--- title: "Sir, as she is destined for the king, I would have you observe that… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: "Sir, as she is destined for the king, I would have you observe that she is extremely tired with the long journey, and before presenting her to his Majesty you would do well to keep her a fortnight in your own house, and to see that a little care is bestowed upon her. Who acts: Sir, you, Khacan. 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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 (Sir, you, Khacan), 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:pg128:28:9 # text = "Sir, as she is destined for the king, I would have you observe that she is extremely tired with the long journey, and before presenting her to his Majesty you would do well to keep her a fortnight in your own house, and to see that a little care is bestowed upon her. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 destined destine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 advcl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 15 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 observe observe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 ccomp _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 18 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 20 extremely extremely ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 ccomp _ _ 22 with with ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 journey journey NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 28 before before SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 29 presenting present VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 36 advcl _ _ 30 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 Majesty Majesty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 34 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 35 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 36 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ _ 37 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 36 advmod _ _ 38 to to PART TO _ 39 mark _ _ 39 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 advcl _ _ 40 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 fortnight fortnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 43 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 45 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ _ 46 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ _ 51 that that SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 52 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj:pass _ _ 55 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 bestowed bestow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 ccomp _ _ 57 upon upon ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **destine** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Khacan | | | | for the king | tree rules | | 2 | **have** *in a quote* | would | Sir | | | | | Sir *vocative* | tree rules | | 3 | **observe** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Khacan | | | | | with the long journey; extremely, tired *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **present** *in a quote* | gerund | you *not said here* | Khacan | Sir's Majesty | | | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to majesty=Recipient | | 6 | **do** *in a quote* | would | you | | | | | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **keep** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | Khacan | | your own house | fortnight | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme in house=Location | | 8 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Sir *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 9 | **bestow** *in a quote* | present · passive | | a little care | | | | upon Khacan | tree rules | 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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/28/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/28/10/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/28/)