--- title: As soon as they were left alone Marzavan told the prince the story o… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: As soon as they were left alone Marzavan told the prince the story of the Princess Badoura and her sufferings, adding, "I am convinced that you alone can cure her; but before starting on so long a journey you must be well and strong, so do your best to recover as quickly as may be." 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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 (Marzavan, prince), 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:pg128:24:93 # text = As soon as they were left alone Marzavan told the prince the story of the Princess Badoura and her sufferings, adding, "I am convinced that you alone can cure her; but before starting on so long a journey you must be well and strong, so do your best to recover as quickly as may be." 1 As as ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 9 advmod _ _ 3 as as SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 advcl _ _ 7 alone alone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 Marzavan Marzavan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 Badoura Badoura PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 sufferings suffering NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 adding add VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 " " PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 27 convinced convinced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 obj _ _ 28 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 29 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 30 alone alone ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 31 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 cure cure VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 ccomp _ _ 33 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 35 but but CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 36 before before SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 37 starting start VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 51 advcl _ _ 38 on on ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ _ 39 so so ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 37 advmod _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 journey journey NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 43 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 44 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 45 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 46 cop _ _ 46 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 42 conj _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 48 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 50 so so ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 do do VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 52 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 51 obj _ _ 54 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 55 recover recover VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 51 advcl _ _ 56 as as ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 60 cc _ _ 57 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ _ 58 as as ADP IN _ 56 fixed _ _ 59 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 60 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | past · passive | | interview | | | | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Marzavan | the story of the Princess Badoura and Marzavan's sufferings | the prince | | | soon *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | Marzavan *not said here* | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Marzavan | | | | | convinced *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **cure** *in a quote* | can | the prince *= prince* | Marzavan | | | | alone *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer she=Source | | 6 | **start on** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | long *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 7 | **is** *in a quote* | must | the prince *= prince* | | | | | well *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **be** *in a quote* | | the prince *= prince* *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | | your best | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality | | 10 | **recover** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **be** *in a quote* | may | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **suffer** | | Marzavan | | | | | | nom suffering «state intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/24/92/) - next →: [sentence 94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/24/94/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/24/)