The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 5, sentence 5
“Don’t affright yourself, Prince,” replied the Fairy; “you ran a risk in fetching the Water of the Fountain of Lions for your father, but there’s no danger in finding out this man, who is my brother Schaibar, but is so far from being like me, though we both had the same father, that he is of so violent a nature that nothing can prevent his giving cruel marks of his resentment for a slight offense; yet, on the other hand, is so good as to oblige anyone in whatever they desire.
Who acts: Fairy, you, risk, danger, man, we · What happens: not affright, reply, run, fetch, find out, be · To what, where: yourself, risk, Water, man, brother, same father · 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 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Fairy, you, risk, danger), 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 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 affright | punct |
| 2 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 affright | aux |
| 3 | n’t | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 affright | advmod |
| 4 | affright | affright | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 replied | ccomp |
| 5 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 4 affright | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Prince | punct |
| 7 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 affright | vocative |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 affright | punct |
| 9 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 affright | punct |
| 10 | replied | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Fairy | det |
| 12 | Fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 replied | obj |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 ran | punct |
| 14 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 ran | punct |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 16 ran | nsubj |
| 16 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 replied | conj |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 risk | det |
| 18 | risk | risk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 ran | obj |
| 19 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 20 fetching | mark |
| 20 | fetching | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 risk | acl |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 Water | det |
| 22 | Water | Water | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 fetching | obj |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 Fountain | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 Fountain | det |
| 25 | Fountain | Fountain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Water | nmod |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 Lions | case |
| 27 | Lions | Lion | PROPN | Number=Plur | 25 Fountain | nmod |
| 28 | for | for | ADP | _ | 30 father | case |
| 29 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 30 father | nmod:poss |
| 30 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fetching | obl |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 ’s | punct |
| 32 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 34 ’s | cc |
| 33 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 34 ’s | expl |
| 34 | ’s | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 ran | parataxis |
| 35 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 36 danger | det |
| 36 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 ’s | nsubj |
| 37 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 38 finding | mark |
| 38 | finding | find | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 36 danger | acl |
| 39 | out | out | ADP | _ | 38 finding | compound:prt |
| 40 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 41 man | det |
| 41 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 finding | obj |
| 42 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 brother | punct |
| 43 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 46 brother | nsubj |
| 44 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 46 brother | cop |
| 45 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 46 brother | nmod:poss |
| 46 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 man | conj |
| 47 | Schaibar | Schaibar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 46 brother | appos |
| 48 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 56 me | punct |
| 49 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 56 me | cc |
| 50 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 56 me | cop |
| 51 | so | so | ADV | _ | 52 far | advmod |
| 52 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 56 me | advmod |
| 53 | from | from | ADP | _ | 56 me | case |
| 54 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 56 me | cop |
| 55 | like | like | ADP | _ | 56 me | case |
| 56 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 34 ’s | obl |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 had | punct |
| 58 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 61 had | mark |
| 59 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 61 had | nsubj |
| 60 | both | both | ADV | _ | 61 had | advmod |
| 61 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 34 ’s | conj |
| 62 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 64 father | det |
| 63 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 64 father | amod |
| 64 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 had | obj |
| 65 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 nature | punct |
| 66 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 73 nature | mark |
| 67 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 73 nature | nsubj |
| 68 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 73 nature | cop |
| 69 | of | of | ADP | _ | 73 nature | case |
| 70 | so | so | ADV | _ | 71 violent | advmod |
| 71 | violent | violent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 73 nature | amod |
| 72 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 73 nature | det |
| 73 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 had | obl |
| 74 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 77 prevent | nsubj |
| 75 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 77 prevent | nsubj |
| 76 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 77 prevent | aux |
| 77 | prevent | prevent | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 73 nature | acl:relcl |
| 78 | his | his | PRON | Gender=Masc Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 79 giving | nsubj |
| 79 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 77 prevent | advcl |
| 80 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 81 marks | amod |
| 81 | marks | mark | NOUN | Number=Plur | 79 giving | obj |
| 82 | of | of | ADP | _ | 84 resentment | case |
| 83 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 84 resentment | nmod:poss |
| 84 | resentment | resentment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 marks | nmod |
| 85 | for | for | ADP | _ | 88 offense | case |
| 86 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 88 offense | det |
| 87 | slight | slight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 88 offense | amod |
| 88 | offense | offense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 giving | obl |
| 89 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 99 good | punct |
| 90 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 99 good | advmod |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 90 yet | punct |
| 92 | on | on | ADP | _ | 95 hand | case |
| 93 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 95 hand | det |
| 94 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 95 hand | amod |
| 95 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 99 good | obl |
| 96 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 95 hand | punct |
| 97 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 99 good | cop |
| 98 | so | so | ADV | _ | 99 good | advmod |
| 99 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 replied | parataxis |
| 100 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 102 oblige | mark |
| 101 | to | to | PART | _ | 102 oblige | mark |
| 102 | oblige | oblige | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 99 good | csubj |
| 103 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 102 oblige | obj |
| 104 | in | in | ADP | _ | 105 whatever | case |
| 105 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 102 oblige | obl |
| 106 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 107 desire | nsubj |
| 107 | desire | desire | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 105 whatever | acl:relcl |
| 108 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 replied | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not affright in a quote | infinitive · do-support | yourself | Prince vocative | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | reply speech: assert | past | the Fairy | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | run in a quote | past | you | a risk | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme risk=Trajectory | ||||
| 4 | fetch in a quote | gerund | a risk not said here | the Water of the Fountain of Lions | for your father | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent water=Theme for father=Beneficiary | |||
| 5 | find out in a quote | gerund | no danger not said here | this man and my brother | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic | ||||
| 6 | is a in a quote | present | this man and my brother | my brother | tree rules | ||||
| 7 | is in a quote | present | from the Fairy = fairy; far property | tree rules | |||||
| 8 | have in a quote | past | we | the same father | both property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Patient | |||
| 9 | is in a quote | present | danger | of a violent nature | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | prevent in a quote | can | a violent nature | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer | |||||
| 11 | give in a quote | gerund | danger | cruel marks of Prince's resentment | for a slight offense | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent mark=Theme for offense=Asset | |||
| 12 | is in a quote | present | the other hand | yet | good property | tree rules | |||
| 13 | oblige in a quote | to-infinitive | anyone | whatever | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient | ||||
| 14 | desire in a quote | present | marks = mark | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 15 | mark in a quote | Prince's resentment | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 16 | resent in a quote | Prince | nom resentment «feeling 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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