--- title: However, as I was so far from being a tempting morsel, I was allowed… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: However, as I was so far from being a tempting morsel, I was allowed to wander about freely, and one day, when all the blacks had gone off upon some expedition leaving only an old man to guard me, I managed to escape from him and plunged into the forest, running faster the more he cried to me to com --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/92/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Arabian Nights Entertainments](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/) / [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/) / 92 # The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 15, sentence 92 However, as I was so far from being a tempting morsel, I was allowed to wander about freely, and one day, when all the blacks had gone off upon some expedition leaving only an old man to guard me, I managed to escape from him and plunged into the forest, running faster the more he cried to me to come back, until I had completely distanced him. **Who acts:** I, blacks, expedition, end · **What happens:** be, allow, wander, go off, leave, guard · **To what, where:** tempting morsel, I, expedition, old man, me, forest 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 (I, blacks, expedition, end), 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:pg128:15:92 # text = However, as I was so far from being a tempting morsel, I was allowed to wander about freely, and one day, when all the blacks had gone off upon some expedition leaving only an old man to guard me, I managed to escape from him and plunged into the forest, running faster the more he cried to me to come back, until I had completely distanced him. 1 However however ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 16 advcl _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 cop _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 tempting tempting NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 morsel morsel NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 14 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 wander wander VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 xcomp _ _ 19 about about ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 freely freely ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 23 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 24 nummod _ _ 24 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 26 when when SCONJ WRB _ 31 mark _ _ 27 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 29 det:predet _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 blacks black NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 nsubj _ _ 30 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 16 conj _ _ 32 off off ADP RP _ 31 compound:prt _ _ 33 upon upon ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 35 det _ _ 35 expedition expedition NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 36 leaving leave VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 acl _ _ 37 only only ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 38 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 41 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 42 guard guard VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 advcl _ _ 43 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 managed manage VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 parataxis _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 escape escape VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 xcomp _ _ 49 from from ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 obl _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 52 plunged plunge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 53 into into ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 57 running run VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 52 advcl _ _ 58 faster fast ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 57 advmod _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 62 advmod _ _ 61 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 62 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 advcl _ _ 63 to to ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 62 obl _ _ 65 to to PART TO _ 66 mark _ _ 66 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 advcl _ _ 67 back back ADV RB _ 66 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 69 until until SCONJ IN _ 73 mark _ _ 70 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 71 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 72 completely completely ADV RB _ 73 advmod _ _ 73 distanced distance VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 62 conj _ _ 74 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 75 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | I | | | | | far *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | gerund | | | | a tempting morsel | | | tree rules | | 3 | **allow** | past · passive | | I | | | | however *property* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **wander** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | freely *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **go off** | past · perfect | all blacks | | | some expedition | day | | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon expedition=Location | | 6 | **leave** | gerund | some expedition *not said here* | a old man | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | | 7 | **guard** | to-infinitive | some expedition *not said here* | | me | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary | | 8 | **manage** | past | I | | | | | | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **escape** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | from end | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from he=Initial\_Location | | 10 | **plunge** | past | I *not said here* | | | the forest | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into forest=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **run** | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | end | | me | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to i=Recipient | | 13 | **come back** | to-infinitive | end *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 14 | **distance** | past · perfect | I | end | | | | completely *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 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 91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/91/) - next →: [Opening, part 16, 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/16/1/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/15/)