--- title: Fearing some treason should the truth be known, she ordered her wome… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: Fearing some treason should the truth be known, she ordered her women not to say a word which would give rise to any suspicion, and proceeded to change her dress for one of her husband's, to whom, as has been already said, she bore a strong likeness. Who acts: rest, word. 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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 (rest, word), 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:pg128:26:13 # text = Fearing some treason should the truth be known, she ordered her women not to say a word which would give rise to any suspicion, and proceeded to change her dress for one of her husband's, to whom, as has been already said, she bore a strong likeness. 1 Fearing fear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 csubj:pass _ _ 2 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 treason treason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 ordered order VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 20 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl:relcl _ _ 22 rise rise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 25 det _ _ 25 suspicion suspicion NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 proceeded proceed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 xcomp _ _ 31 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 dress dress NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 30 obl _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 's 's PART POS _ 37 case _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 44 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 been be VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 46 already already ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 ccomp _ _ 51 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 52 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 likeness likeness NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fear** | gerund | | some treason | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer treason=Stimulus | | 2 | **know** | should · passive | | the truth | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | | 3 | **order** | past | rest | | rest's women | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent woman=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | rest *not said here* | a word | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic | | 5 | **give** | would | a word | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **rise** | infinitive | a word *not said here* | | | any suspicion | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to suspicion=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **proceed** | past | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 8 | **change** | to-infinitive | | rest's dress | | | | for one of rest's husband | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme for one=Co-Theme | | 9 | **be** | present · perfect | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **bear** | past | rest | a strong likeness | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent likeness=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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/26/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/26/14/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/26/)