The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2, sentence 18

At last he broke the silence, and said to them: “I would declare for one of you children with a great deal of pleasure if I could do it with justice; but consider whether I can do it or no. ‘Tis true, Prince Ahmed, the Princess my niece is obliged to your artificial apple for her cure; but I must ask you whether or no you could have been so serviceable to her if you had not known by Prince Ali’s perspective glass the danger she was in, and if Prince Houssain’s tapestry had not brought you so soon.

Who acts: Sultan, I, Princess, women, perspective glass · What happens: break, say, declare, do, consider, oblige · To what, where: silence, last, women, niece, Princess, danger · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, 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 (Sultan, I, Princess, women), 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 broke	obl
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 broke	nsubj
4	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 silence	det
6	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 broke	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 said	cc
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 broke	parataxis
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 said	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 declare	punct
13	“	"	PUNCT	_	16 declare	punct
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 declare	nsubj
15	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 declare	aux
16	declare	declare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 said	conj
17	for	for	ADP	_	21 children	case
18	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 children	nummod
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 you	case
20	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 one	nmod
21	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 declare	obl
22	with	with	ADP	_	25 deal	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 deal	det
24	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 deal	amod
25	deal	deal	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 declare	obl
26	of	of	ADP	_	27 pleasure	case
27	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 deal	nmod
28	if	if	SCONJ	_	31 do	mark
29	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	31 do	nsubj
30	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 do	aux
31	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 declare	advcl
32	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	31 do	obj
33	with	with	ADP	_	34 justice	case
34	justice	justice	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 do	obl
35	;	;	PUNCT	_	37 consider	punct
36	but	but	CCONJ	_	37 consider	cc
37	consider	consider	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 broke	conj
38	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	41 do	mark
39	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	41 do	nsubj
40	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	41 do	aux
41	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	37 consider	ccomp
42	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	41 do	obj
43	or	or	CCONJ	_	44 no.	cc
44	no.	no.	NOUN	Abbr=Yes Number=Sing	41 do	conj
45	‘	'	PUNCT	_	46 Tis	punct
46	Tis	Tis	PROPN	Number=Sing	41 do	obj
47	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	46 Tis	xcomp
48	,	,	PUNCT	_	50 Ahmed	punct
49	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	50 Ahmed	compound
50	Ahmed	Ahmed	PROPN	Number=Sing	46 Tis	conj
51	,	,	PUNCT	_	53 Princess	punct
52	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	53 Princess	det
53	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	46 Tis	conj
54	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	55 niece	nmod:poss
55	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	57 obliged	nsubj:pass
56	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	57 obliged	aux:pass
57	obliged	oblige	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	53 Princess	acl:relcl
58	to	to	ADP	_	61 apple	case
59	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	61 apple	nmod:poss
60	artificial	artificial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	61 apple	amod
61	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	57 obliged	obl
62	for	for	ADP	_	64 cure	case
63	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	64 cure	nmod:poss
64	cure	cure	NOUN	Number=Sing	61 apple	nmod
65	;	;	PUNCT	_	69 ask	punct
66	but	but	CCONJ	_	69 ask	cc
67	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	69 ask	nsubj
68	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	69 ask	aux
69	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 broke	conj
70	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	69 ask	iobj
71	whether	whether	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	79 serviceable	mark
72	or	or	CCONJ	_	71 whether	fixed
73	no	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	79 serviceable	discourse
74	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	79 serviceable	nsubj
75	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	79 serviceable	aux
76	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	79 serviceable	aux
77	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	79 serviceable	cop
78	so	so	ADV	_	79 serviceable	advmod
79	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	69 ask	ccomp
80	to	to	ADP	_	81 her	case
81	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	79 serviceable	obl
82	if	if	SCONJ	_	86 known	mark
83	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	86 known	nsubj:pass
84	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	86 known	aux
85	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	86 known	advmod
86	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	69 ask	advcl
87	by	by	ADP	_	92 glass	case
88	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	89 Ali	nmod:desc
89	Ali	Ali	PROPN	Number=Sing	92 glass	nmod:poss
90	’s	's	PART	_	89 Ali	case
91	perspective	perspective	NOUN	Number=Sing	92 glass	compound
92	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	86 known	obl
93	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	94 danger	det
94	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	86 known	obl:unmarked
95	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	97 in	nsubj
96	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	97 in	cop
97	in	in	ADV	_	94 danger	acl:relcl
98	,	,	PUNCT	_	107 brought	punct
99	and	and	CCONJ	_	107 brought	cc
100	if	if	SCONJ	_	107 brought	mark
101	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	102 Houssain	nmod:desc
102	Houssain	Houssain	PROPN	Number=Sing	104 tapestry	nmod:poss
103	’s	's	PART	_	102 Houssain	case
104	tapestry	tapestry	NOUN	Number=Sing	107 brought	nsubj:pass
105	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	107 brought	aux
106	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	107 brought	advmod
107	brought	bring	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 broke	conj
108	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	107 brought	obj
109	so	so	ADV	_	110 soon	advmod
110	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	107 brought	advmod
111	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 broke	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	break	past	Sultan	the silence		last		vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer silence=Patient
2	say speech: assert	past			women = woman			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient
3	declare speech: other in a quote	would	I				for one children; with a great deal of pleasure	vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
4	do a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	could	I	silence			with justice	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
5	consider in a quote	infinitive	Sultan not said here					vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
6	do in a quote	can	I	silence				tree rules
7	oblige in a quote	present · passive	the Princess not said here	my niece			to your artificial apple for Princess's cure	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
8	ask speech: ask in a quote	must	I		women = woman			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
9	is in a quote	could · perfect	women = woman		Princess		serviceable property	tree rules
10	not know a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	past · perfect · passive	Ali Prince's perspective glass	women = woman			the danger obl:unmarked	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus
11	is in a quote	past	Princess	the danger not said here			in property	tree rules
12	not bring a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	past · perfect · passive		Houssain Prince's tapestry			soon property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme you=Destination
13	deal in a quote			pleasure				nom deal «act transitive»: of=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: «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 503 (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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