--- title: "Then," said the genius, "I tell you you have killed my son, for whi… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: "Then," said the genius, "I tell you you have killed my son, for whilst you were throwing about the stones, my son passed by, and one of them struck him in the eye and killed him. Who acts: genius, you, one. 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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 (genius, you, one), 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:pg128:2:10 # text = "Then," said the genius, "I tell you you have killed my son, for whilst you were throwing about the stones, my son passed by, and one of them struck him in the eye and killed him. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 genius genius NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 iobj _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 ccomp _ _ 16 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 19 for for SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 20 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 21 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 throwing throw VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ _ 24 about about ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 30 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 acl _ _ 31 by by ADP IN _ 30 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 37 nsubj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nmod _ _ 37 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 38 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 killed kill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 44 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the genius | | | | then | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the genius *= genius* | | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **kill** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | | you | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer son=Result | | 4 | **throw** *in a quote* | past · progressive | you | my son | | | | about the stones | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent about stone=Destination | | 5 | **pass by** *in a quote* | participle | | my son *not said here* | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **strike** *in a quote* | past | one of stones | genius | | the eye | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument | | 7 | **kill** *in a quote* | past | one of stones *not said here* | genius | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | 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 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/2/9/) - next →: [sentence 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/2/11/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/2/)