--- title: And the princess, determined not to be left behind, showed herself s… — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · tree and pragmatics description: And the princess, determined not to be left behind, showed herself so anxious to learn with her brothers, that the intendant consented to her joining in their lessons, and it was not long before she knew as much as they did. Who acts: princess, intendant, lessons. 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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 (princess, intendant, lessons), 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:pg128:41:28 # text = And the princess, determined not to be left behind, showed herself so anxious to learn with her brothers, that the intendant consented to her joining in their lessons, and it was not long before she knew as much as they did. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 determined determine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 ccomp _ _ 10 behind behind ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 12 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 12 obj _ _ 14 so so ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 anxious anxious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 xcomp _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 intendant intendant NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 25 consented consent VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 26 to to SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 joining join VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 lessons lesson NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 36 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 37 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ _ 38 before before SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 39 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 41 as as ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 obj _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 44 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | participle | | the princess *not said here* | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **leave behind** | to-infinitive · passive | | | | | | behind *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V» | | 3 | **show** | past | the princess | princess | | | | anxious *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent herself=Recipient | | 4 | **learn** | to-infinitive | the princess *not said here* | | | | | with princess's brothers | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **consent** | past | the intendant | | | | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **join** | gerund | the intendant *not said here* | | | | | in brothers's lessons | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in lesson=Theme | | 7 | **not** **is** | past | intendant | | | | | long *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **know** | past | princess | much | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus | | 9 | **do** | past | lessons *= lesson* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/41/27/) - next →: [sentence 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/41/29/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/41/)