--- title: The husband, who knew that it had neither rained nor thundered in th… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: The husband, who knew that it had neither rained nor thundered in the night, was convinced that the parrot was not speaking the truth, so he took him out of the cage and threw him so roughly on the ground that he killed him. Who acts: husband, parrot. 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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 (husband, parrot), 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:pg128:4:29 # text = The husband, who knew that it had neither rained nor thundered in the night, was convinced that the parrot was not speaking the truth, so he took him out of the cage and threw him so roughly on the ground that he killed him. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 neither neither ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 rained rain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 ccomp _ _ 11 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 12 cc _ _ 12 thundered thunder VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 convinced convinced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 22 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 23 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 24 advmod _ _ 24 speaking speak VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 28 so so ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 parataxis _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ _ 32 out out ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 cage cage NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 38 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 so so ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 roughly roughly ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 41 on on ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 44 that that SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 killed kill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 47 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | the husband | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **rain** | past · perfect · passive | | it | | | | neither *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **thunder** | participle | | | | | night | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | past | the husband | | | | | convinced *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | past · progressive | the parrot | the truth | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **take** | past | Husband | master | | the cage | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent he=Theme out cage=Initial\_Location | | 7 | **throw** | past | Husband *not said here* | master | | the ground | | roughly *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme on ground=Destination | | 8 | **kill** | past | Husband | master | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/4/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/4/30/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/4/)