--- title: One day the Tsar went out hunting, and saw a young eagle sitting on… — Russian Folk-Tales · tree and pragmatics description: One day the Tsar went out hunting, and saw a young eagle sitting on an oak; and he was just going to shoot him down, when the eagle begged him, “Do not shoot me, Tsar my master, rather take me to yourself; and at some time or other I shall be of service to you.” Who acts: Tsar, young eagle, eagle. 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N. Afanas'ev, Opening, part 29. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Tsar, young eagle, eagle), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62509:29:35 # text = One day the Tsar went out hunting, and saw a young eagle sitting on an oak; and he was just going to shoot him down, when the eagle begged him, “Do not shoot me, Tsar my master, rather take me to yourself; and at some time or other I shall be of service to you.” 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 eagle eagle NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 14 sitting sit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 acl _ _ 15 on on ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 oak oak NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 22 just just ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 shoot shoot VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obj _ _ 27 down down ADP RP _ 25 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 32 advmod _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 eagle eagle NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 32 begged beg VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 33 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 “ " PUNCT `` _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 37 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 38 advmod _ _ 38 shoot shoot VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 32 parataxis _ _ 39 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 41 Tsar Tsar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 vocative _ _ 42 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 rather rather ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 46 take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 38 conj _ _ 47 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ _ 48 to to ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 yourself yourself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ; ; PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 52 at at ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 54 det _ _ 54 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ _ 55 or or CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 56 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 conj _ _ 57 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 58 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 59 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 61 cop _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 service service NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 62 to to ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 61 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 ” " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go out** | past | the Tsar | hunting | | | day | | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **see** | past | the Tsar *not said here* | a young eagle | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eagle=Stimulus | | 3 | **sit** | gerund | a young eagle *not said here* | | | a oak | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on oak=Location | | 4 | **go** | past · progressive | eagle | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **shoot down** | to-infinitive | eagle *not said here* | eagle | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 6 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | the eagle | | VASILÍSA *= vasilísa* | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **not** **shoot** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | | my master | the eagle *= eagle* | | | Tsar *vocative* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination master=Theme | | 8 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive | | the eagle *= eagle* | VASILÍSA *= vasilísa* | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to yourself=Destination | | 9 | **is** *in a quote* | shall | the eagle *= eagle* | | VASILÍSA *= vasilísa* | | time | of service | tree rules | 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:** «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Project Gutenberg book 62509 (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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/29/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/29/36/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/29/)