--- title: I was so rejoiced to have at last got rid of this uncanny old man th… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: I was so rejoiced to have at last got rid of this uncanny old man that I ran leaping and bounding down to the sea shore, where, by the greatest good luck, I met with some mariners who had anchored off the island to enjoy the delicious fruits, and to renew their supply of water. 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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 (last, I, mariners), 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:pg128:17:16 # text = I was so rejoiced to have at last got rid of this uncanny old man that I ran leaping and bounding down to the sea shore, where, by the greatest good luck, I met with some mariners who had anchored off the island to enjoy the delicious fruits, and to renew their supply of water. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 rejoiced rejoice VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 at at SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 last last NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 10 rid rid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 nsubj _ _ 13 uncanny uncanny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 14 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 16 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 obj _ _ 17 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 acl:relcl _ _ 19 leaping leap VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 bounding bound VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 19 conj _ _ 22 down down ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 compound _ _ 26 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 26 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 30 by by ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 32 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 34 amod _ _ 33 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 luck luck NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 38 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 40 det _ _ 40 mariners mariner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ _ 41 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ _ 42 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 anchored anchor VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 40 acl:relcl _ _ 44 off off ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 enjoy enjoy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 advcl _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 50 delicious delicious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 fruits fruit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 54 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 55 renew renew VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 56 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 supply supply NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rejoice** | past · passive | | I | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **get** | past | last | | | | | rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **run** | past | I | uncanny old man | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme that=Trajectory | | 5 | **leap** | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | by the greatest good luck | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by luck=Trajectory | | 6 | **bound down** | gerund | I *not said here* | | | the sea shore | | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to shore=Destination | | 7 | **meet** | past | I | | | | | with some mariners | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mariner=Co-Agent | | 8 | **anchor** | past · perfect | some mariners | | | | | off the island | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 9 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | some mariners *not said here* | the delicious fruits | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fruit=Stimulus | | 10 | **renew** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | gourds's supply of water | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent supply=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 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/17/15/) - next →: [sentence 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/17/17/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/17/)