Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, The Voices At the Window, part 1, sentence 95
At last he cried out to the stove, "Stove, stove, where has the Tsar hidden his children?"--The stove replied, "The Tsar has been a good master to me; he has put lots of warm fuel inside me; I hold to him."--So, finding he could get nothing out of the stove, he cried to the hearth-broom, "Hearth-broom, hearth-broom, where has the Tsar hidden his children?"--But the hearth-broom answered, "The Tsar has always been a good master to me, for he always cleans the warm grate with me; I hold to him."
Who acts: serpent, Tsar, stove, hearth broom · What happens: cry out, stove, have, hide, reply, be · To what, where: stove, last, children, good master, serpent, lots · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales», The Voices At the Window, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (serpent, Tsar, stove, hearth broom), 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 | At | at | ADP | _ | 2 last | case |
| 2 | last | last | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cried | obl |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 cried | nsubj |
| 4 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 cried | compound:prt |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 stove | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 stove | det |
| 8 | stove | stove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cried | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 Stove | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 Stove | punct |
| 11 | Stove | stove | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 cried | parataxis |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 stove | punct |
| 13 | stove | stove | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 11 Stove | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 has | punct |
| 15 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 16 has | advmod |
| 16 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 stove | parataxis |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Tsar | det |
| 18 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 hidden | nsubj |
| 19 | hidden | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 has | ccomp |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 children | nmod:poss |
| 21 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 hidden | obj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 Stove | punct |
| 23 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 Stove | punct |
| 24 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 27 replied | punct |
| 25 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 stove | det |
| 26 | stove | stove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 replied | nsubj |
| 27 | replied | reply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 cried | parataxis |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 36 master | punct |
| 29 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 36 master | punct |
| 30 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 Tsar | det |
| 31 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 36 master | nsubj |
| 32 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 36 master | aux |
| 33 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 36 master | cop |
| 34 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 36 master | det |
| 35 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 36 master | amod |
| 36 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 replied | conj |
| 37 | to | to | ADP | _ | 38 me | case |
| 38 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 36 master | nmod |
| 39 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 42 put | punct |
| 40 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 42 put | nsubj |
| 41 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 42 put | aux |
| 42 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 cried | conj |
| 43 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 put | obj |
| 44 | of | of | ADP | _ | 46 fuel | case |
| 45 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 46 fuel | amod |
| 46 | fuel | fuel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 lots | nmod |
| 47 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 48 me | case |
| 48 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 42 put | obl |
| 49 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 51 hold | punct |
| 50 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 51 hold | nsubj |
| 51 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cried | parataxis |
| 52 | to | to | ADP | _ | 53 him | case |
| 53 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 51 hold | obl |
| 54 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 51 hold | punct |
| 55 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 51 hold | punct |
| 56 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 59 finding | punct |
| 57 | So | so | ADV | _ | 59 finding | advmod |
| 58 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 59 finding | punct |
| 59 | finding | find | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 cried | advcl |
| 60 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 62 get | nsubj |
| 61 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 62 get | aux |
| 62 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 59 finding | ccomp |
| 63 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 62 get | obj |
| 64 | out | out | ADP | _ | 67 stove | case |
| 65 | of | of | ADP | _ | 67 stove | case |
| 66 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 67 stove | det |
| 67 | stove | stove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 62 get | obl |
| 68 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 cried | punct |
| 69 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 70 cried | nsubj |
| 70 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cried | conj |
| 71 | to | to | ADP | _ | 75 broom | case |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 75 broom | det |
| 73 | hearth | hearth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 75 broom | compound |
| 74 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 73 hearth | punct |
| 75 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 cried | obl |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 80 broom | punct |
| 77 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 80 broom | punct |
| 78 | Hearth | hearth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 broom | compound |
| 79 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 78 Hearth | punct |
| 80 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 cried | obl |
| 81 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 84 broom | punct |
| 82 | hearth | hearth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 84 broom | compound |
| 83 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 82 hearth | punct |
| 84 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 broom | appos |
| 85 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 87 has | punct |
| 86 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 87 has | advmod |
| 87 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 84 broom | acl:relcl |
| 88 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 89 Tsar | det |
| 89 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 90 hidden | nsubj |
| 90 | hidden | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 87 has | advcl |
| 91 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 92 children | nmod:poss |
| 92 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 90 hidden | obj |
| 93 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 90 hidden | punct |
| 94 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 90 hidden | punct |
| 95 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 101 answered | punct |
| 96 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 101 answered | cc |
| 97 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 100 broom | det |
| 98 | hearth | hearth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 100 broom | compound |
| 99 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 98 hearth | punct |
| 100 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 101 answered | nsubj |
| 101 | answered | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cried | parataxis |
| 102 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 111 master | punct |
| 103 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 111 master | punct |
| 104 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 105 Tsar | det |
| 105 | Tsar | Tsar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 111 master | nsubj |
| 106 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 111 master | aux |
| 107 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 111 master | advmod |
| 108 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 111 master | cop |
| 109 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 111 master | det |
| 110 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 111 master | amod |
| 111 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 101 answered | conj |
| 112 | to | to | ADP | _ | 113 me | case |
| 113 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 101 answered | obl |
| 114 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 118 cleans | punct |
| 115 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 118 cleans | mark |
| 116 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 118 cleans | nsubj |
| 117 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 118 cleans | advmod |
| 118 | cleans | clean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 101 answered | conj |
| 119 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 121 grate | det |
| 120 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 121 grate | amod |
| 121 | grate | grate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 118 cleans | obj |
| 122 | with | with | ADP | _ | 123 me | case |
| 123 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 121 grate | nmod |
| 124 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 126 hold | punct |
| 125 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 126 hold | nsubj |
| 126 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cried | parataxis |
| 127 | to | to | ADP | _ | 128 him | case |
| 128 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 126 hold | obl |
| 129 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 cried | punct |
| 130 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cried | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry out speech: express | past | serpent | the stove | last | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Agent to stove=Recipient clause=Topic | |||
| 2 | stove in a quote | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | stove in a quote | infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | have in a quote | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | hide in a quote | past | the Tsar | serpent's children | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ||||
| 6 | reply speech: assert | participle | the stove | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 7 | is a in a quote | present · perfect | the Tsar | a good master | serpent | tree rules | |||
| 8 | put in a quote | present · perfect | serpent | lots of warm fuel | inside serpent | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lot=Theme inside i=Destination | |||
| 9 | hold in a quote | present | serpent | serpent | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 10 | find | gerund | serpent not said here | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 11 | get | could | serpent | nothing | the stove | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | |||
| 12 | cry speech: express | past | serpent | Hearth broom | the hearth broom | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to broom=Recipient | |||
| 13 | have in a quote | present | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 14 | hide in a quote | past | the Tsar | serpent's children | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ||||
| 15 | answer speech: assert | past | the hearth broom | me | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to i=Co-Agent | ||||
| 16 | is a in a quote | present · perfect | the Tsar | a good master | always property | tree rules | |||
| 17 | clean in a quote | present | serpent | the warm grate | with serpent; always property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent grate=Patient with i=Instrument | |||
| 18 | hold in a quote | present | serpent | serpent | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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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