--- title: Why didst thou not listen to me when I told thee not to go into the… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Why didst thou not listen to me when I told thee not to go into the tavern, eh?"--"What tavern dost thou mean?" asked the man proudly; "as for the sack and the ram thou didst give me, they only did me a mischief; give me something else."--"What's the use of giving thee anything?" said the Wind; "tho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/3/115/) [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 Story of the Wind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/3/) / 115 # Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Story of the Wind, sentence 115 Why didst thou not listen to me when I told thee not to go into the tavern, eh?"--"What tavern dost thou mean?" asked the man proudly; "as for the sack and the ram thou didst give me, they only did me a mischief; give me something else."--"What's the use of giving thee anything?" said the Wind; "thou wilt only take it to the tavern. **Who acts:** thou, I, sack, use, Wind · **What happens:** not listen, tell, not go, tavern, do, mean · **To what, where:** me, thee, tavern, man, sack, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (thou, I, sack, use), 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:pg29672:3:115 # text = Why didst thou not listen to me when I told thee not to go into the tavern, eh?"--"What tavern dost thou mean?" asked the man proudly; "as for the sack and the ram thou didst give me, they only did me a mischief; give me something else."--"What's the use of giving thee anything?" said the Wind; "thou wilt only take it to the tavern. 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 didst do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 5 nsubj _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 listen listen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 advcl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ 8 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 11 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 iobj _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 15 into into ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 tavern tavern NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 19 eh eh INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 -- -- PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 25 nsubj _ _ 25 tavern tavern NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 26 dost do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 27 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 28 nsubj _ _ 28 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ? ? PUNCT . _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 " " PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ _ 31 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 advcl _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 proudly proudly ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 36 " " PUNCT `` _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 as as ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 40 case _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 37 fixed _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 sack sack NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 ram ram NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 conj _ _ 44 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 45 nsubj _ _ 45 didst do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 acl:relcl _ _ 46 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 ccomp _ _ 47 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 only only ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 parataxis _ _ 52 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ _ 53 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 mischief mischief NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 56 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 conj _ _ 57 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 56 iobj _ _ 58 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 56 obj _ _ 59 else else ADV RB _ 58 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 61 " " PUNCT '' _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 -- -- PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 63 " " PUNCT `` _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 67 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 67 cop _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 use use NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ _ 68 of of SCONJ IN _ 69 mark _ _ 69 giving give VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 67 acl _ _ 70 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 69 iobj _ _ 71 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 69 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 72 ? ? PUNCT . _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 73 " " PUNCT '' _ 67 punct _ _ 74 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 advcl _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 Wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 ; ; PUNCT : _ 82 punct _ _ 78 " " PUNCT `` _ 82 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 82 nsubj _ _ 80 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 81 only only ADV RB _ 82 advmod _ _ 82 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 conj _ _ 83 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 82 obj _ _ 84 to to ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 86 tavern tavern NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 26 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **listen** | past · do-support | thou | | me | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to i=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | I | | thee | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **not** **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | the tavern | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into tavern=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **tavern** | | | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **do** | present | | | | | | as the sack and the ram | tree rules | | 6 | **mean** | infinitive | thou | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | thou *not said here* | | the man | | | proudly *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient | | 8 | **do** | past | thou | the sack and the ram *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **give** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 10 | **do** | past | sack | me | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **give** | infinitive | | something | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient something=Theme | | 12 | **is a** | present | | the use | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **give** | gerund | the use *not said here* | anything | thee | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient anything=Theme | | 14 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the Wind | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 15 | **take** | future | thou | use | | the tavern | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to tavern=Destination | 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 114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/3/114/) - next →: [sentence 116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/3/116/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Wind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/3/)