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title: Or art thou so delighted that such children have been born unto thee… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Or art thou so delighted that such children have been born unto thee that thou canst not find thy voice for tears of joy?"--And he answered her, "My darling wife, on my way back from the bazaar I was athirst, and turned toward a mountain known of old to my father and me, and it seemed to me as thoug
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Voices At the Window, part 1, sentence 83

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Or art thou so delighted that such children have been born unto thee that thou canst not find thy voice for tears of joy?"--And he answered her, "My darling wife, on my way back from the bazaar I was athirst, and turned toward a mountain known of old to my father and me, and it seemed to me as though there were a spring of water there, though the water was very near dried up.

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**Who acts:** thou, love, I, it, spring · **What happens:** bear, not find, answer, be, turn, know · **To what, where:** such children, voice, darling wife, child, bazaar, mountain

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Voices At the Window, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (thou, love, I, it), 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:pg29672:4:83
# text = Or art thou so delighted that such children have been born unto thee that thou canst not find thy voice for tears of joy?"--And he answered her, "My darling wife, on my way back from the bazaar I was athirst, and turned toward a mountain known of old to my father and me, and it seemed to me as though there were a spring of water there, though the water was very near dried up.
1	Or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	delighted	delighted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
12	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	obl	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
16	canst	can	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
19	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
31	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
33	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
35	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	on	on	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	parataxis	_	_
41	back	back	ADV	RB	_	40	advmod	_	_
42	from	from	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	bazaar	bazaar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	_
45	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
46	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	cop	_	_
47	athirst	athirst	ADV	RB	_	44	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
50	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
51	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
52	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	53	det	_	_
53	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obl	_	_
54	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	53	acl	_	_
55	of	of	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
56	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	54	xcomp	_	_
57	to	to	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
61	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	59	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
64	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
65	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
66	to	to	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
67	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	65	obl	_	_
68	as	as	ADV	RB	_	65	advmod	_	_
69	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
70	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	71	expl	_	_
71	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	advcl	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
74	of	of	ADP	IN	_	75	case	_	_
75	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	nmod	_	_
76	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	75	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
78	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	84	mark	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nsubj:pass	_	_
81	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	aux:pass	_	_
82	very	very	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	_
83	near	near	ADV	RB	_	84	advmod	_	_
84	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	71	conj	_	_
85	up	up	ADP	RP	_	84	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · perfect · passive |  | such children |  |  |  | unto thee | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **find** | can | thou | thy voice |  |  |  | for tears of joy | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent voice=Theme for tear=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | love | My darling wife | child |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | past | I | the bazaar *not said here* |  |  |  | athirst *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **turn** | past | love *not said here* |  |  | a mountain |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme toward mountain=Trajectory |
| 6 | **know** | participle |  | a mountain *not said here* |  |  |  | old *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **seem** | past | it |  | me |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **be** | past | a spring of water |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **dry up** | past · passive |  | the water |  |  |  | near *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |

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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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