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title: When their father was dead, the brothers said to each other, "Let us… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: When their father was dead, the brothers said to each other, "Let us go to Friday and get married!"--But the eldest brother said, "No, Friday has only forty daughters, so one of us would be left without a bride."--Then the second brother said, "Let us go then to Wednesday--Wednesday has forty-one da
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Magic Egg, sentence 152

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When their father was dead, the brothers said to each other, "Let us go to Friday and get married!"--But the eldest brother said, "No, Friday has only forty daughters, so one of us would be left without a bride."--Then the second brother said, "Let us go then to Wednesday--Wednesday has forty-one daughters, and so the whole lot of us can pair off with the whole lot of them."

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**Who acts:** father, brothers, us, eldest brother, Friday, second brother · **What happens:** be, say, let, go, marry, have · **To what, where:** each, us, forty daughters, one, one daughters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (father, brothers, us, eldest brother), 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:pg29672:24:152
# text = When their father was dead, the brothers said to each other, "Let us go to Friday and get married!"--But the eldest brother said, "No, Friday has only forty daughters, so one of us would be left without a bride."--Then the second brother said, "Let us go then to Wednesday--Wednesday has forty-one daughters, and so the whole lot of us can pair off with the whole lot of them."
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	83	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	9	obl	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
16	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	29	amod	_	_
29	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	_
30	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	36	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
35	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	nsubj	_	_
36	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	ccomp	_	_
37	only	only	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	39	nummod	_	_
39	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
41	so	so	ADV	RB	_	47	advmod	_	_
42	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	47	nsubj:pass	_	_
43	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	42	nmod	_	_
45	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	47	aux	_	_
46	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	aux:pass	_	_
47	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
48	without	without	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
49	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	58	advmod	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
56	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	57	amod	_	_
57	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nsubj	_	_
58	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	_
60	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	58	ccomp	_	_
62	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	61	obj	_	_
63	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	61	xcomp	_	_
64	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	63	advmod	_	_
65	to	to	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	69	nsubj	_	_
69	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	61	conj	_	_
70	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	72	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	70	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	73	nummod	_	_
73	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
76	so	so	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
78	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	nsubj	_	_
80	of	of	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
81	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	79	nmod	_	_
82	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	83	aux	_	_
83	pair	pair	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
84	off	off	ADP	RP	_	83	compound:prt	_	_
85	with	with	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
87	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	88	amod	_	_
88	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obl	_	_
89	of	of	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
90	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	88	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	83	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	83	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | cones's father |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the brothers |  | each |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to each=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  | friday |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **marry** *in a quote* | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the eldest brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **have** *in a quote* | present | Friday | forty daughters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Patient |
| 8 | **leave** *in a quote* | would · passive |  | one of us |  |  |  | without a bride | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the second brother |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 10 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **have** *in a quote* | present | Wednesday | one daughters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Patient |
| 13 | **pair off** *in a quote* | can | the whole lot of us |  |  |  |  | with the whole lot of cones | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with lot=Co-Patient |

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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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