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title: Presently when he had looked at us enough he came towards us, and st… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics
description: Presently when he had looked at us enough he came towards us, and stretching out his hand took me by the back of the neck, turning me this way and that, but feeling that I was mere skin and bone he set me down again and went on to the next, whom he treated in the same fashion; at last he came to the
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# The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 15, sentence 11

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Presently when he had looked at us enough he came towards us, and stretching out his hand took me by the back of the neck, turning me this way and that, but feeling that I was mere skin and bone he set me down again and went on to the next, whom he treated in the same fashion; at last he came to the captain, and finding him the fattest of us all, he took him up in one hand and stuck him upon a spit and proceeded to kindle a huge fire at which he presently roasted him.

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**Who acts:** giant, stretching, I · **What happens:** look, come, stretch out, take, turn, feel · **To what, where:** hand, me, mere skin, same fashion, last, giant

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This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, 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 (giant, stretching, I), 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:pg128:15:11
# text = Presently when he had looked at us enough he came towards us, and stretching out his hand took me by the back of the neck, turning me this way and that, but feeling that I was mere skin and bone he set me down again and went on to the next, whom he treated in the same fashion; at last he came to the captain, and finding him the fattest of us all, he took him up in one hand and stuck him upon a spit and proceeded to kindle a huge fire at which he presently roasted him.
1	Presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	csubj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
20	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
29	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	_
31	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl:unmarked	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	conj	_	_
37	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
38	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
39	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	cop	_	_
40	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	advcl	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	conj	_	_
44	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
45	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	parataxis	_	_
46	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	45	obj	_	_
47	down	down	ADP	RP	_	45	compound:prt	_	_
48	again	again	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
50	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	conj	_	_
51	on	on	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	_
52	to	to	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
56	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	50	obl	_	_
57	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
58	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	56	acl:relcl	_	_
59	in	in	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
61	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	fashion	fashion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	67	punct	_	_
64	at	at	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
65	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	_
66	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	67	nsubj	_	_
67	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
68	to	to	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
73	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	67	advcl	_	_
74	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	fattest	fat	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	73	xcomp	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	76	obl	_	_
79	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	78	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
81	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	nsubj	_	_
82	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	conj	_	_
83	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	82	obj	_	_
84	up	up	ADP	RP	_	82	compound:prt	_	_
85	in	in	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	87	nummod	_	_
87	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	obl	_	_
88	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
89	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	conj	_	_
90	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	obj	_	_
91	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	93	case	_	_
92	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	spit	spit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	obl	_	_
94	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	95	cc	_	_
95	proceeded	proceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	82	conj	_	_
96	to	to	PART	TO	_	97	mark	_	_
97	kindle	kindle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	95	xcomp	_	_
98	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	100	det	_	_
99	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	100	amod	_	_
100	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	obj	_	_
101	at	at	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
102	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	105	obl	_	_
103	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	105	nsubj	_	_
104	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	105	advmod	_	_
105	roasted	roast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	97	advcl	_	_
106	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	105	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past · perfect | giant |  |  |  |  | at us; presently *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at we=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | giant |  |  |  |  | towards us; enough *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme towards we=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **stretch out** | gerund |  | giant's hand |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 4 | **take** | past | stretching |  | me |  |  | by the back of the neck | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination |
| 5 | **turn** | gerund | stretching *not said here* | me |  |  |  | this way *obl:unmarked* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme i=Result |
| 6 | **feel** | gerund | stretching *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 7 | **is a** | past | I | mere skin and bone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **set down** | past | giant | me |  |  | again |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient i=Result |
| 9 | **go on** | past | giant *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the next | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **treat** | past | giant |  |  | the same fashion |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **come** | past | giant |  |  | last |  | to the captain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to captain=Initial\_Location |
| 12 | **find** | gerund | giant *not said here* | giant |  |  |  | fat *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 13 | **take up** | past | giant | eye |  | one hand |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Value in hand=Location |
| 14 | **stick** | past | giant *not said here* | giant |  | a spit |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme upon spit=Destination |
| 15 | **proceed** | past | giant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 16 | **kindle** | to-infinitive | giant *not said here* | a huge fire |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fire=Patient |
| 17 | **roast** | past | giant | eye |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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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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