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title: So the man came to the Wind for the third time and said, "Wilt thou… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: So the man came to the Wind for the third time and said, "Wilt thou tell me, please, if thou art really the Wind or no?"--"What's the matter with thee?" asked the Wind.--"I'll tell thee what's the matter," said the man; "why hast thou laughed at and mocked me and made such a fool of me?"--"I laugh a
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Story of the Wind, sentence 114

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So the man came to the Wind for the third time and said, "Wilt thou tell me, please, if thou art really the Wind or no?"--"What's the matter with thee?" asked the Wind.--"I'll tell thee what's the matter," said the man; "why hast thou laughed at and mocked me and made such a fool of me?"--"I laugh at \_thee\_!" thundered the old father as he lay there on the floor and turned round on the other ear; "why didst thou not hold fast what I gave thee?

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**Who acts:** man, thou, Wind · **What happens:** come, say, tell, be, ask, have · **To what, where:** Wind, man, matter, thee, fool, old father · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Story of the Wind. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (man, thou, Wind), 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:pg29672:3:114
# text = So the man came to the Wind for the third time and said, "Wilt thou tell me, please, if thou art really the Wind or no?"--"What's the matter with thee?" asked the Wind.--"I'll tell thee what's the matter," said the man; "why hast thou laughed at and mocked me and made such a fool of me?"--"I laugh at _thee_!" thundered the old father as he lay there on the floor and turned round on the other ear; "why didst thou not hold fast what I gave thee?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	115	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
19	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
21	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	18	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
24	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	nsubj	_	_
25	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
26	really	really	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	38	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	parataxis	_	_
39	with	with	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
40	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	38	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
43	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
44	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	51	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	51	aux	_	_
51	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
52	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	51	iobj	_	_
53	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	56	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	56	cop	_	_
55	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	51	punct	_	_
59	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
63	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	65	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	65	advmod	_	_
65	hast	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
66	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	67	nsubj	_	_
67	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	ccomp	_	_
68	at	at	ADP	IN	_	67	obl	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
71	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	70	obj	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
73	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
74	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	76	det:predet	_	_
75	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obj	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	76	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
84	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	conj	_	_
85	at	at	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	84	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	_	_	PUNCT	NFP	_	84	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	73	punct	_	_
91	thundered	thunder	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
93	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	94	amod	_	_
94	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obj	_	_
95	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	97	mark	_	_
96	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	nsubj	_	_
97	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	advcl	_	_
98	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	97	advmod	_	_
99	on	on	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	obl	_	_
102	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	103	cc	_	_
103	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
104	round	round	ADV	RB	_	103	advmod	_	_
105	on	on	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
106	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	108	det	_	_
107	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	108	amod	_	_
108	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
110	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	112	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	112	advmod	_	_
112	didst	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	115	aux	_	_
113	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	112	obj	_	_
114	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	115	advmod	_	_
115	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
116	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	115	advmod	_	_
117	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	119	obj	_	_
118	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	119	nsubj	_	_
119	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	115	conj	_	_
120	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	119	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	115	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the man |  |  | the Wind | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wind=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | thou |  | the man *= man* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the matter |  |  |  | with thee | tree rules |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | the Wind *= wind* |  | thee |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient |
| 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the man |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **laugh** *in a quote* | past | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **mock** *in a quote* | past | thou *not said here* | the man *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 12 | **make** *in a quote* | past | thou *not said here* | such fool of me |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fool=Product |
| 13 | **laugh** *in a quote* | present | the man *= man* |  |  | thee |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **thunder** | past | thou *not said here* | the old father |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent father=Theme |
| 15 | **lie** | past | man |  |  | the floor; there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location |
| 16 | **turn round** | past | thou *not said here* |  |  | the other ear |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on ear=Trajectory |
| 17 | **not** **hold** *in a quote* | past · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 18 | **give** *in a quote* | past | the man *= man* |  | thee |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient what=Theme |

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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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