Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 1, sentence 21

In Pagan times, there always existed a double religion, the ceremonial worship of the gods of nature and the tribal deities,—a realm of thought in which all current philosophy and idealism entered into a set form that symbolized the State,—and also local cults and superstitions, the adoration of the spirits of streams, wells, hills, etc. To all Aryan peoples, Nature has always been alive, but never universalized, or romanticized, as in modern days; wherever you were, the brook, the wind, the knoll, the stream were all inhabited by agencies, which could be propitiated, cajoled, threatened, but, under all conditions, were personal forces, who could not be disregarded.

Who acts: current philosophy, set form, Nature, you, agencies, gods · What happens: exist, enter, symbolize, be, not universalize, romanticize · To what, where: double religion, realm, State, brook, local cults, agencies

This is a sentence of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Opening, 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 (current philosophy, set form, Nature, you), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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

The tree

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 times	case
2	Pagan	pagan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 times	amod
3	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 existed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 times	punct
5	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	7 existed	expl
6	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 existed	advmod
7	existed	exist	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 religion	det
9	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 religion	amod
10	religion	religion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 existed	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 worship	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 worship	det
13	ceremonial	ceremonial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 worship	amod
14	worship	worship	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 religion	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 gods	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 gods	det
17	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 worship	nmod
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 nature	case
19	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gods	nmod
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 deities	cc
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 deities	det
22	tribal	tribal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 deities	amod
23	deities	deity	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 gods	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 realm	punct
25	—	-	PUNCT	_	27 realm	punct
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 realm	det
27	realm	realm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 existed	obl
28	of	of	ADP	_	29 thought	case
29	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 realm	nmod
30	in	in	ADP	_	31 which	case
31	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	37 entered	obl
32	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	34 philosophy	det
33	current	current	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 philosophy	amod
34	philosophy	philosophy	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 entered	nsubj
35	and	and	CCONJ	_	36 idealism	cc
36	idealism	idealism	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 philosophy	conj
37	entered	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 realm	parataxis
38	into	into	ADP	_	41 form	case
39	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	41 form	det
40	set	set	ADJ	Degree=Pos	41 form	amod
41	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 entered	obl
42	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	43 symbolized	nsubj
43	symbolized	symbolize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	41 form	acl:relcl
44	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	45 State	det
45	State	State	PROPN	Number=Sing	43 symbolized	obj
46	,	,	PUNCT	_	108 inhabited	punct
47	—	-	PUNCT	_	108 inhabited	punct
48	and	and	CCONJ	_	108 inhabited	cc
49	also	also	ADV	_	51 cults	advmod
50	local	local	ADJ	Degree=Pos	51 cults	amod
51	cults	cult	NOUN	Number=Plur	108 inhabited	nsubj:pass
52	and	and	CCONJ	_	53 superstitions	cc
53	superstitions	superstition	NOUN	Number=Plur	51 cults	conj
54	,	,	PUNCT	_	56 adoration	punct
55	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	56 adoration	det
56	adoration	adoration	NOUN	Number=Sing	51 cults	conj
57	of	of	ADP	_	59 spirits	case
58	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	59 spirits	det
59	spirits	spirit	NOUN	Number=Plur	56 adoration	nmod
60	of	of	ADP	_	61 streams	case
61	streams	stream	NOUN	Number=Plur	59 spirits	nmod
62	,	,	PUNCT	_	63 wells	punct
63	wells	well	NOUN	Number=Plur	59 spirits	conj
64	,	,	PUNCT	_	65 hills	punct
65	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	59 spirits	conj
66	,	,	PUNCT	_	67 etc.	punct
67	etc.	etc.	NOUN	Abbr=Yes Number=Plur	56 adoration	conj
68	To	to	ADP	_	71 peoples	case
69	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	71 peoples	det
70	Aryan	Aryan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	71 peoples	amod
71	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	56 adoration	nmod
72	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 alive	punct
73	Nature	Nature	PROPN	Number=Sing	77 alive	nsubj
74	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	77 alive	aux
