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title: In spite of my riches I shall not, however, give up trade till I hav… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics
description: In spite of my riches I shall not, however, give up trade till I have amassed a capital of a hundred thousand drachmas, when, having become a man of much consideration, I shall request the hand of the grand-vizir's daughter, taking care to inform the worthy father that I have heard favourable report
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# The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 20, sentence 45

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In spite of my riches I shall not, however, give up trade till I have amassed a capital of a hundred thousand drachmas, when, having become a man of much consideration, I shall request the hand of the grand-vizir's daughter, taking care to inform the worthy father that I have heard favourable reports of her beauty and wit, and that I will pay down on our wedding day 3 thousand gold pieces.

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**Who acts:** you, I · **What happens:** give up, amass, have, become, request, take · **To what, where:** trade, spite, capital, man, hand, care

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This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 20. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, 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:pg128:20:45
# text = In spite of my riches I shall not, however, give up trade till I have amassed a capital of a hundred thousand drachmas, when, having become a man of much consideration, I shall request the hand of the grand-vizir's daughter, taking care to inform the worthy father that I have heard favourable reports of her beauty and wit, and that I will pay down on our wedding day 3 thousand gold pieces.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	spite	spite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	however	however	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	amassed	amass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	compound	_	_
24	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	drachmas	drachma	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
30	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	xcomp	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	xcomp	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
38	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
44	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	's	's	PART	POS	_	46	case	_	_
48	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
50	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	39	advcl	_	_
51	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obj	_	_
52	to	to	PART	TO	_	53	mark	_	_
53	inform	inform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	50	advcl	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
55	worthy	worthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obj	_	_
57	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	60	nsubj:pass	_	_
58	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	60	nsubj	_	_
59	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	60	aux	_	_
60	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	56	acl:relcl	_	_
61	favourable	favourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	60	obj	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	65	nmod:poss	_	_
65	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nmod	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
67	wit	wit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
70	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	73	mark	_	_
71	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
72	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
73	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
74	down	down	ADP	RP	_	73	compound:prt	_	_
75	on	on	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
76	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	78	nmod:poss	_	_
77	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	compound	_	_
78	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	obl	_	_
79	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	80	compound	_	_
80	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	82	nummod	_	_
81	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	compound	_	_
82	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	73	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | imperative | you *not said here* | trade |  | spite of my riches |  | however *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Source |
| 2 | **amass** | present · perfect | I | a capital of thousand drachmas |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent capital=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **become** | infinitive | I *not said here* | a man of much consideration |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **request** | shall | I | the hand of the grand vizir's daughter |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent hand=Recipient |
| 6 | **take** | gerund | I *not said here* | care |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme |
| 7 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  | the worthy father |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent father=Recipient |
| 8 | **hear** | present · perfect · passive |  | the worthy father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **pay down** | future | I | thousand gold pieces |  |  | day |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Asset |
| 10 | **spite** |  |  | my riches |  |  |  |  | nom spite «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 11 | **report** |  |  | sort's beauty and wit |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: of=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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