--- title: The Sultan was so much amused by the conversation he had overheard,… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: The Sultan was so much amused by the conversation he had overheard, that he made up his mind to gratify their wishes, and turning to the grand-vizir, he bade him note the house, and on the following morning to bring the ladies into his presence. Who acts: conversation, Sultan, mind. 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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 (conversation, Sultan, mind), 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:pg128:40:54 # text = The Sultan was so much amused by the conversation he had overheard, that he made up his mind to gratify their wishes, and turning to the grand-vizir, he bade him note the house, and on the following morning to bring the ladies into his presence. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sultan Sultan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 much much ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 amused amuse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 conversation conversation NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 overheard overhear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 17 up up ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 mind mind NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 gratify gratify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 22 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 wishes wish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 26 turning turn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 29 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 vizir vizir NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 bade bade VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ _ 36 note note VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 41 on on ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 44 amod _ _ 44 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl:unmarked _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 46 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 acl _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 ladies lady NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 obj _ _ 49 into into ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 presence presence NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **amuse** | past · passive | the conversation | the Sultan | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **overhear** | past · perfect | Sultan | the conversation *not said here* | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer conversation=Stimulus | | 3 | **make up** | past | Sultan | Sultan's mind | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot | | 4 | **gratify** | to-infinitive | Sultan *not said here* | mind's wishes | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wish=Experiencer | | 5 | **turn** | gerund | Sultan *not said here* | | | the grand vizir | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to vizir=Trajectory | | 6 | **bade** | past | Sultan | husband | | | morning | | tree rules | | 7 | **note** | infinitive | Sultan *not said here* | the house | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent house=Topic | | 8 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **bring** | to-infinitive | Sultan *not said here* | the ladies | | Sultan's presence | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lady=Theme into presence=Destination | | 10 | **mind** | | Sultan | | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | | 11 | **wish** | | mind | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/53/) - next →: [sentence 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/55/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/)