--- title: Nevertheless, after some bargaining, he consented at last to sell th… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Nevertheless, after some bargaining, he consented at last to sell the kiln, and Rasalu, having searched all the pots, restored the kittens to their mother, and she, in gratitude for his mercy, gave him one of them, saying, "Put it in your pocket, for it will help you when you are in difficulties." 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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 (some, many, Rasalu, pot), 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:pg7128:21:60 # text = Nevertheless, after some bargaining, he consented at last to sell the kiln, and Rasalu, having searched all the pots, restored the kittens to their mother, and she, in gratitude for his mercy, gave him one of them, saying, "Put it in your pocket, for it will help you when you are in difficulties." 1 Nevertheless nevertheless ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 after after SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 5 bargaining bargain VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 consented consent VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 obl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 kiln kiln NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 17 Rasalu Rasalu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 19 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 aux _ _ 20 searched search VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 21 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 23 det:predet _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 pots pot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 restored restore VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 kittens kitten NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 33 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 gratitude gratitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 37 for for ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 41 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 42 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 iobj _ _ 43 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 41 obj _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 47 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 " " PUNCT `` _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 Put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 ccomp _ _ 51 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 56 for for SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 57 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 58 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 59 aux _ _ 59 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 60 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 59 obj _ _ 61 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 65 advmod _ _ 62 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 63 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 65 cop _ _ 64 in in ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 difficulties difficulty NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 66 . . PUNCT . _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 67 " " PUNCT '' _ 50 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bargain** | gerund | some | | | | | | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **consent** | past | many | | | last | | nevertheless *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **sell** | to-infinitive | many *not said here* | the kiln | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kiln=Theme | | 4 | **search** | gerund · perfect | Rasalu | all pots | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent pot=Location | | 5 | **restore** | past | many *not said here* | the kittens | kilns's mother | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme to mother=Recipient | | 6 | **give** | past | pot | one of kilns | many | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient one=Theme | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | pot *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | | gratitude | | your pocket | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in pocket=Destination | | 9 | **help** *in a quote* | future | gratitude | | you | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary | | 10 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | difficulties | | | 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:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/21/59/) - next →: [sentence 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/21/61/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/21/)