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title: But the wife called her husband into another room, and said to him:… — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · tree and pragmatics
description: But the wife called her husband into another room, and said to him: "Thou knowest that I love thee dearly, and would sink from sorrow and anguish if thou shouldst be torn from me; but we have eight children, and no bread in the cupboard, and no money, and with the money the strangers offer thee we s
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# Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains, A Historical Tale., part 3, sentence 172

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But the wife called her husband into another room, and said to him: "Thou knowest that I love thee dearly, and would sink from sorrow and anguish if thou shouldst be torn from me; but we have eight children, and no bread in the cupboard, and no money, and with the money the strangers offer thee we should have enough for our whole lives; so go with them, and be sure no evil will befall thee."

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**Who acts:** wife, Thou, I, we, strangers, evil · **What happens:** call, say, know, love, sink, anguish · **To what, where:** husband, room, cave, thee, sorrow, thou · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, A Historical Tale., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wife, Thou, I, we), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg74323:20:172
# text = But the wife called her husband into another room, and said to him: "Thou knowest that I love thee dearly, and would sink from sorrow and anguish if thou shouldst be torn from me; but we have eight children, and no bread in the cupboard, and no money, and with the money the strangers offer thee we should have enough for our whole lives; so go with them, and be sure no evil will befall thee."
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	knowest	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
22	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	obj	_	_
23	dearly	dearly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	sink	sink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	parataxis	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	anguish	anguish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
32	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
33	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	36	nsubj:pass	_	_
34	shouldst	should	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	aux:pass	_	_
36	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	advcl	_	_
37	from	from	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
40	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
41	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
42	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
43	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	44	nummod	_	_
44	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
47	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	48	det	_	_
48	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	_
49	in	in	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
53	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
54	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	55	det	_	_
55	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
57	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
58	with	with	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	nsubj	_	_
63	offer	offer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	42	parataxis	_	_
64	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	63	obj	_	_
65	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
66	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	_
67	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	63	acl:relcl	_	_
68	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	67	obj	_	_
69	for	for	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
70	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	72	nmod:poss	_	_
71	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	72	amod	_	_
72	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
74	so	so	ADV	RB	_	75	advmod	_	_
75	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
76	with	with	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
77	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
79	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
80	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	cop	_	_
81	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	parataxis	_	_
82	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	83	det	_	_
83	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	nsubj	_	_
84	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	85	aux	_	_
85	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	ccomp	_	_
86	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	85	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	75	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	75	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | the wife | Schlosser's husband |  | another room |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent husband=Topic into room=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  | cave |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **know** *in a quote* | present | Thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **love** *in a quote* | present | I | thee |  |  |  | dearly *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus |
| 5 | **sink** *in a quote* | would |  |  |  | sorrow |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **anguish** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **tear** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | should · passive |  | thou |  |  |  | from me | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from i=Co-Patient |
| 8 | **have** *in a quote* | present | we | eight children |  |  |  | no bread in the cupboard *obl*; no money *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 9 | **offer** *in a quote* | present | the strangers | thee |  |  |  | with the money | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thou=Theme |
| 10 | **have** *in a quote* | should | we | enough for our whole lives |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=Patient |
| 11 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with wife | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with they=Beneficiary |
| 12 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 13 | **befall** *in a quote* | future | no evil | thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:** «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder, Project Gutenberg book 74323 (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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