The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 4, sentence 67
After the Prince had made an end of his compliment the Sultan placed him on his right hand, and then said to him: “Son, I am very much obliged to you for this valuable present, as also for the great danger you have exposed yourself to upon my account (which I have been informed of by a magician who knows the Fountain of Lions); but do me the pleasure,” continued he, “to inform me by what address, or, rather, by what incredible power, you have been secured.”
Who acts: Sultan, Prince, magician, my · What happens: make, place, say, oblige, expose, inform · To what, where: Prince, right hand, I, account, Fountain, pleasure · 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 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Sultan, Prince, magician, my), 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 | After | after | SCONJ | _ | 5 made | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Prince | det |
| 3 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 made | aux |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 placed | advcl |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 end | det |
| 7 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 compliment | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 compliment | nmod:poss |
| 10 | compliment | compliment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 end | nmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Sultan | det |
| 12 | Sultan | Sultan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 placed | nsubj |
| 13 | placed | place | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 80 continued | advcl |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 placed | obj |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 hand | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 hand | nmod:poss |
| 17 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 hand | amod |
| 18 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 placed | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 said | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 said | cc |
| 21 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 22 said | advmod |
| 22 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 placed | parataxis |
| 23 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 him | case |
| 24 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 said | obl |
| 25 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 33 obliged | punct |
| 26 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 33 obliged | punct |
| 27 | Son | Son | PROPN | Number=Sing | 33 obliged | vocative |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 Son | punct |
| 29 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 33 obliged | nsubj |
| 30 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 33 obliged | aux:pass |
| 31 | very | very | ADV | _ | 32 much | advmod |
| 32 | much | much | ADV | _ | 33 obliged | advmod |
| 33 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 said | conj |
| 34 | to | to | ADP | _ | 35 you | case |
| 35 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 33 obliged | obl |
| 36 | for | for | ADP | _ | 39 present | case |
| 37 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 39 present | det |
| 38 | valuable | valuable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 39 present | amod |
| 39 | present | present | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 obliged | obl |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 49 exposed | punct |
| 41 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 49 exposed | mark |
| 42 | also | also | ADV | _ | 49 exposed | advmod |
| 43 | for | for | ADP | _ | 46 danger | case |
| 44 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 danger | det |
| 45 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 46 danger | amod |
| 46 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 exposed | obl |
| 47 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 49 exposed | nsubj |
| 48 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 49 exposed | aux |
| 49 | exposed | expose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 33 obliged | conj |
| 50 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 49 exposed | obj |
| 51 | to | to | PART | _ | 49 exposed | xcomp |
| 52 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 54 account | case |
| 53 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 54 account | nmod:poss |
| 54 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 exposed | obl |
| 55 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 60 informed | punct |
| 56 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 60 informed | nsubj:pass |
| 57 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 60 informed | nsubj |
| 58 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 60 informed | aux |
| 59 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 60 informed | aux:pass |
| 60 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 54 account | acl:relcl |
| 61 | of | of | ADP | _ | 64 magician | case |
| 62 | by | by | ADP | _ | 64 magician | case |
| 63 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 64 magician | det |
| 64 | magician | magician | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 informed | obl |
| 65 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 66 knows | nsubj |
| 66 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 64 magician | acl:relcl |
| 67 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 68 Fountain | det |
| 68 | Fountain | fountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 66 knows | obj |
| 69 | of | of | ADP | _ | 70 Lions | case |
| 70 | Lions | lion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 68 Fountain | nmod |
| 71 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 70 Lions | punct |
| 72 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 74 do | punct |
| 73 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 74 do | cc |
| 74 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 placed | conj |
| 75 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 74 do | iobj |
| 76 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 77 pleasure | det |
| 77 | pleasure | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 do | obj |
| 78 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 74 do | punct |
| 79 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 74 do | punct |
| 80 | continued | continue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 81 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 80 continued | nsubj |
| 82 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 85 inform | punct |
| 83 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 85 inform | punct |
| 84 | to | to | PART | _ | 85 inform | mark |
| 85 | inform | inform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 80 continued | conj |
| 86 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 85 inform | iobj |
| 87 | by | by | ADP | _ | 89 address | case |
| 88 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 89 address | nsubj |
| 89 | address | address | NOUN | Number=Sing | 85 inform | obl |
| 90 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 96 what | punct |
| 91 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 96 what | cc |
| 92 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 91 or | punct |
| 93 | rather | rather | ADV | _ | 96 what | advmod |
| 94 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 93 rather | punct |
| 95 | by | by | ADP | _ | 96 what | case |
| 96 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 80 continued | parataxis |
| 97 | incredible | incredible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 98 power | amod |
| 98 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 96 what | nsubj |
| 99 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 103 secured | punct |
| 100 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 103 secured | nsubj |
| 101 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 103 secured | aux |
| 102 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 103 secured | aux:pass |
| 103 | secured | secure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 80 continued | parataxis |
| 104 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 103 secured | punct |
| 105 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 103 secured | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past · perfect · passive | the Prince | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary end=Product | |||||
| 2 | place | past | the Sultan | Prince | Prince's right hand | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme on hand=Destination | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | Prince | then | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | oblige in a quote | present · passive | I | Prince | for this valuable present; Son vocative | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||
| 5 | expose in a quote | present · perfect | Prince | Prince | for the great danger; upon my account | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot yourself=Topic | |||
| 6 | inform speech: other in a quote | present · perfect · passive | my account | of a magician | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of magician=Topic | ||||
| 7 | know in a quote | present | a magician | the Fountain of Lions | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer fountain=Stimulus | ||||
| 8 | do in a quote | infinitive | the Sultan not said here | the pleasure | me | tree rules | |||
| 9 | continue | past | Prince | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 10 | inform speech: other in a quote | to-infinitive | Prince not said here | me | by address | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | |||
| 11 | secure in a quote | present · perfect · passive | Prince | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 12 | compliment | Prince | nom compliment «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 13 | account in a quote | my | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=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: «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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