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title: When I became aware that the roc had settled and that I was once aga… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics
description: When I became aware that the roc had settled and that I was once again upon solid ground, I hastily unbound my turban from its foot and freed myself, and that not a moment too soon; for the bird, pouncing upon a huge snake, killed it with a few blows from its powerful beak, and seizing it up rose in
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# The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 14, sentence 26

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When I became aware that the roc had settled and that I was once again upon solid ground, I hastily unbound my turban from its foot and freed myself, and that not a moment too soon; for the bird, pouncing upon a huge snake, killed it with a few blows from its powerful beak, and seizing it up rose into the air once more and soon disappeared from my view.

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**Who acts:** I, seizing, my · **What happens:** become, settle, be, unbind, free, pounce · **To what, where:** roc, turban, foot, myself, bird, air

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This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 14. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, seizing, my), 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:pg128:14:26
# text = When I became aware that the roc had settled and that I was once again upon solid ground, I hastily unbound my turban from its foot and freed myself, and that not a moment too soon; for the bird, pouncing upon a huge snake, killed it with a few blows from its powerful beak, and seizing it up rose into the air once more and soon disappeared from my view.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
4	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	roc	roc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	settled	settle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	advmod	_	_
15	again	again	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	hastily	hastily	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	unbound	unbind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
30	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
33	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
34	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	36	advmod	_	_
35	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
37	too	too	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	42	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
40	for	for	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
44	pouncing	pounce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	29	advcl	_	_
45	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
46	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
47	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	48	amod	_	_
48	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
50	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
51	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	obj	_	_
52	with	with	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
53	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
54	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	blows	blow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obl	_	_
56	from	from	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
57	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
58	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
62	seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	65	csubj	_	_
63	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	obj	_	_
64	up	up	ADP	RP	_	62	compound:prt	_	_
65	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
66	into	into	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	_
69	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	70	advmod	_	_
70	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	65	advmod	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
72	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	73	advmod	_	_
73	disappeared	disappear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	65	conj	_	_
74	from	from	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
76	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | I |  |  |  |  | aware *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **settle** | past · perfect · passive |  | the roc |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: subject=Location |
| 3 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  | again | upon solid ground | tree rules |
| 4 | **unbind** | past | I | my turban |  | roc's foot |  | hastily *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **free** | past | I *not said here* | myself |  |  |  | for the bird | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer myself=Source |
| 6 | **pounce** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon a huge snake | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon snake=Trajectory |
| 7 | **kill** | past | I *not said here* | bird |  |  |  | with a few blows from bird's powerful beak | vn murder-42.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with blow=Instrument |
| 8 | **seize up** | gerund |  | bird |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 9 | **rise** | past | seizing |  |  | the air |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into air=Initial\_Location |
| 10 | **disappear** | past | seizing *not said here* |  |  | my view |  | soon *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from view=Initial\_Location |
| 11 | **view** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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