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title: So the little Tsar came to that town and put up at the stranger's in… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: So the little Tsar came to that town and put up at the stranger's inn, and he asked his host, "What is the meaning of all this running and crying of the people in the streets?"--"Why, dost thou not know?" said he; "it is the turn of the Tsar to send his daughter to the dragon!"--Then he went out and
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Voices At the Window, part 3, sentence 57

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So the little Tsar came to that town and put up at the stranger's inn, and he asked his host, "What is the meaning of all this running and crying of the people in the streets?"--"Why, dost thou not know?" said he; "it is the turn of the Tsar to send his daughter to the dragon!"--Then he went out and listened, and heard the people say, "The Tsar proclaims that whoever is able to slay the dragon, to him will he give his daughter and one-half of his tsardom!"

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**Who acts:** little Tsar, Tsar, thou, host, people, whoever · **What happens:** come, put up, ask, be, cry, do · **To what, where:** inn, host, meaning, turn, daughter, dragon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Voices At the Window, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (little Tsar, Tsar, thou, host), 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:pg29672:6:57
# text = So the little Tsar came to that town and put up at the stranger's inn, and he asked his host, "What is the meaning of all this running and crying of the people in the streets?"--"Why, dost thou not know?" said he; "it is the turn of the Tsar to send his daughter to the dragon!"--Then he went out and listened, and heard the people say, "The Tsar proclaims that whoever is able to slay the dragon, to him will he give his daughter and one-half of his tsardom!"
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	nsubj	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	32	det:predet	_	_
31	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	32	det	_	_
32	running	running	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	32	conj	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	nmod	_	_
38	in	in	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
47	dost	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
48	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	50	nsubj	_	_
49	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	50	advmod	_	_
50	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	47	punct	_	_
53	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
54	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
56	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
58	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	60	cop	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	ccomp	_	_
61	of	of	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
62	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	60	nmod	_	_
64	to	to	PART	TO	_	65	mark	_	_
65	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	60	acl	_	_
66	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
67	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obj	_	_
68	to	to	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	76	advmod	_	_
75	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
76	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	parataxis	_	_
77	out	out	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	_
78	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
79	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	76	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	82	cc	_	_
82	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	parataxis	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	nsubj	_	_
85	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	82	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
87	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	90	nsubj	_	_
90	proclaims	proclaim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	82	parataxis	_	_
91	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	94	mark	_	_
92	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	94	nsubj	_	_
93	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	94	cop	_	_
94	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	90	ccomp	_	_
95	to	to	PART	TO	_	96	mark	_	_
96	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	94	xcomp	_	_
97	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
98	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
100	to	to	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	104	obl	_	_
102	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	104	aux	_	_
103	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	104	nsubj	_	_
104	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	90	conj	_	_
105	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	106	nmod:poss	_	_
106	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	obj	_	_
107	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	110	cc	_	_
108	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	110	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	108	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	106	conj	_	_
111	of	of	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
112	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	113	nmod:poss	_	_
113	tsardom	tsardom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	104	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	82	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the little Tsar |  |  |  |  | to that town | tree rules |
| 2 | **put up** | participle | the little Tsar *not said here* |  |  | the stranger's inn |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at inn=Destination |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Tsar | Tsar's host |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent host=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the meaning |  |  |  | of all running of the people in the streets | tree rules |
| 5 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **do** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **not** **know** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **say** *speech: express* | past | Tsar |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | host | the turn |  |  |  | of the Tsar | tree rules |
| 10 | **send** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Tsar *not said here* | Tsar's daughter | the dragon |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to dragon=Destination |
| 11 | **go out** | past | Tsar |  |  |  | then | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **listen** | past | Tsar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **hear** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 14 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **proclaim** *in a quote* | present | the Tsar |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 16 | **is** *in a quote* | present | whoever |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **slay** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | whoever *not said here* | the dragon |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient |
| 18 | **give** *in a quote* | future | Tsar | Tsar's daughter and one half of Tsar's tsardom | Tsar |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to he=Recipient |
| 19 | **run** *in a quote* |  | the people in the streets |  |  |  |  |  | nom running «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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