The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient, Opening, part 15, sentence 24
Afterwards he sent an officer to Houssain to acquaint him with the change, and made him an offer of any province he might choose; but that prince thought himself so happy in his solitude, that he desired the officer to return his brother thanks for the kindness he designed him, assuring him of his submission; but that the only favor he desired was, to be indulged with leave to live retired in the place he had chosen for his retreat.
Who acts: Prince, officer · What happens: send, acquaint, make, choose, think, desire · To what, where: officer, Houssain, Prince, offer, province, brother
This is a sentence of «The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Opening, part 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, officer), 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 | Afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 3 sent | advmod |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sent | nsubj |
| 3 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 officer | det |
| 5 | officer | officer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Houssain | case |
| 7 | Houssain | Houssain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | obl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 acquaint | mark |
| 9 | acquaint | acquaint | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 sent | advcl |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 acquaint | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 change | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 change | det |
| 13 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 acquaint | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 made | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 made | cc |
| 16 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sent | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 made | obj |
| 18 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 offer | det |
| 19 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 made | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 province | case |
| 21 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 22 province | det |
| 22 | province | province | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 offer | nmod |
| 23 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 choose | nsubj |
| 24 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 25 choose | aux |
| 25 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 22 province | acl:relcl |
| 26 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 30 thought | punct |
| 27 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 30 thought | cc |
| 28 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 29 prince | det |
| 29 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 thought | nsubj |
| 30 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sent | conj |
| 31 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 30 thought | obj |
| 32 | so | so | ADV | _ | 33 happy | advmod |
| 33 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 thought | xcomp |
| 34 | in | in | ADP | _ | 36 solitude | case |
| 35 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 36 solitude | nmod:poss |
| 36 | solitude | solitude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 happy | obl |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 desired | punct |
| 38 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 40 desired | mark |
| 39 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 40 desired | nsubj |
| 40 | desired | desire | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 30 thought | conj |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 officer | det |
| 42 | officer | officer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 thanks | nsubj |
| 43 | to | to | PART | _ | 44 return | mark |
| 44 | return | return | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 42 officer | acl |
| 45 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 46 brother | nmod:poss |
| 46 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 return | obj |
| 47 | thanks | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 40 desired | parataxis |
| 48 | for | for | ADP | _ | 50 kindness | case |
| 49 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 50 kindness | det |
| 50 | kindness | kindness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 thanks | obl |
| 51 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 52 designed | nsubj |
| 52 | designed | design | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 50 kindness | acl:relcl |
| 53 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 52 designed | obj |
| 54 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 assuring | punct |
| 55 | assuring | assure | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 47 thanks | conj |
| 56 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 55 assuring | obj |
| 57 | of | of | ADP | _ | 59 submission | case |
| 58 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 59 submission | nmod:poss |
| 59 | submission | submission | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 assuring | obl |
| 60 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 72 indulged | punct |
| 61 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 72 indulged | cc |
| 62 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 72 indulged | mark |
| 63 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 65 favor | det |
| 64 | only | only | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 65 favor | amod |
| 65 | favor | favor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 indulged | nsubj:pass |
| 66 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 67 desired | nsubj |
| 67 | desired | desire | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 65 favor | acl:relcl |
| 68 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 72 indulged | cop |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 72 indulged | punct |
| 70 | to | to | PART | _ | 72 indulged | mark |
| 71 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 72 indulged | aux:pass |
| 72 | indulged | indulge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sent | conj |
| 73 | with | with | ADP | _ | 74 leave | case |
| 74 | leave | leave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 indulged | obl |
| 75 | to | to | PART | _ | 76 live | mark |
| 76 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 72 indulged | advcl |
| 77 | retired | retire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 76 live | xcomp |
| 78 | in | in | ADP | _ | 80 place | case |
| 79 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 80 place | det |
| 80 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 77 retired | obl |
| 81 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 83 chosen | nsubj |
| 82 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 83 chosen | aux |
| 83 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 80 place | acl:relcl |
| 84 | for | for | ADP | _ | 86 retreat | case |
| 85 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 86 retreat | nmod:poss |
| 86 | retreat | retreat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 83 chosen | obl |
| 87 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sent | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | Prince | a officer | Houssain | afterwards property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent officer=Theme to houssain=Destination | ||
| 2 | acquaint speech: other | to-infinitive | Prince not said here | Prince | with the change | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | |||
| 3 | make | past | Prince not said here | a offer of any province | Prince | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary offer=Product | |||
| 4 | choose | might | Prince | any province not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent province=Theme | ||||
| 5 | think speech: other | past | that prince | Prince | happy property | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot himself=Theme | |||
| 6 | desire | past | Prince | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 7 | return | to-infinitive | the officer not said here | Prince's brother | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme | ||||
| 8 | thank speech: thank | present | the officer | for the kindness | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for kindness=Attribute | ||||
| 9 | design | past | Prince | officer | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Result | ||||
| 10 | assure | gerund | the officer not said here | Prince | of Prince's submission | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient of submission=Topic | |||
| 11 | desire | past | Prince | the only favor not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot favor=Theme | ||||
| 12 | is | past · passive | the only favor | with leave; indulge property | tree rules | ||||
| 13 | live | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 14 | retire | participle | the place | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 15 | choose | past · perfect | Prince | the place not said here | for Prince's retreat | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent place=Theme for retreat=Beneficiary | |||
| 16 | offer | any province | nom offer «communication transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 17 | submit | Prince | nom submission «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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Project Gutenberg book 65965 (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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