--- title: In the greatness of the shock and surprise--for I had no idea that A… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: In the greatness of the shock and surprise--for I had no idea that Amina was a magician--I never dreamed of running away, and stood rooted to the spot, while Amina grasped a stick and began to beat me. Who acts: I, Amina. 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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 (I, Amina), 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:pg128:35:8 # text = In the greatness of the shock and surprise--for I had no idea that Amina was a magician--I never dreamed of running away, and stood rooted to the spot, while Amina grasped a stick and began to beat me. 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 greatness greatness NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 shock shock NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 surprise surprise NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 -- -- PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 14 det _ _ 14 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 16 Amina Amina PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 magician magician NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 -- -- PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 23 dreamed dream VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 24 of of SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 25 running run VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 advcl _ _ 26 away away ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 30 rooted root VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 xcomp _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 while while SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 36 Amina Amina PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 37 grasped grasp VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 parataxis _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 41 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 42 to to PART TO _ 43 mark _ _ 43 beat beat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 xcomp _ _ 44 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 43 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | I | no idea | | the greatness of the shock and surprise | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient | | 2 | **is a** | past | Amina | a magician | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **dream** | past | I | | | | | | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **run away** | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **stand** | past | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **root** | participle | I *not said here* | | | | | to the spot | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 7 | **grasp** | past | Amina | a stick | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stick=Stimulus | | 8 | **begin** | past | Amina *not said here* | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 9 | **beat** | to-infinitive | Amina *not said here* | me | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location i=Theme | 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 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/35/7/) - next →: [sentence 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/35/9/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/35/)