--- title: When he got home, he said to the she-dragon, his wife, "I met a blac… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: When he got home, he said to the she-dragon, his wife, "I met a black monk who serves in a monastery, and I asked him about them, and he told me that a lad and a lass had run past that way when the monastery was being built, but that was not yesterday, for the monastery is a hundred years old at the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/24/126/) [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 Magic Egg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/24/) / 126 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Magic Egg, sentence 126 When he got home, he said to the she-dragon, his wife, "I met a black monk who serves in a monastery, and I asked him about them, and he told me that a lad and a lass had run past that way when the monastery was being built, but that was not yesterday, for the monastery is a hundred years old at the very least."--"Why didst thou not tear the black monk to pieces and pull down the monastery? for 'twas they. **Who acts:** monk, black monk, that, thou · **What happens:** get, say, meet, serve, ask, tell · **To what, where:** dragon, black monk, monk, lad, way, monastery · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Magic Egg. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (monk, black monk, that, 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:pg29672:24:126 # text = When he got home, he said to the she-dragon, his wife, "I met a black monk who serves in a monastery, and I asked him about them, and he told me that a lad and a lass had run past that way when the monastery was being built, but that was not yesterday, for the monastery is a hundred years old at the very least."--"Why didst thou not tear the black monk to pieces and pull down the monastery? for 'twas they. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 4 home home ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 " " PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 monk monk NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 23 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 serves serve VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 acl:relcl _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 monastery monastery NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 iobj _ _ 33 about about ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 39 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 iobj _ _ 40 that that SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 lad lad NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 lass lass NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 conj _ _ 46 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 run run VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 ccomp _ _ 48 past past ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 50 det _ _ 50 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 51 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 56 advmod _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 monastery monastery NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj:pass _ _ 54 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 aux:pass _ _ 55 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 built build VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 58 but but CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 59 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 62 nsubj _ _ 60 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 cop _ _ 61 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 62 advmod _ _ 62 yesterday yesterday NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 64 for for ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 monastery monastery NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obl _ _ 67 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 cop _ _ 68 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 69 hundred hundred NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 70 nummod _ _ 70 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 71 obl:unmarked _ _ 71 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 ccomp _ _ 72 at at ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 74 very very ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ _ 75 least least NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 . . PUNCT . _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 77 " " PUNCT '' _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 -- -- PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 " " PUNCT `` _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 80 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 81 advmod _ _ 81 didst do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 82 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 84 nsubj _ _ 83 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 81 advmod _ _ 84 tear tear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 81 ccomp _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 86 black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 87 amod _ _ 87 monk monk NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 obj _ _ 88 to to ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 89 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 84 obl _ _ 90 and and CCONJ CC _ 91 cc _ _ 91 pull pull VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 84 conj _ _ 92 down down ADP RP _ 91 compound:prt _ _ 93 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 94 det _ _ 94 monastery monastery NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 95 ? ? PUNCT . _ 38 punct _ _ 96 for for ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 97 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 98 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 98 twas twa NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ _ 99 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | monk | | | | | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | monk | | the dragon and monk's wife | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to dragon=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **meet** *in a quote* | past | monk | a black monk | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monk=Co-Agent | | 4 | **serve** *in a quote* | present | a black monk | | | | | in a monastery | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in monastery=Attribute | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | monk | | monk | | | about lad | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about they=Topic | | 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | monk | | monk | | | for twas | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **run** *in a quote* | past · perfect · passive | | a lad and a lass | | that way | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme past way=Trajectory | | 8 | **build** *in a quote* | past · passive | | the monastery | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | | 9 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | past | that | yesterday | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | the least | year | for the monastery; old *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | past | monk *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **tear** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou | the black monk | | | | to pieces *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent monk=Patient to piece=Result | | 13 | **pull down** *in a quote* | present | thou *not said here* | the monastery | | | | | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monastery=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/pg29672/24/125/) - next →: [sentence 127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/24/127/) - ↑ back to [The Magic Egg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/24/)