The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 3, sentence 27
The Sultan of the Indies pressed Prince Ahmed no more, but said to him: “Son, I penetrate no farther into your secrets, but leave you at your liberty; but can tell you that you could not do me a greater pleasure than to come, and by your presence restore to me the joy I have not felt this long time, and that you shall always be welcome when you come, without interrupting your business or pleasure.”
Who acts: Sultan, Ahmed · What happens: press, say, penetrate, leave, tell, not do · To what, where: Prince Ahmed, Ahmed, liberty, greater pleasure, Sultan, joy · 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 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Sultan, Ahmed), 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 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Sultan | det |
| 2 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 pressed | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Indies | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Indies | det |
| 5 | Indies | indy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 Sultan | nmod |
| 6 | pressed | press | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Ahmed | compound |
| 8 | Ahmed | Ahmed | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 pressed | obj |
| 9 | no | no | ADV | _ | 10 more | advmod |
| 10 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 pressed | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 said | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 said | cc |
| 13 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 pressed | conj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 him | case |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 said | obl |
| 16 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 21 penetrate | punct |
| 17 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 penetrate | punct |
| 18 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 penetrate | vocative |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 Son | punct |
| 20 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 penetrate | nsubj |
| 21 | penetrate | penetrate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 said | parataxis |
| 22 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 23 farther | det |
| 23 | farther | far | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 21 penetrate | xcomp |
| 24 | into | into | ADP | _ | 26 secrets | case |
| 25 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 secrets | nmod:poss |
| 26 | secrets | secret | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 farther | obl |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 leave | punct |
| 28 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 29 leave | cc |
| 29 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 21 penetrate | conj |
| 30 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 29 leave | obj |
| 31 | at | at | ADP | _ | 33 liberty | case |
| 32 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 33 liberty | nmod:poss |
| 33 | liberty | liberty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 leave | obl |
| 34 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 37 tell | punct |
| 35 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 37 tell | cc |
| 36 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 37 tell | aux |
| 37 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 pressed | parataxis |
| 38 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 37 tell | iobj |
| 39 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 43 do | mark |
| 40 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 43 do | nsubj |
| 41 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 43 do | aux |
| 42 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 43 do | advmod |
| 43 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 37 tell | ccomp |
| 44 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 43 do | iobj |
| 45 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 47 pleasure | det |
| 46 | greater | great | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 47 pleasure | amod |
| 47 | pleasure | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 do | obj |
| 48 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 50 come | mark |
| 49 | to | to | PART | _ | 50 come | mark |
| 50 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 47 pleasure | acl |
| 51 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 56 restore | punct |
| 52 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 56 restore | cc |
| 53 | by | by | ADP | _ | 55 presence | case |
| 54 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 55 presence | nmod:poss |
| 55 | presence | presence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 restore | obl |
| 56 | restore | restore | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 37 tell | conj |
| 57 | to | to | ADP | _ | 58 me | case |
| 58 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 56 restore | obl |
| 59 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 60 joy | det |
| 60 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 restore | obj |
| 61 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 64 felt | nsubj |
| 62 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 64 felt | aux |
| 63 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 64 felt | advmod |
| 64 | felt | feel | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 60 joy | acl:relcl |
| 65 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 67 time | det |
| 66 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 67 time | amod |
| 67 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 felt | obl:unmarked |
| 68 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 welcome | punct |
| 69 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 75 welcome | cc |
| 70 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 75 welcome | mark |
| 71 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 75 welcome | nsubj |
| 72 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 75 welcome | aux |
| 73 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 75 welcome | advmod |
| 74 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 75 welcome | cop |
| 75 | welcome | welcome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pressed | parataxis |
| 76 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 78 come | advmod |
| 77 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 78 come | nsubj |
| 78 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 75 welcome | advcl |
| 79 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 81 interrupting | punct |
| 80 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 81 interrupting | mark |
| 81 | interrupting | interrupt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 78 come | advcl |
| 82 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 83 business | nmod:poss |
| 83 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 interrupting | obj |
| 84 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 85 pleasure | cc |
| 85 | pleasure | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 83 business | conj |
| 86 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 75 welcome | punct |
| 87 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 75 welcome | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | press | past | the Sultan of the Indies | Prince Ahmed | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the Sultan of the Indies not said here | Ahmed | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | penetrate in a quote | present | the Sultan of the Indies = sultan | Son vocative; far property | vn poke-19 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | leave in a quote | infinitive | the Sultan of the Indies = sultan not said here | Ahmed | your liberty | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent you=Theme at liberty=Location | |||
| 5 | tell speech: assert in a quote | can | Ahmed | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 6 | not do in a quote | could | Ahmed | a greater pleasure | the Sultan of the Indies = sultan | tree rules | |||
| 7 | come in a quote | to-infinitive | Ahmed not said here | a greater pleasure not said here | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 8 | restore in a quote | infinitive | the joy | the Sultan of the Indies = sultan | by your presence | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent joy=Theme to i=Recipient | |||
| 9 | not feel in a quote | present · perfect | the Sultan of the Indies = sultan | the joy not said here | time | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Theme | |||
| 10 | is in a quote | shall | Ahmed | always, welcome property | tree rules | ||||
| 11 | come in a quote | present | Ahmed | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 12 | interrupt in a quote | gerund | Ahmed not said here | your business or pleasure | tree rules |
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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