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title: And if you don't believe me, spread a cloth on the floor and you sha… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And if you don't believe me, spread a cloth on the floor and you shall see something, I warrant you."--Then he said, "Little ram, little ram, scatter money!" and the little ram scattered so much money that it seemed to grow, and the Jews screeched like demons.--"O man, man!" cried they, "such a ram 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Story of the Wind, sentence 90

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And if you don't believe me, spread a cloth on the floor and you shall see something, I warrant you."--Then he said, "Little ram, little ram, scatter money!" and the little ram scattered so much money that it seemed to grow, and the Jews screeched like demons.--"O man, man!" cried they, "such a ram as that we have never seen in all our days.

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**Who acts:** you, I, man, Little ram, it, Jews · **What happens:** not believe, spread, see, warrant, say, scatter · **To what, where:** me, cloth, floor, something, you, much money · **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 (you, I, man, Little ram), 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:pg29672:3:90
# text = And if you don't believe me, spread a cloth on the floor and you shall see something, I warrant you."--Then he said, "Little ram, little ram, scatter money!" and the little ram scattered so much money that it seemed to grow, and the Jews screeched like demons.--"O man, man!" cried they, "such a ram as that we have never seen in all our days.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
9	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
19	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	warrant	warrant	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	29	advmod	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	scatter	scat	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	39	amod	_	_
39	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	39	punct	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
44	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
45	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	_
46	scattered	scatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	acl	_	_
47	so	so	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	_
48	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	obj	_	_
50	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	52	mark	_	_
51	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	nsubj	_	_
52	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	acl:relcl	_	_
53	to	to	PART	TO	_	54	mark	_	_
54	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	52	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
58	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	59	nsubj	_	_
59	screeched	screech	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
60	like	like	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	66	discourse	_	_
66	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
68	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	68	punct	_	_
71	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	conj	_	_
72	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
74	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	77	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	77	det:predet	_	_
76	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
78	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	83	mark	_	_
79	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	78	fixed	_	_
80	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
81	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	83	aux	_	_
82	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	83	advmod	_	_
83	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	71	advcl	_	_
84	in	in	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
85	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	87	det:predet	_	_
86	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	87	nmod:poss	_	_
87	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **believe** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | you |  | me |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |
| 2 | **spread** | past |  | a cloth |  | the floor |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | shall | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 4 | **warrant** | present | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | man |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **scatter** *in a quote* | participle | Little ram and little ram and the little ram *not said here* | much money |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 7 | **seem** *in a quote* | past | it | much money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **grow** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **screech** *in a quote* | past | the Jews |  |  |  |  | like demons | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | man | such ram |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **not** **see** | present · perfect | we |  |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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