--- title: Then he kissed the Serpent for the last time, and she said to him, "… — Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Then he kissed the Serpent for the last time, and she said to him, "What dost thou feel now?"--"Now," said he, "I know all that is going on under the earth."--"Go now," said she, "to the Tsar, and he will give thee his daughter for the knowledge thou hast. Who acts: Serpent, wife, thou, that. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Serpent, wife, thou, that), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg29672:9:49 # text = Then he kissed the Serpent for the last time, and she said to him, "What dost thou feel now?"--"Now," said he, "I know all that is going on under the earth."--"Go now," said she, "to the Tsar, and he will give thee his daughter for the knowledge thou hast. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 kissed kiss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 advcl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Serpent Serpent PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 " " PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 21 obj _ _ 19 dost do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 21 nsubj _ _ 21 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 ccomp _ _ 22 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ? ? PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 -- -- PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 " " PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 30 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 " " PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 ccomp _ _ 36 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 39 advmod _ _ 37 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 39 nsubj _ _ 38 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 ccomp _ _ 40 on on ADP RP _ 39 compound:prt _ _ 41 under under ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 39 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 " " PUNCT '' _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 -- -- PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 " " PUNCT `` _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 30 ccomp _ _ 49 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 " " PUNCT '' _ 48 punct _ _ 52 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 53 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 55 " " PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 to to ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 60 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 61 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 62 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 63 aux _ _ 63 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 ccomp _ _ 64 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 63 iobj _ _ 65 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 iobj _ _ 67 for for ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obl _ _ 70 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 71 nsubj _ _ 71 hast have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 . . PUNCT . _ 30 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kiss** | past | Serpent | the Serpent | | | then; time | | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serpent=Co-Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | wife | | Serpent | | now | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **feel** *in a quote* | present · do-support | thou | | | | now | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Serpent | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **know** *in a quote* | present | Serpent | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **go on** *in a quote* | present · progressive | that | | | the earth | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under earth=Location | | 7 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | now | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | wife | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **give** *in a quote* | future | Serpent | | Serpent's daughter | | | for the knowledge | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient daughter=Theme for knowledge=Asset | | 10 | **have** *in a quote* | present | thou | the knowledge *not said here* | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knowledge=Patient | 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. **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. - ← previous: [sentence 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/9/48/) - next →: [sentence 50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/9/50/) - ↑ back to [The Serpent-wife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29672/9/)