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title: I had inherited considerable wealth from my parents, and being young… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics
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# The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 13, sentence 40

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I had inherited considerable wealth from my parents, and being young and foolish I at first squandered it recklessly upon every kind of pleasure, but presently, finding that riches speedily take to themselves wings if managed as badly as I was managing mine, and remembering also that to be old and poor is misery indeed, I began to bethink me of how I could make the best of what still remained to me.

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**Who acts:** I, riches, finding · **What happens:** inherit, be, squander, find, take, manage · **To what, where:** considerable wealth, wealth, wings, riches, mine, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, riches, finding), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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 {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg128:13:40
# text = I had inherited considerable wealth from my parents, and being young and foolish I at first squandered it recklessly upon every kind of pleasure, but presently, finding that riches speedily take to themselves wings if managed as badly as I was managing mine, and remembering also that to be old and poor is misery indeed, I began to bethink me of how I could make the best of what still remained to me.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	inherited	inherit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
16	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	advmod	_	_
18	squandered	squander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	recklessly	recklessly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	58	csubj	_	_
31	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
32	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nsubj	_	_
33	speedily	speedily	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	ccomp	_	_
35	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	34	obl	_	_
37	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obj	_	_
38	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
39	managed	manage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	34	advcl	_	_
40	as	as	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
41	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	39	advmod	_	_
42	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	45	mark	_	_
43	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
44	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	aux	_	_
45	managing	manage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	39	advcl	_	_
46	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	49	cc	_	_
49	remembering	remember	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	30	conj	_	_
50	also	also	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	49	obj	_	_
52	to	to	PART	TO	_	54	mark	_	_
53	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	54	cop	_	_
54	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	advcl	_	_
55	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	56	cc	_	_
56	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	54	conj	_	_
57	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	58	cop	_	_
58	misery	misery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
59	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
61	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
63	to	to	PART	TO	_	64	mark	_	_
64	bethink	bethink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	xcomp	_	_
65	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	64	obj	_	_
66	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	70	mark	_	_
67	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	70	advmod	_	_
68	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
69	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	70	aux	_	_
70	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	64	advcl	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
72	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	70	obj	_	_
73	of	of	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
74	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	72	obl	_	_
75	still	still	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	_
76	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	74	acl:relcl	_	_
77	to	to	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inherit** | past · perfect | I | considerable wealth |  |  |  | from my parents; indeed *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme from parent=Source |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **squander** | past | I *not said here* | wealth |  |  |  | upon every kind of pleasure; first, recklessly *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |
| 5 | **find** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 6 | **take** | present | riches | wings | riches *= rich* |  |  | speedily *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wing=Theme to themselves=Destination |
| 7 | **manage** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | riches *not said here* |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **manage** | past · progressive | I | mine |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent my=Theme |
| 9 | **remember** | gerund |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent that=Theme |
| 10 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **is a** | present | finding | misery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **begin** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 14 | **bethink** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 15 | **make** | could | I | the best |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Product |
| 16 | **remain** | past |  |  | me |  | still |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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**Text:** «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 128 (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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