75	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	77 alive	advmod
76	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	77 alive	cop
77	alive	alive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	56 adoration	conj
78	,	,	PUNCT	_	81 universalized	punct
79	but	but	CCONJ	_	81 universalized	cc
80	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	81 universalized	advmod
81	universalized	universalize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	77 alive	conj
82	,	,	PUNCT	_	84 romanticized	punct
83	or	or	CCONJ	_	84 romanticized	cc
84	romanticized	romanticize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	81 universalized	conj
85	,	,	PUNCT	_	89 days	punct
86	as	as	ADP	_	89 days	case
87	in	in	ADP	_	89 days	case
88	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	89 days	amod
89	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	84 romanticized	obl
90	;	;	PUNCT	_	96 brook	punct
91	wherever	wherever	ADV	PronType=Int	96 brook	advmod
92	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	96 brook	nsubj
93	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	96 brook	cop
94	,	,	PUNCT	_	96 brook	punct
95	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	96 brook	det
96	brook	brook	NOUN	Number=Sing	51 cults	conj
97	,	,	PUNCT	_	99 wind	punct
98	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	99 wind	det
99	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	96 brook	appos
100	,	,	PUNCT	_	102 knoll	punct
101	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	102 knoll	det
102	knoll	knoll	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 wind	conj
103	,	,	PUNCT	_	105 stream	punct
104	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	105 stream	det
105	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 wind	conj
106	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	108 inhabited	aux:pass
107	all	all	ADV	_	108 inhabited	advmod
108	inhabited	inhabit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	37 entered	conj
109	by	by	ADP	_	110 agencies	case
110	agencies	agency	NOUN	Number=Plur	108 inhabited	obl
111	,	,	PUNCT	_	115 propitiated	punct
112	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	115 propitiated	nsubj:pass
113	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	115 propitiated	aux
114	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	115 propitiated	aux:pass
115	propitiated	propitiate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	110 agencies	acl:relcl
116	,	,	PUNCT	_	117 cajoled	punct
117	cajoled	cajole	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	115 propitiated	conj
118	,	,	PUNCT	_	119 threatened	punct
119	threatened	threaten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	115 propitiated	conj
120	,	,	PUNCT	_	135 disregarded	punct
121	but	but	CCONJ	_	135 disregarded	cc
122	,	,	PUNCT	_	121 but	punct
123	under	under	ADP	_	125 conditions	case
124	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	125 conditions	det
125	conditions	condition	NOUN	Number=Plur	135 disregarded	obl
126	,	,	PUNCT	_	125 conditions	punct
127	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	135 disregarded	aux:pass
128	personal	personal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	129 forces	amod
129	forces	force	NOUN	Number=Plur	135 disregarded	nsubj:pass
130	,	,	PUNCT	_	135 disregarded	punct
131	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	135 disregarded	nsubj:pass
132	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	135 disregarded	aux
133	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	135 disregarded	advmod
134	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	135 disregarded	aux:pass
135	disregarded	disregard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 existed	conj
136	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 existed	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exist	past		a double religion	there	time	a realm of thought obl; always property	tree rules
2	enter	past	all current philosophy and idealism		a realm of thought		into a set form	vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into form=Initial_Location
3	symbolize	past	a set form	the State				vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot state=Theme
4	is	present · perfect	Nature				alive, always property	tree rules
5	not universalize	participle	Nature not said here					tree rules
6	romanticize	participle	Nature not said here			day		tree rules
7	is a	past	you	the brook			the wind and the knoll and the stream appos; wherever property	tree rules
8	inhabit	past · passive	agencies	local cults and superstitions and the adoration of the spirits of streams and wells and hills to all Aryan peoples and etc. and the brook			all property	tree rules
9	propitiate	could · passive		agencies				tree rules
10	cajole	participle						vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
11	threaten	participle						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
12	not disregard	could · past · passive		personal forces	all conditions		who nsubj:pass	vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
13	worship		the gods of nature and the tribal deities					nom worship «act intransitive»: of=agent

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: «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev, Project Gutenberg book 62509 (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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🌲 Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 1, sentence 21

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Russian Folk-Tales, Opening, part 1, sentence 21