Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Two Princes, part 2, sentence 120
Ivan, however, overheard what the parson said to his wife, and getting up early in the morning, he went straight to the parson, and said to him, "Give me one hundred _karbovantsya_, and I'll be off; but if you won't give them to me, I'll play and play till you and your wife have danced yourselves to death, and then I'll take your place and live at mine ease."
Who acts: Ivan, parson · What happens: overhear, say, get up, go, give off, not give · To what, where: wife, parson, one hundred, Ivan, cattle, place · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Two Princes, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ivan, parson), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 overheard | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ivan | punct |
| 3 | however | however | ADV | _ | 5 overheard | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 however | punct |
| 5 | overheard | overhear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 9 said | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 parson | det |
| 8 | parson | parson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 said | nsubj |
| 9 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 overheard | ccomp |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 wife | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 wife | nmod:poss |
| 12 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 said | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 went | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 went | cc |
| 15 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 23 went | advcl |
| 16 | up | up | ADP | _ | 15 getting | compound:prt |
| 17 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 getting | advmod |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 morning | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 morning | det |
| 20 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 getting | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 getting | punct |
| 22 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 went | nsubj |
| 23 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 overheard | conj |
| 24 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 27 parson | advmod |
| 25 | to | to | ADP | _ | 27 parson | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 parson | det |
| 27 | parson | parson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 went | obl |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 said | punct |
| 29 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 said | cc |
| 30 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 overheard | conj |
| 31 | to | to | ADP | _ | 32 him | case |
| 32 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 said | obl |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 Give | punct |
| 34 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 35 Give | punct |
| 35 | Give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 30 said | ccomp |
| 36 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 35 Give | iobj |
| 37 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 38 hundred | compound |
| 38 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 35 Give | obl |
| 39 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 40 karbovantsya | punct |
| 40 | karbovantsya | karbovantsya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 38 hundred | appos |
| 41 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 40 karbovantsya | punct |
| 42 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 off | punct |
| 43 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 47 off | cc |
| 44 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 47 off | nsubj |
| 45 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 47 off | aux |
| 46 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 47 off | cop |
| 47 | off | off | ADP | _ | 35 Give | compound:prt |
| 48 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 61 play | punct |
| 49 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 61 play | cc |
| 50 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 54 give | mark |
| 51 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 54 give | nsubj |
| 52 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 54 give | aux |
| 53 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 54 give | advmod |
| 54 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 61 play | advcl |
| 55 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 54 give | iobj |
| 56 | to | to | ADP | _ | 57 me | case |
| 57 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 54 give | obl |
| 58 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 54 give | punct |
| 59 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 61 play | nsubj |
| 60 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 61 play | aux |
| 61 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 overheard | conj |
| 62 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 63 play | cc |
| 63 | play | play | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 61 play | conj |
| 64 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 70 danced | mark |
| 65 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 70 danced | nsubj:pass |
| 66 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 68 wife | cc |
| 67 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 68 wife | nmod:poss |
| 68 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 65 you | conj |
| 69 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 70 danced | aux |
| 70 | danced | dance | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 63 play | advcl |
| 71 | yourselves | yourselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 70 danced | obj |
| 72 | to | to | ADP | _ | 73 death | case |
| 73 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 danced | obl |
| 74 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 take | punct |
| 75 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 79 take | cc |
| 76 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 79 take | advmod |
| 77 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 79 take | nsubj |
| 78 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 79 take | aux |
| 79 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 overheard | parataxis |
| 80 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 81 place | nmod:poss |
| 81 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 take | obj |
| 82 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 83 live | cc |
| 83 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 79 take | conj |
| 84 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 86 ease | mark |
| 85 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 86 ease | nsubj |
| 86 | ease | ease | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 83 live | advcl |
| 87 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 79 take | punct |
| 88 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 79 take | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overhear | past | Ivan | however property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the parson | parson's wife | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to wife=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | get up | gerund | Ivan not said here | morning | early property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 4 | go | past | Ivan | to the parson | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to parson=Initial_Location | ||||
| 5 | say speech: assert | past | Ivan not said here | parson | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 6 | give off in a quote | infinitive | one hundred | Ivan | vn substance_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source i=Theme | ||||
| 7 | not give a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | future | parson | cattle | to Ivan | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to i=Recipient | |||
| 8 | play in a quote | future | Ivan | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 9 | play in a quote | infinitive | Ivan not said here | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 10 | dance in a quote | present · perfect · passive | parson | to death | vn waltz-51.5 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Theme yourselves=Result | ||||
| 11 | take in a quote | future | Ivan | your place | then | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme | |||
| 12 | live in a quote | present | Ivan not said here | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 13 | ease in a quote | present | Ivan | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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: «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», Project Gutenberg book 29672 (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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