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title: She put on a girdle and head-dress of diamonds, and seeing in a glas… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics
description: She put on a girdle and head-dress of diamonds, and seeing in a glass that she looked more beautiful than ever, received the magician, saying to his great amazement: "I have made up my mind that Aladdin is dead, and that all my tears will not bring him back to me, so I am resolved to mourn no more, 
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# The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Opening, part 32, sentence 66

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She put on a girdle and head-dress of diamonds, and seeing in a glass that she looked more beautiful than ever, received the magician, saying to his great amazement: "I have made up my mind that Aladdin is dead, and that all my tears will not bring him back to me, so I am resolved to mourn no more, and have therefore invited you to sup with me; but I am tired of the wines of China, and would fain taste those of Africa."

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**Who acts:** wretch, glass, seeing, Aladdin, tears, great amazement · **What happens:** put, see, look, receive, say, make up · **To what, where:** those, girdle, glass, magician, great amazement, mind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang, Opening, part 32. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wretch, glass, seeing, Aladdin), 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:pg128:32:66
# text = She put on a girdle and head-dress of diamonds, and seeing in a glass that she looked more beautiful than ever, received the magician, saying to his great amazement: "I have made up my mind that Aladdin is dead, and that all my tears will not bring him back to me, so I am resolved to mourn no more, and have therefore invited you to sup with me; but I am tired of the wines of China, and would fain taste those of Africa."
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girdle	girdle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
14	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	26	csubj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	22	advmod	_	_
22	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
23	than	than	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
26	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	advcl	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
33	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	amazement	amazement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	39	punct	_	_
36	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
38	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
39	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
40	up	up	ADP	RP	_	39	compound:prt	_	_
41	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	_
43	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	46	mark	_	_
44	Aladdin	Aladdin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	nsubj	_	_
45	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	46	cop	_	_
46	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
49	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	55	mark	_	_
50	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	52	det:predet	_	_
51	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
52	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	nsubj	_	_
53	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	55	aux	_	_
54	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	55	advmod	_	_
55	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
56	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	55	obj	_	_
57	back	back	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
58	to	to	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
61	so	so	ADV	RB	_	64	advmod	_	_
62	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
63	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	aux:pass	_	_
64	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	55	advcl	_	_
65	to	to	PART	TO	_	66	mark	_	_
66	mourn	mourn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	64	xcomp	_	_
67	no	no	ADV	RB	_	68	advmod	_	_
68	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	66	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	73	cc	_	_
71	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
72	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	73	advmod	_	_
73	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	64	conj	_	_
74	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	_
75	to	to	PART	TO	_	76	mark	_	_
76	sup	sup	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	xcomp	_	_
77	with	with	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
80	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
81	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
82	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	83	cop	_	_
83	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
84	of	of	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	wines	wine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	obl	_	_
87	of	of	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
88	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
90	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	94	cc	_	_
91	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	94	aux	_	_
92	fain	fain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	93	amod	_	_
93	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	nsubj	_	_
94	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	obl	_	_
95	of	of	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	94	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
97	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | wretch | those |  | a girdle and head dress of diamonds |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | gerund |  |  |  | a glass |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **look** | past | a glass |  |  |  |  | beautiful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **receive** | past | seeing | the magician |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magician=Theme |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | seeing *not said here* |  | Aladdin's great amazement |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to amazement=Recipient |
| 6 | **make up** *in a quote* | present · perfect | seeing | my mind |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot |
| 7 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Aladdin |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **not** **bring** *in a quote* | future | my tears |  | Aladdin |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 9 | **resolve** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | seeing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **mourn** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus |
| 11 | **invite** *in a quote* | present · perfect |  | Aladdin's great amazement *= amazement* |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 12 | **sup** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Aladdin's great amazement *= amazement* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with seeing | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **is** *in a quote* | present | seeing |  |  |  |  | of the wines of China; tired *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **amaze** |  | Aladdin |  |  |  |  |  | nom amazement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 15 | **mind** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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