--- title: But at last, one day, he declared seriously that he could neglect hi… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: But at last, one day, he declared seriously that he could neglect his duty no longer, and entreated her to put no further obstacles in his way, promising at the same time to return, as soon as he could, with all the magnificence due both to her and to himself. Who acts: prince. 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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 (prince), 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:pg128:38:88 # text = But at last, one day, he declared seriously that he could neglect his duty no longer, and entreated her to put no further obstacles in his way, promising at the same time to return, as soon as he could, with all the magnificence due both to her and to himself. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 at at ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 seriously seriously ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 neglect neglect VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 duty duty NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 no no ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 entreated entreat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 22 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 advcl _ _ 25 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 27 det _ _ 26 further further ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 obstacles obstacle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obj _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 32 promising promise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 33 at at ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 return return VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 as as ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 32 advmod _ _ 42 as as SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 43 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 with with ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 47 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 49 det:predet _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 magnificence magnificence NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 50 due due ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 51 both both ADV RB _ 53 advmod _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 conj _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | prince | | | last | | seriously *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **neglect** | could | prince | prince's duty | | | | long *property* | vn neglect-75.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme | | 3 | **entreat** | past | prince *not said here* | | princess | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 4 | **put** | to-infinitive | prince *not said here* | no further obstacles | | prince's way | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent obstacle=Theme in way=Destination | | 5 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | prince *not said here* | | | | time | with all magnificence; soon *property* | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **return** | to-infinitive | prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «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 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/38/87/) - next →: [Opening, part 39, 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/39/1/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/38/)