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title: Every day, for many days after, she returned to her husband, bringin… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics
description: Every day, for many days after, she returned to her husband, bringing him such provisions as he required to keep him alive; but as she had now no one to work for her, and was obliged to support her husband and her child entirely by her own exertions, she became gradually poorer and poorer, and was s
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# Folk tales from Tibet, The Story of the Stone Lion., sentence 57

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Every day, for many days after, she returned to her husband, bringing him such provisions as he required to keep him alive; but as she had now no one to work for her, and was obliged to support her husband and her child entirely by her own exertions, she became gradually poorer and poorer, and was soon obliged to sell her household goods to procure the necessary food.

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**Who acts:** woman, husband · **What happens:** return, bring, require, keep, have, work · **To what, where:** such provisions, husband, one, household goods, necessary food

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This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, The Story of the Stone Lion.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (woman, husband), 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:pg75000:18:57
# text = Every day, for many days after, she returned to her husband, bringing him such provisions as he required to keep him alive; but as she had now no one to work for her, and was obliged to support her husband and her child entirely by her own exertions, she became gradually poorer and poorer, and was soon obliged to sell her household goods to procure the necessary food.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	after	after	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	required	require	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	56	punct	_	_
27	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
28	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
29	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	56	advcl	_	_
31	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	33	advmod	_	_
32	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	33	det	_	_
33	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	_
34	to	to	PART	TO	_	35	mark	_	_
35	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	33	acl	_	_
36	for	for	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
40	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	aux:pass	_	_
41	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	conj	_	_
42	to	to	PART	TO	_	43	mark	_	_
43	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	xcomp	_	_
44	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
47	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	48	nmod:poss	_	_
48	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	conj	_	_
49	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	43	advmod	_	_
50	by	by	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
51	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	53	nmod:poss	_	_
52	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	amod	_	_
53	exertions	exertion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
55	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
57	gradually	gradually	ADV	RB	_	58	advmod	_	_
58	poorer	poor	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	56	xcomp	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
60	poorer	poor	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	58	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
63	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	aux:pass	_	_
64	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	65	advmod	_	_
65	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	56	conj	_	_
66	to	to	PART	TO	_	67	mark	_	_
67	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	65	xcomp	_	_
68	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	70	nmod:poss	_	_
69	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
70	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	67	obj	_	_
71	to	to	PART	TO	_	72	mark	_	_
72	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	67	advcl	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	75	det	_	_
74	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	amod	_	_
75	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | past | woman |  |  |  | day | to woman's husband *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to husband=Result |
| 2 | **bring** | gerund | woman *not said here* | such provisions | husband |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Destination provision=Theme |
| 3 | **require** | past | husband |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | husband *not said here* | husband |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 5 | **have** | past | woman | no one |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 6 | **work** | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | no one *not said here* |  |  |  | for woman | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for she=Beneficiary |
| 7 | **oblige** | past · passive | woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: clause=Result |
| 8 | **support** | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | woman's husband and woman's child |  |  |  | by woman's own exertions; entirely *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer husband=Stimulus |
| 9 | **become** | past | woman |  |  |  |  | poor *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 10 | **oblige** | past · passive | woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: clause=Result |
| 11 | **sell** | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | woman's household goods |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |
| 12 | **procure** | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | the necessary food |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 13 | **exert** |  | woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom exertion «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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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