Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Basket Maker., sentence 6
Resolving, at length, that it became not a man of his quality to submit to a restraint in his pleasures, for the ease and convenience of an obstinate mechanic; and having often endeavoured, in vain, to buy out the owner, who was an honest poor basket-maker, and whose livelihood depended on working up the flags of those reeds, in a manner peculiar to himself, the gentleman took advantage of a very high wind, and commanded his servants to burn down the barrier.
Who acts: length, owner, livelihood, gentleman, descendant · What happens: resolve, not become, submit, have, endeavour, buy out · To what, where: length, man, pleasures, owner, honest poor basket maker, manner peculiar · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Basket Maker.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (length, owner, livelihood, gentleman), 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 | Resolving | resolve | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 length | punct |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 length | case |
| 4 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Resolving | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 became | punct |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 became | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 became | nsubj |
| 8 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Resolving | conj |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 became | advmod |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 man | det |
| 11 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 became | xcomp |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 quality | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 quality | nmod:poss |
| 14 | quality | quality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 man | nmod |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 submit | mark |
| 16 | submit | submit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 man | acl |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 restraint | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 restraint | det |
| 19 | restraint | restraint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 submit | obl |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 pleasures | case |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 pleasures | nmod:poss |
| 22 | pleasures | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 submit | obl |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 ease | punct |
| 24 | for | for | ADP | _ | 26 ease | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 ease | det |
| 26 | ease | ease | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 pleasures | appos |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 convenience | cc |
| 28 | convenience | convenience | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 ease | conj |
| 29 | of | of | ADP | _ | 32 mechanic | case |
| 30 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 32 mechanic | det |
| 31 | obstinate | obstinate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 32 mechanic | amod |
| 32 | mechanic | mechanic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 convenience | nmod |
| 33 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 35 having | punct |
| 34 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 35 having | cc |
| 35 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 became | advcl |
| 36 | often | often | ADV | _ | 37 endeavoured | advmod |
| 37 | endeavoured | endeavour | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 35 having | xcomp |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 vain | punct |
| 39 | in | in | ADP | _ | 40 vain | case |
| 40 | vain | vain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 37 endeavoured | conj |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 43 buy | punct |
| 42 | to | to | PART | _ | 43 buy | mark |
| 43 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 40 vain | conj |
| 44 | out | out | ADP | _ | 43 buy | compound:prt |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 owner | det |
| 46 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 buy | obj |
| 47 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 maker | punct |
| 48 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 55 maker | nsubj |
| 49 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 55 maker | cop |
| 50 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 55 maker | det |
| 51 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 55 maker | amod |
| 52 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 55 maker | amod |
| 53 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 maker | compound |
| 54 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 53 basket | punct |
| 55 | maker | maker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 owner | conj |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 60 depended | punct |
| 57 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 60 depended | cc |
| 58 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 59 livelihood | nmod:poss |
| 59 | livelihood | livelihood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 depended | nsubj |
| 60 | depended | depend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 35 having | parataxis |
| 61 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 62 working | mark |
| 62 | working | work | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 60 depended | advcl |
| 63 | up | up | ADP | _ | 62 working | compound:prt |
| 64 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 65 flags | det |
| 65 | flags | flag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 62 working | obj |
| 66 | of | of | ADP | _ | 68 reeds | case |
| 67 | those | that | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 68 reeds | det |
| 68 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 65 flags | nmod |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 peculiar | punct |
| 70 | in | in | ADP | _ | 73 peculiar | case |
| 71 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 73 peculiar | det |
| 72 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 peculiar | compound |
| 73 | peculiar | peculiar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 depended | obl |
| 74 | to | to | ADP | _ | 75 himself | case |
| 75 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 73 peculiar | nmod |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 took | punct |
| 77 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 78 gentleman | det |
| 78 | gentleman | gentleman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 took | nsubj |
| 79 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 60 depended | conj |
| 80 | advantage | advantage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 took | obj |
| 81 | of | of | ADP | _ | 85 wind | case |
| 82 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 85 wind | det |
| 83 | very | very | ADV | _ | 84 high | advmod |
| 84 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 85 wind | amod |
| 85 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 advantage | nmod |
| 86 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 88 commanded | punct |
| 87 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 88 commanded | cc |
| 88 | commanded | command | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 79 took | conj |
| 89 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 90 servants | nmod:poss |
| 90 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 88 commanded | obj |
| 91 | to | to | PART | _ | 92 burn | mark |
| 92 | burn | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 88 commanded | advcl |
| 93 | down | down | ADP | _ | 92 burn | compound:prt |
| 94 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 95 barrier | det |
| 95 | barrier | barrier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 92 burn | obj |
| 96 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Resolving | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | gerund | length | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not become | past | length | a man of descendant's quality | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | submit | to-infinitive | length not said here | a man of descendant's quality not said here | descendant's pleasures | to a restraint | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to restraint=Theme | ||
| 4 | have | gerund | length not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | endeavour | participle | length not said here | often property | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | buy out | to-infinitive | length not said here | the owner and a honest poor basket maker | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Theme | ||||
| 7 | is a | past | the owner and a honest poor basket maker | a honest poor basket maker | tree rules | ||||
| 8 | depend | past | livelihood | a manner peculiar to descendant | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 9 | work up | gerund | livelihood not said here | the flags of that reeds | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent flag=Material | ||||
| 10 | take | past | the gentleman | advantage of a high wind | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advantage=Theme | ||||
| 11 | command | past | the gentleman not said here | descendant's servants | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent servant=Eventuality | ||||
| 12 | burn down | to-infinitive | the gentleman not said here | the barrier | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent barrier=Theme | ||||
| 13 | please | descendant | nom pleasure «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: «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Project Gutenberg book 62868 (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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