--- title: In order to carry out their wicked scheme the two sisters met consta… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: In order to carry out their wicked scheme the two sisters met constantly to talk over their ideas, though all the while they pretended to be as friendly as ever towards the Sultana, who, on her part, invariably treated them with kindness. Who acts: two sisters, Sisters, festivities. 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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 (two sisters, Sisters, festivities), 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:pg128:40:78 # text = In order to carry out their wicked scheme the two sisters met constantly to talk over their ideas, though all the while they pretended to be as friendly as ever towards the Sultana, who, on her part, invariably treated them with kindness. 1 In in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 4 mark _ _ 2 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 fixed _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 advcl _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 wicked wicked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 scheme scheme NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 12 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 constantly constantly ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 advcl _ _ 16 over over ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 ideas idea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 20 though though SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 21 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 25 det:predet _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 23 while while SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 24 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 pretended pretend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 29 cop _ _ 28 as as ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 ccomp _ _ 30 as as ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 29 obl _ _ 32 towards towards ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 Sultana Sultana PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 36 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 40 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 on on ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 treated treat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 44 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obj _ _ 45 with with ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 kindness kindness NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry out** | to-infinitive | the two sisters *not said here* | festivities's wicked scheme | | | | | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Eventuality | | 2 | **meet** | past | the two sisters | | | | | constantly *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | the two sisters *not said here* | | | Sisters's ideas | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **pretend** | past | Sisters *= sister* | | | | | towards the Sultana | tree rules | | 5 | **is** | to-infinitive | Sisters *= sister* *not said here* | | | | | friendly *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **treat** | past | Sisters *= sister* *not said here* | Sisters *= sister* | | | | with kindness; invariably *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient with kindness=Theme | | 7 | **scheme** | | festivities *= festivity* | | | | | | nom scheme «cognition transitive»: 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 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/77/) - next →: [sentence 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/79/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/40/)