--- title: Now the King was listening to all this conversation; and after a few… — Russian Folk-Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Now the King was listening to all this conversation; and after a few days he did exactly as they had wished: the eldest married the King’s bread-bearer, the middle one the King’s valet, but the youngest married the King himself. Who acts: King, eldest, youngest. 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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 (King, eldest, youngest), 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:pg62509:32:56 # text = Now the King was listening to all this conversation; and after a few days he did exactly as they had wished: the eldest married the King’s bread-bearer, the middle one the King’s valet, but the youngest married the King himself. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 listening listen VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 9 det:predet _ _ 8 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 9 conversation conversation NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 after after ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 17 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 18 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 19 as as SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 20 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 wished wish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 : : PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 eldest eld ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 26 nsubj _ _ 26 married marry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 parataxis _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ’s 's PART POS _ 28 case _ _ 30 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 bearer bearer NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 middle middle ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 appos _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ’s 's PART POS _ 38 case _ _ 40 valet valet NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 42 but but CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 45 nsubj _ _ 45 married marry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **listen** | past · progressive | the King | | | | now; day | to all conversation | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to conversation=Theme | | 2 | **wish** | past · perfect · do-support | King | a few days *not said here* | | | | daughters *= daughter* *nsubj*; exactly *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot day=Theme | | 3 | **marry** | past | the eldest | the King's bread bearer | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearer=Patient | | 4 | **marry** | past | the youngest | the King | | | | King *obl* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=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:** «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. 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