--- title: The first thing he did on dismounting was to try to find out where h… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: The first thing he did on dismounting was to try to find out where he was, and, as far as he could discover in the thick darkness, he found himself on the terraced roof of a huge palace, with a balustrade of marble running round. Who acts: Firouz, first thing, marble. 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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 (Firouz, first thing, marble), 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:pg128:37:91 # text = The first thing he did on dismounting was to try to find out where he was, and, as far as he could discover in the thick darkness, he found himself on the terraced roof of a huge palace, with a balustrade of marble running round. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 amod _ _ 3 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 on on SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 dismounting dismount VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 try try VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 out out ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ 14 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 16 advmod _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 20 as as ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 25 advmod _ _ 22 as as SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 discover discover VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 darkness darkness NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 33 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 32 obj _ _ 34 on on ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 36 terraced terrace VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 37 amod _ _ 37 roof roof NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 40 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 with with ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 balustrade balustrade NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 46 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 marble marble NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nmod _ _ 48 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 47 acl _ _ 49 round round ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | Firouz | the first thing *not said here* | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality | | 2 | **dismount** | gerund | Firouz *not said here* | | | | | | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **is** | past | the first thing | | | | | try *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **find out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the first thing *not said here* | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **be** | past | Firouz | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **discover** | could | Firouz | | | the thick darkness | | far *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **find** | past | Firouz | Firouz | | the terraced roof of a huge palace | | with a balustrade of marble | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Topic | | 8 | **terrace** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **run** | gerund | marble *not said here* | | | | | round *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/37/90/) - next →: [sentence 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/37/92/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/37/)