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title: When all was ready the thrice-lovely Nastasia said to Tremsin, "Now,… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: When all was ready the thrice-lovely Nastasia said to Tremsin, "Now, leap first of all into the cold vat, and then into the warm vat, and then into the boiling hot vat!"--Tremsin leaped into the first vat, and leaped out again an old man; he leaped into the second vat, and leaped out again a youth; 
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# Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, sentence 215

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When all was ready the thrice-lovely Nastasia said to Tremsin, "Now, leap first of all into the cold vat, and then into the warm vat, and then into the boiling hot vat!"--Tremsin leaped into the first vat, and leaped out again an old man; he leaped into the second vat, and leaped out again a youth; he leaped into the third vat, but when he leaped out again, he was so young and handsome that no pen can describe it, and no tale can tell of it.

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**Who acts:** all, lovely Nastasia, Tremsin, man, pen, tale · **What happens:** be, say, leap, leap out, describe, tell · **To what, where:** Tremsin, cold vat, first vat, old man, second vat, youth · **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 (all, lovely Nastasia, Tremsin, man), 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:pg29672:8:215
# text = When all was ready the thrice-lovely Nastasia said to Tremsin, "Now, leap first of all into the cold vat, and then into the warm vat, and then into the boiling hot vat!"--Tremsin leaped into the first vat, and leaped out again an old man; he leaped into the second vat, and leaped out again a youth; he leaped into the third vat, but when he leaped out again, he was so young and handsome that no pen can describe it, and no tale can tell of it.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	thrice	thrice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Nastasia	Nastasia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Tremsin	Tremsin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
17	leap	leap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
18	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	advmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	obl	_	_
21	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
27	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	31	advmod	_	_
28	into	into	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
34	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	39	advmod	_	_
35	into	into	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
37	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	_
38	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	Tremsin	Tremsin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	nsubj	_	_
44	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
45	into	into	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
47	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	48	amod	_	_
48	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	44	conj	_	_
52	out	out	ADP	RP	_	51	compound:prt	_	_
53	again	again	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
54	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
55	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	59	nsubj	_	_
59	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
60	into	into	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
62	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	63	amod	_	_
63	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
66	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	59	conj	_	_
67	out	out	ADP	RP	_	66	compound:prt	_	_
68	again	again	ADV	RB	_	66	advmod	_	_
69	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
72	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
73	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
74	into	into	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
76	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	77	amod	_	_
77	vat	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
79	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
80	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	82	advmod	_	_
81	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	nsubj	_	_
82	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	advcl	_	_
83	out	out	ADP	RP	_	82	compound:prt	_	_
84	again	again	ADV	RB	_	82	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
86	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	nsubj	_	_
87	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	89	cop	_	_
88	so	so	ADV	RB	_	89	advmod	_	_
89	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	advcl	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
91	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	conj	_	_
92	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	96	mark	_	_
93	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	94	det	_	_
94	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nsubj	_	_
95	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	96	aux	_	_
96	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	91	advcl	_	_
97	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	96	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
99	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	103	cc	_	_
100	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	101	det	_	_
101	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	nsubj	_	_
102	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	103	aux	_	_
103	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	conj	_	_
104	of	of	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
105	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	103	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the lovely Nastasia |  | Tremsin |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to tremsin=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **leap** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | the cold vat | now | into the warm vat; first *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **leap** | past | Tremsin |  |  | the first vat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination |
| 5 | **leap out** | participle | Tremsin *not said here* | a old man |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location man=Theme |
| 6 | **leap** | past | man |  |  | the second vat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination |
| 7 | **leap out** | participle | man *not said here* | a youth |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme youth=Trajectory |
| 8 | **leap** | past | man |  |  | the third vat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination |
| 9 | **leap out** | past | man |  |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **is** | past | man |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **be** |  | man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **describe** | can | no pen | milk |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 13 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | no tale |  |  |  |  | of milk | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «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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