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title: Then the nobleman again sent for Tremsin and said to him, "Look now!… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: Then the nobleman again sent for Tremsin and said to him, "Look now! thou didst get for me the Bird Zhar, see that thou now also gettest for me the thrice-lovely Nastasia of the sea."--"But I cannot, sir!" said Tremsin.--"Answer me not so!" replied the nobleman, "for so sure as I've a sword, I'll sl
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, sentence 167

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Then the nobleman again sent for Tremsin and said to him, "Look now! thou didst get for me the Bird Zhar, see that thou now also gettest for me the thrice-lovely Nastasia of the sea."--"But I cannot, sir!" said Tremsin.--"Answer me not so!" replied the nobleman, "for so sure as I've a sword, I'll slice thy head off like a gourd an thou bring her not."--Then Tremsin went out to his horse and fell a-weeping.--"Wherefore dost thou weep?" asked the faithful steed.--"Wherefore should I not weep?" he replied. "

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**Who acts:** nobleman, thou, Tremsin, slice, faithful steed, servants · **What happens:** send, say, look, do, get, see · **To what, where:** nobleman, Bird Zhar, that, lovely Nastasia, Tremsin, ZHAR · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Vampire and St Michael. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (nobleman, thou, Tremsin, slice), 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:pg29672:8:167
# text = Then the nobleman again sent for Tremsin and said to him, "Look now! thou didst get for me the Bird Zhar, see that thou now also gettest for me the thrice-lovely Nastasia of the sea."--"But I cannot, sir!" said Tremsin.--"Answer me not so!" replied the nobleman, "for so sure as I've a sword, I'll slice thy head off like a gourd an thou bring her not."--Then Tremsin went out to his horse and fell a-weeping.--"Wherefore dost thou weep?" asked the faithful steed.--"Wherefore should I not weep?" he replied. "
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	72	advcl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tremsin	Tremsin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	didst	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	Bird	Bird	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	Zhar	Zhar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
27	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	obj	_	_
28	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	26	obj	_	_
29	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	31	advmod	_	_
30	also	also	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	gettest	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	advcl	_	_
32	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	obl	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
35	thrice	thrice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	Nastasia	Nastasia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
39	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
47	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
48	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	54	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	48	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
51	sir	sir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	48	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	48	punct	_	_
54	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
55	Tremsin	Tremsin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	55	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	Answer	answer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	54	parataxis	_	_
60	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	59	obj	_	_
61	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	59	advmod	_	_
62	so	so	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	59	punct	_	_
65	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	67	det	_	_
67	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
69	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	for	for	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
71	so	so	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
72	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
73	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	75	mark	_	_
74	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	81	advcl	_	_
76	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
79	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	81	aux	_	_
81	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	nsubj	_	_
82	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	83	nmod:poss	_	_
83	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	nsubj	_	_
84	off	off	ADP	RP	_	81	compound:prt	_	_
85	like	like	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	gourd	gourd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	nmod	_	_
88	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	87	conj	_	_
90	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	72	ccomp	_	_
91	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	obj	_	_
92	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	90	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	98	advmod	_	_
97	Tremsin	Tremsin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	98	nsubj	_	_
98	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	90	parataxis	_	_
99	out	out	ADV	RB	_	98	advmod	_	_
100	to	to	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
101	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	102	nmod:poss	_	_
102	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	obl	_	_
103	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
104	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	98	conj	_	_
105	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	107	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	112	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	112	advmod	_	_
112	dost	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	90	parataxis	_	_
113	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	112	obj	_	_
114	weep	weep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	112	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	114	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	112	punct	_	_
117	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	90	conj	_	_
118	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	120	det	_	_
119	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	120	amod	_	_
120	steed	steed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	117	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	90	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
122	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	128	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	128	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	128	advmod	_	_
125	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	128	aux	_	_
126	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	128	nsubj	_	_
127	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	128	advmod	_	_
128	weep	weep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	90	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
130	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	72	punct	_	_
131	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	132	nsubj	_	_
132	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	72	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	72	punct	_	_
134	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	72	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the nobleman |  |  |  | then; again | for Tremsin | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the nobleman *not said here* |  | nobleman |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **look** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  | now |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | past | thou |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* | the Bird Zhar |  |  |  | for the nobleman *= nobleman* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent zhar=Theme for i=Beneficiary |
| 6 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou *not said here* | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **get** *in a quote* | present | thou *not said here* | the lovely Nastasia of the sea |  |  | now | for the nobleman *= nobleman* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for i=Beneficiary |
| 8 | **say** *speech: express* | past | Tremsin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 9 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | Tremsin |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent i=Eventuality |
| 10 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the nobleman |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **slice off** *in a quote* | future | the nobleman *= nobleman* |  |  |  |  | like a gourd | tree rules |
| 12 | **not** **bring** *in a quote* | infinitive | slice | ZHAR |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **go out** | past | Tremsin |  |  |  | then | to nobleman's horse; out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **fall** | past | Tremsin *not said here* | a weeping |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient weeping=Result |
| 15 | **do** *in a quote* | present |  | thou |  |  |  | wherefore *property* | tree rules |
| 16 | **weep** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 17 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the faithful steed |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 18 | **not** **weep** *in a quote* | should | servants *= servant* |  |  |  |  | wherefore *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 19 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | nobleman |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=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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