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title: They had not had the sack and the ram very long when they grew very… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: They had not had the sack and the ram very long when they grew very rich, and then the husband said to the wife, "I tell thee what, wife!"--"What?" said she.--"Let us invite my brother to come and see us."--"Very good," she replied; "invite him, but dost thou think he'll come?"--"Why shouldn't he?" 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Story of the Wind, sentence 153

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They had not had the sack and the ram very long when they grew very rich, and then the husband said to the wife, "I tell thee what, wife!"--"What?" said she.--"Let us invite my brother to come and see us."--"Very good," she replied; "invite him, but dost thou think he'll come?"--"Why shouldn't he?" asked her husband. "

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**Who acts:** Silence, husband, wife, us, brother · **What happens:** not have, grow, say, tell, wife, let · **To what, where:** sack, thee, us, brother, husband, thou · **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 (Silence, husband, wife, us), 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:pg29672:3:153
# text = They had not had the sack and the ram very long when they grew very rich, and then the husband said to the wife, "I tell thee what, wife!"--"What?" said she.--"Let us invite my brother to come and see us."--"Very good," she replied; "invite him, but dost thou think he'll come?"--"Why shouldn't he?" asked her husband. "
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
27	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
30	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	29	iobj	_	_
31	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	33	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	41	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	38	punct	_	_
41	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
42	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	ccomp	_	_
47	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	_
48	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	xcomp	_	_
49	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	50	nmod:poss	_	_
50	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	_
51	to	to	PART	TO	_	52	mark	_	_
52	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	48	xcomp	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	54	cc	_	_
54	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	conj	_	_
55	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	54	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	61	advmod	_	_
61	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	65	punct	_	_
64	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
65	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	61	conj	_	_
69	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
71	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
72	dost	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	parataxis	_	_
73	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	72	obj	_	_
74	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	72	xcomp	_	_
75	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	88	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	83	advmod	_	_
83	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	88	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	83	advmod	_	_
85	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	88	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	85	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	85	punct	_	_
88	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	conj	_	_
89	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
90	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
92	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | past · perfect | Silence | the sack and the ram |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sack=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | past | Silence |  |  |  |  | long, rich *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the husband |  |  |  | then | to the wife | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient whether/if S»: agent=Pivot to wife=Experiencer clause=Topic |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the husband *= husband* |  | thee |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient |
| 5 | **wife** *in a quote* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | wife |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **invite** *in a quote* | infinitive | us *not said here* | my brother |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 9 | **come** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | my brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | my brother *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus |
| 11 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **invite** *in a quote* | infinitive | wife *not said here* |  | husband |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 13 | **do** *in a quote* | present |  | thou |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 14 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 15 | **come** *in a quote* | future | husband |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 16 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | husband |  | wife's husband |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent husband=Recipient clause=Topic |

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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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