The Happy Prince, and Other Tales, Opening, part 2, sentence 10

He told him of the red ibises, who stand in long rows on the banks of the Nile, and catch gold-fish in their beaks; of the Sphinx, who is as old as the world itself, and lives in the desert, and knows everything; of the merchants, who walk slowly by the side of their camels, and carry amber beads in their hands; of the King of the Mountains of the Moon, who is as black as ebony, and worships a large crystal; of the great green snake that sleeps in a palm-tree, and has twenty priests to feed it with honey-cakes; and of the pygmies who sail over a big lake on large flat leaves, and are always at war with the butterflies.

Who acts: Prince, red ibises, Sphinx, merchants, Moon, worships · What happens: tell, stand, catch, be, live, know · To what, where: Egypt, long rows, gold fish, beaks, desert, everything · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The Happy Prince, and Other Tales» by Oscar Wilde, Opening, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, red ibises, Sphinx, merchants), 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	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 told	iobj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 ibises	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ibises	det
6	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ibises	amod
7	ibises	ibise	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stand	punct
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 stand	nsubj
10	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 ibises	acl:relcl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 rows	case
12	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 rows	amod
13	rows	row	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 stand	obl
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 banks	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 banks	det
16	banks	bank	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 rows	nmod
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 Nile	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Nile	det
19	Nile	Nile	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 banks	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 catch	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 catch	cc
22	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin	2 told	conj
23	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 fish	compound
24	-	-	PUNCT	_	23 gold	punct
25	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 catch	obj
26	in	in	ADP	_	28 beaks	case
27	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 beaks	nmod:poss
28	beaks	beak	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 catch	obl
29	;	;	PUNCT	_	32 Sphinx	punct
30	of	of	ADP	_	32 Sphinx	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 Sphinx	det
32	Sphinx	Sphinx	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 told	parataxis
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 old	punct
34	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	37 old	nsubj
35	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	37 old	cop
36	as	as	ADV	_	37 old	advmod
37	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 Sphinx	amod
38	as	as	ADP	_	40 world	case
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	40 world	det
40	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 old	obl
41	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	40 world	nmod:unmarked
42	,	,	PUNCT	_	44 lives	punct
43	and	and	CCONJ	_	44 lives	cc
44	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 told	parataxis
45	in	in	ADP	_	47 desert	case
46	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	47 desert	det
47	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	44 lives	obl
48	,	,	PUNCT	_	50 knows	punct
49	and	and	CCONJ	_	50 knows	cc
50	knows	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	44 lives	conj
51	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	50 knows	obj
52	;	;	PUNCT	_	55 merchants	punct
53	of	of	ADP	_	55 merchants	case
54	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	55 merchants	det
55	merchants	merchant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	ccomp
56	,	,	PUNCT	_	58 walk	punct
57	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	58 walk	nsubj
58	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	55 merchants	acl:relcl
59	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	58 walk	advmod
60	by	by	ADP	_	62 side	case
61	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	62 side	det
62	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	58 walk	obl
63	of	of	ADP	_	65 camels	case
64	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	65 camels	nmod:poss
65	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	62 side	nmod
66	,	,	PUNCT	_	68 carry	punct
67	and	and	CCONJ	_	68 carry	cc
68	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	58 walk	conj
69	amber	amber	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 beads	compound
70	beads	bead	NOUN	Number=Plur	68 carry	obj
71	in	in	ADP	_	73 hands	case
72	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	73 hands	nmod:poss
73	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	68 carry	obl
74	;	;	PUNCT	_	77 King	punct
75	of	of	ADP	_	77 King	case
76	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	77 King	det
77	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 told	ccomp
78	of	of	ADP	_	80 Mountains	case
79	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	80 Mountains	det
80	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	Number=Plur	77 King	nmod
81	of	of	ADP	_	83 Moon	case
82	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	83 Moon	det
83	Moon	Moon	PROPN	Number=Sing	80 Mountains	nmod
84	,	,	PUNCT	_	88 black	punct
85	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	88 black	nsubj
86	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	88 black	cop
87	as	as	ADV	_	88 black	advmod
88	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	83 Moon	amod
89	as	as	ADP	_	90 ebony	case
90	ebony	ebony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	88 black	obl
91	,	,	PUNCT	_	96 crystal	punct
92	and	and	CCONJ	_	96 crystal	cc
93	worships	worship	NOUN	Number=Plur	96 crystal	nsubj
94	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	96 crystal	det
95	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	96 crystal	amod
96	crystal	crystal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	parataxis
97	;	;	PUNCT	_	102 snake	punct
98	of	of	ADP	_	102 snake	case
99	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	102 snake	det
100	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	102 snake	amod
101	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	102 snake	amod
102	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	ccomp
103	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	104 sleeps	nsubj
104	sleeps	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	102 snake	acl:relcl
105	in	in	ADP	_	109 tree	case
106	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	109 tree	det
107	palm	palm	NOUN	Number=Sing	109 tree	compound
108	-	-	PUNCT	_	107 palm	punct
109	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	104 sleeps	obl
110	,	,	PUNCT	_	112 has	punct
111	and	and	CCONJ	_	112 has	cc
112	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 told	ccomp
113	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	114 priests	nummod
114	priests	priest	NOUN	Number=Plur	112 has	obj
115	to	to	PART	_	116 feed	mark
116	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	112 has	xcomp
117	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	116 feed	obj
118	with	with	ADP	_	121 cakes	case
119	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	121 cakes	compound
120	-	-	PUNCT	_	119 honey	punct
121	cakes	cake	NOUN	Number=Plur	116 feed	obl
122	;	;	PUNCT	_	126 pygmies	punct
123	and	and	CCONJ	_	126 pygmies	cc
124	of	of	ADP	_	126 pygmies	case
125	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	126 pygmies	det
126	pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	conj
127	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	128 sail	nsubj
128	sail	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	126 pygmies	acl:relcl
129	over	over	ADP	_	132 lake	case
130	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	132 lake	det
131	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	132 lake	amod
132	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	128 sail	obl
133	on	on	ADP	_	136 leaves	case
134	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	136 leaves	amod
135	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	136 leaves	amod
136	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 sail	obl
137	,	,	PUNCT	_	142 war	punct
138	and	and	CCONJ	_	142 war	cc
139	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	142 war	cop
140	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	142 war	advmod
141	at	at	ADP	_	142 war	case
142	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	126 pygmies	nmod
143	with	with	ADP	_	145 butterflies	case
144	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	145 butterflies	det
145	butterflies	butterfly	NOUN	Number=Plur	142 war	nmod
146	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	Prince		Egypt		of the red ibises	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic
2	stand	present	the red ibises			long rows on the banks of the Nile		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in row=Location
3	catch	present	Prince not said here	gold fish		fish's beaks		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
4	is	present	the Sphinx				as the world world; old property	tree rules
5	live	present				the desert		vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location
6	know	present		everything				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer everything=Stimulus
7	walk	present	the merchants				by the side of fish's camels; slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by side=Trajectory
8	carry	infinitive	the merchants not said here	amber beads		fish's hands		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bead=Value in hand=Location
9	is	present	the Moon				as ebony; black property	tree rules
10	crystal		worships					tree rules
11	sleep	present	the great green snake			a palm tree		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tree=Location
12	have	present		twenty priests				tree rules
13	feed	to-infinitive	twenty priests not said here	tree			with honey cakes	vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme
14	sail	present	the pygmies			a big lake	on large flat leaves	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over lake=Trajectory
15	is	present				war	with the butterflies; always property	tree rules

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 Happy Prince, and Other Tales» by Oscar Wilde, Project Gutenberg book 902 (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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