--- title: I took ship at a distant seaport, and for some time all went well, b… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: I took ship at a distant seaport, and for some time all went well, but at last, being caught in a violent hurricane, our vessel became a total wreck in spite of all our worthy captain could do to save her, and many of our company perished in the waves. Who acts: I, vessel, worthy captain, many. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, vessel, worthy captain, many), 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 {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg128:15:82 # text = I took ship at a distant seaport, and for some time all went well, but at last, being caught in a violent hurricane, our vessel became a total wreck in spite of all our worthy captain could do to save her, and many of our company perished in the waves. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 ship ship NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 distant distant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 seaport seaport NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 12 det _ _ 12 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 13 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 14 advmod _ _ 14 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 15 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 17 but but CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 18 at at ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 21 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 aux:pass _ _ 22 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 violent violent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 hurricane hurricane NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 30 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 total total ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 wreck wreck NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 xcomp _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 spite spite NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 36 of of SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 37 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 42 det:predet _ _ 38 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 39 worthy worthy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 captain captain NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ _ 41 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 acl _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 advcl _ _ 45 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 48 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 nsubj _ _ 49 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nmod _ _ 52 perished perish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 53 in in ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 waves wave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | past | I | ship | | a distant seaport | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent ship=Theme at seaport=Asset | | 2 | **go** | past | I *not said here* | | | | time | well *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **catch** | gerund · passive | | | | last | | in a violent hurricane | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: at last=Asset | | 4 | **become** | past | our vessel | a total wreck in spite | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **do** | could | our worthy captain | a total wreck in spite *not said here* | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wreck=Eventuality | | 6 | **save** | to-infinitive | our worthy captain *not said here* | vessel | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 7 | **perish** | participle | many of our company | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | 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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/81/) - next →: [sentence 83](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/83/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/)