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title: So he went to the house, and there they said to him, "Hast thou hear… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: So he went to the house, and there they said to him, "Hast thou heard of our poor child with thine ears, or seen him with thine eyes, and hast thou come hither willingly or unwillingly?"--And he answered, "I have come hither willingly!"--Then they asked, "Hast thou smelt out anything of our poor you
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Magic Egg, sentence 55

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So he went to the house, and there they said to him, "Hast thou heard of our poor child with thine ears, or seen him with thine eyes, and hast thou come hither willingly or unwillingly?"--And he answered, "I have come hither willingly!"--Then they asked, "Hast thou smelt out anything of our poor youngster? for it is three years now since he went to the wars, and there's neither sight nor sound of him more!"--And he answered, "Give me the magic egg, and I'll bring him straightway before your eyes!"--Then they replied, "'Twere better we never saw him than that we should give thee the magic egg!"--Then he went back to the eagle and said to him, "They said, ''Twere better we never saw him than that we should give thee the magic egg.'"--Then the eagle answered, "Let us fly on farther!"

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**Who acts:** eagle, bones, thou, child, we, us · **What happens:** go, say, have, hear, see, come · **To what, where:** eagle, thou, anything, wars, magic egg, straightway · **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 (eagle, bones, thou, child), 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:pg29672:24:55
# text = So he went to the house, and there they said to him, "Hast thou heard of our poor child with thine ears, or seen him with thine eyes, and hast thou come hither willingly or unwillingly?"--And he answered, "I have come hither willingly!"--Then they asked, "Hast thou smelt out anything of our poor youngster? for it is three years now since he went to the wars, and there's neither sight nor sound of him more!"--And he answered, "Give me the magic egg, and I'll bring him straightway before your eyes!"--Then they replied, "'Twere better we never saw him than that we should give thee the magic egg!"--Then he went back to the eagle and said to him, "They said, ''Twere better we never saw him than that we should give thee the magic egg.'"--Then the eagle answered, "Let us fly on farther!"
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	conj	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
36	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	35	obj	_	_
37	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	xcomp	_	_
38	hither	hither	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
39	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	_
40	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
41	unwillingly	unwillingly	ADV	RB	_	39	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
46	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
47	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
49	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	52	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
51	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
52	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	47	ccomp	_	_
53	hither	hither	ADV	RB	_	54	advmod	_	_
54	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	52	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	60	advmod	_	_
59	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
60	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
62	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	63	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	Hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	60	conj	_	_
64	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	63	obj	_	_
65	smelt	smelt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	63	xcomp	_	_
66	out	out	ADP	RP	_	65	compound:prt	_	_
67	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	65	obj	_	_
68	of	of	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
69	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	71	nmod:poss	_	_
70	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	youngster	youngster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
73	for	for	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
74	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
75	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	77	cop	_	_
76	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	77	nummod	_	_
77	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
78	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	81	advmod	_	_
79	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
80	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
82	to	to	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
87	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	88	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	95	cop	_	_
89	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	90	det	_	_
90	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	nsubj	_	_
91	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	92	cc	_	_
92	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	conj	_	_
93	of	of	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
94	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nmod	_	_
95	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	101	cc	_	_
100	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	nsubj	_	_
101	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
103	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	Give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	101	ccomp	_	_
105	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	104	iobj	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
107	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	compound	_	_
108	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	113	punct	_	_
110	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	113	cc	_	_
111	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	113	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	113	aux	_	_
113	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
114	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	113	obj	_	_
115	straightway	straightway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	obj	_	_
116	before	before	ADP	IN	_	118	case	_	_
117	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	118	nmod:poss	_	_
118	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	113	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	113	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
120	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	124	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	124	advmod	_	_
123	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	124	nsubj	_	_
124	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	129	punct	_	_
126	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	129	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
127	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	129	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	Twere	twere	ADV	RB	_	129	advmod	_	_
129	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	124	parataxis	_	_
130	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	132	nsubj	_	_
131	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	132	advmod	_	_
132	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	129	advcl	_	_
133	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	132	obj	_	_
134	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	138	mark	_	_
135	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	138	mark	_	_
136	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	138	nsubj	_	_
137	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	138	aux	_	_
138	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	132	ccomp	_	_
139	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	138	iobj	_	_
140	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	142	det	_	_
141	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	142	amod	_	_
142	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	138	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
143	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	129	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
144	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	129	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
145	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	148	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
146	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	148	advmod	_	_
147	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	148	nsubj	_	_
148	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
149	back	back	ADV	RB	_	148	advmod	_	_
150	to	to	ADP	IN	_	152	case	_	_
151	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	152	det	_	_
152	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	148	obl	_	_
153	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	154	cc	_	_
154	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
155	to	to	ADP	IN	_	156	case	_	_
156	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	154	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
157	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	160	punct	_	_
158	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	160	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
159	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	160	nsubj	_	_
160	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
161	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	164	punct	_	_
162	''	''	PUNCT	``	_	164	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
163	Twere	twere	ADV	RB	_	164	advmod	_	_
164	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	167	advmod	_	_
165	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	167	nsubj	_	_
166	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	167	advmod	_	_
167	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	160	ccomp	_	_
168	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	167	obj	_	_
169	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	173	mark	_	_
170	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	173	mark	_	_
171	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	173	nsubj	_	_
172	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	173	aux	_	_
173	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	167	ccomp	_	_
174	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	173	iobj	_	_
175	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	177	det	_	_
176	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	177	amod	_	_
177	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	173	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
178	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
179	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
180	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
181	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	185	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
182	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	185	advmod	_	_
183	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	184	det	_	_
184	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	185	nsubj	_	_
185	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
186	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	188	punct	_	_
187	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	188	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
188	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	185	ccomp	_	_
189	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	188	obj	_	_
190	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	188	xcomp	_	_
191	on	on	ADP	IN	_	192	case	_	_
192	farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	190	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
193	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	188	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
194	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	188	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | eagle |  |  |  |  | to the house | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | bones *= bone* |  | eagle | there |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hear** *in a quote* | past | thou |  |  |  |  | of our poor child with thine ears | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of child=Stimulus |
| 5 | **see** *in a quote* | participle | thou *not said here* | eagle |  |  |  | with thine eyes | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 6 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hither, willingly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **answer** *speech: express* | past | eagle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **come** *in a quote* | present · perfect | eagle |  |  |  |  | willingly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | bones *= bone* |  |  |  | then |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **have** *in a quote* | present | bones *= bone* *not said here* | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **smelt out** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **is** *in a quote* | present | child |  |  |  | for three years |  | tree rules |
| 14 | **go** *in a quote* | past | eagle |  |  | the wars | now |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to war=Initial\_Location |
| 15 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | more *property* | tree rules |
| 16 | **answer** *speech: express* | past | eagle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 17 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the magic egg | eagle |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient egg=Theme |
| 18 | **bring** *in a quote* | future | eagle | straightway | eagle |  | before your eyes |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Destination straightway=Theme |
| 19 | **reply** *speech: express* | past | bones *= bone* |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 20 | **not** **see** *in a quote* | past | we | eagle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 21 | **give** *in a quote* | should | we | the magic egg | thee |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient egg=Theme |
| 22 | **go back** | past | eagle |  |  |  | then | to the eagle *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to eagle=Result |
| 23 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | eagle *not said here* |  | eagle |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 24 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | bones *= bone* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 25 | **not** **see** | past | we | eagle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 26 | **give** | should | we | the magic egg | thee |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient egg=Theme |
| 27 | **answer** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the eagle |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 28 | **let** | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 29 | **fly** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on far=Location |

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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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