Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Carazan., sentence 13
At the same moment I felt myself lifted from the ground, and transported with astonishing rapidity through the regions of the air.—The earth was contracted to an atom beneath; and the stars glowed round me with a lustre that obscured the sun. The gate of Paradise was new in sight; and I was intercepted by a sudden brightness which no human eye could behold: the irrevocable sentence was now to be pronounced; my day of probation was past: and from the evil of my life nothing could be taken away, nor could any thing be added to the good.
Who acts: I, myself, stars, lustre, sun., sudden brightness · What happens: feel, lift, transport, astonish, contract, glow · To what, where: myself, ground, rapidity, regions, earth, sight
This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Carazan.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, myself, stars, lustre), 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 | At | at | ADP | _ | 4 moment | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 moment | det |
| 3 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 moment | amod |
| 4 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 felt | obl |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 felt | nsubj |
| 6 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | myself | myself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes | 6 felt | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | lifted | lift | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | xcomp |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 ground | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ground | det |
| 11 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lifted | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 transported | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 transported | cc |
| 14 | transported | transport | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | parataxis |
| 15 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 16 astonishing | mark |
| 16 | astonishing | astonish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 transported | advcl |
| 17 | rapidity | rapidity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 astonishing | obj |
| 18 | through | through | ADP | _ | 20 regions | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 regions | det |
| 20 | regions | region | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 astonishing | obl |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 air | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 air | det |
| 23 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 regions | nmod |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 transported | punct |
| 25 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 29 contracted | punct |
| 26 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 earth | det |
| 27 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 contracted | nsubj:pass |
| 28 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 29 contracted | aux:pass |
| 29 | contracted | contract | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | conj |
| 30 | to | to | ADP | _ | 33 beneath | case |
| 31 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 33 beneath | det |
| 32 | atom | atom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 beneath | compound |
| 33 | beneath | beneath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 contracted | obl |
| 34 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 38 glowed | punct |
| 35 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 37 stars | cc |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 stars | det |
| 37 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 38 glowed | nsubj |
| 38 | glowed | glow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 felt | conj |
| 39 | round | round | ADP | _ | 40 me | case |
| 40 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 38 glowed | obl |
| 41 | with | with | ADP | _ | 43 lustre | case |
| 42 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 43 lustre | det |
| 43 | lustre | lustre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 glowed | obl |
| 44 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 45 obscured | nsubj |
| 45 | obscured | obscure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 43 lustre | acl:relcl |
| 46 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 47 sun. | det |
| 47 | sun. | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 53 new | nsubj |
| 48 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 gate | det |
| 49 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 new | nsubj |
| 50 | of | of | ADP | _ | 51 Paradise | case |
| 51 | Paradise | Paradise | PROPN | Number=Sing | 49 gate | nmod |
| 52 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 53 new | cop |
| 53 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 45 obscured | ccomp |
| 54 | in | in | ADP | _ | 55 sight | case |
| 55 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 new | obl |
| 56 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 60 intercepted | punct |
| 57 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 60 intercepted | cc |
| 58 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 60 intercepted | nsubj |
| 59 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 60 intercepted | aux:pass |
| 60 | intercepted | intercept | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | conj |
| 61 | by | by | ADP | _ | 64 brightness | case |
| 62 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 64 brightness | det |
| 63 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 64 brightness | amod |
| 64 | brightness | brightness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 intercepted | obl |
| 65 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 68 eye | nsubj |
| 66 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 68 eye | det |
| 67 | human | human | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 68 eye | amod |
| 68 | eye | eye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 brightness | appos |
| 69 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 70 behold | aux |
| 70 | behold | behold | INTJ | _ | 68 eye | discourse |
| 71 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 79 pronounced | punct |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 74 sentence | det |
| 73 | irrevocable | irrevocable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 74 sentence | amod |
| 74 | sentence | sentence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 pronounced | nsubj |
| 75 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 79 pronounced | cop |
| 76 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 79 pronounced | advmod |
| 77 | to | to | PART | _ | 79 pronounced | mark |
| 78 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 79 pronounced | aux:pass |
| 79 | pronounced | pronounce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 68 eye | conj |
| 80 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 82 day | punct |
| 81 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 82 day | nmod:poss |
| 82 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 86 past | nsubj |
| 83 | of | of | ADP | _ | 84 probation | case |
| 84 | probation | probation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 day | nmod |
| 85 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 86 past | cop |
| 86 | past | past | ADV | _ | 6 felt | ccomp |
| 87 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 98 taken | punct |
| 88 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 98 taken | cc |
| 89 | from | from | ADP | _ | 91 evil | case |
| 90 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 91 evil | det |
| 91 | evil | evil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 98 taken | obl |
| 92 | of | of | ADP | _ | 94 life | case |
| 93 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 94 life | nmod:poss |
| 94 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 91 evil | nmod |
| 95 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 98 taken | nsubj:pass |
| 96 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 98 taken | aux |
| 97 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 98 taken | aux:pass |
| 98 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 felt | conj |
| 99 | away | away | ADV | _ | 98 taken | advmod |
| 100 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 106 added | punct |
| 101 | nor | nor | CCONJ | Polarity=Neg | 106 added | cc |
| 102 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 106 added | aux |
| 103 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 104 thing | det |
| 104 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 added | nsubj:pass |
| 105 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 106 added | aux:pass |
| 106 | added | add | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 98 taken | conj |
| 107 | to | to | ADP | _ | 109 good | case |
| 108 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 109 good | det |
| 109 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 106 added | obl |
| 110 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 felt | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | I | myself | moment | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||
| 2 | lift | participle | myself not said here | the ground | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from ground=Destination | ||||
| 3 | transport | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 4 | astonish | gerund | rapidity | the regions of the air | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus rapidity=Experiencer | ||||
| 5 | contract | past · passive | the earth | to a atom beneath result | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient to beneath=Result | ||||
| 6 | glow | past | the stars | round me; with a lustre | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with lustre=Theme | ||||
| 7 | obscure | past | a lustre | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 8 | is | past | the sun. | sight | the gate of Paradise nsubj; new property | tree rules | |||
| 9 | intercept | past · passive | a sudden brightness | I | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 10 | eye | a sudden brightness | tree rules | ||||||
| 11 | is | past · passive | the irrevocable sentence | now | pronounce property | tree rules | |||
| 12 | is | past | my day of probation | past property | tree rules | ||||
| 13 | take away | could · passive | nothing | the evil of my life | away property | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme from evil=Initial_Location | |||
| 14 | add speech: assert | could · passive | any thing | to the good | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to good=Co-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: «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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