *not said here* | | | | | about dancing | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about it=Trajectory | | 4 | **tore** | | parson | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **shred** | present | a quickset hedge | parson's cassock and parson's breeches | | parson's coat | | | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cassock=Patient | | 6 | **scratch** | past | parson's shirt | parson's skin | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme | | 7 | **wrench out** | participle | parson's shirt *not said here* | parson's beard | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer beard=Patient | | 8 | **shave** | past · perfect · passive | | parson | | | | badly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 9 | **have** | past | the poor parson | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **go** | to-infinitive | the poor parson *not said here* | | | dancing | | in the midst of the prickly hedge | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on dancing=Location | | 11 | **be** | past | great weals | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **wound** | present | great weals *not said here* | | | parson's body | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 13 | **begin** | past | the red blood | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 14 | **flow** | to-infinitive | the red blood *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «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 98](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/23/98/) - next →: [sentence 100](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/23/100/) - ↑ back to [The Two Princes, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/23/)