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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1, sentence 20

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The multitude of shops, stocked with all sorts of merchandise, as the finest linens from several parts of India, some painted in the most lively colors, and representing beasts, trees, and flowers; silks and brocades from Persia, China, and other places, porcelain both from Japan and China, and tapestries, surprised him so much that he knew not how to believe his own eyes; but when he came to the goldsmiths and jewelers he was in a kind of ecstacy to behold such prodigious quantities of wrought gold and silver, and was dazzled by the lustre of the pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other jewels exposed to sale.

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**Who acts:** some, silks, China, kind, lustre · **What happens:** stock, paint, represent, surprise, not know, believe · **To what, where:** multitude, representing beasts, lively colors, China, own eyes, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (some, silks, China, kind), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg503:49:20
# text = The multitude of shops, stocked with all sorts of merchandise, as the finest linens from several parts of India, some painted in the most lively colors, and representing beasts, trees, and flowers; silks and brocades from Persia, China, and other places, porcelain both from Japan and China, and tapestries, surprised him so much that he knew not how to believe his own eyes; but when he came to the goldsmiths and jewelers he was in a kind of ecstacy to behold such prodigious quantities of wrought gold and silver, and was dazzled by the lustre of the pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other jewels exposed to sale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	multitude	multitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	stocked	stock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	sorts	sort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	finest	fine	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	linens	linen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	nsubj	_	_
24	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
27	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	28	advmod	_	_
28	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	colors	color	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	representing	represent	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	33	amod	_	_
33	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
38	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
40	silks	silk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	nsubj	_	_
41	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
42	brocades	brocade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	conj	_	_
43	from	from	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
49	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	amod	_	_
50	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
52	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	conj	_	_
53	both	both	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
54	from	from	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	50	nmod	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
57	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	55	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
60	tapestries	tapestry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
62	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
63	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	obj	_	_
64	so	so	ADV	RB	_	65	advmod	_	_
65	much	much	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
66	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
67	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	68	nsubj	_	_
68	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	advcl	_	_
69	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	68	advmod	_	_
70	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	72	advmod	_	_
71	to	to	PART	TO	_	72	mark	_	_
72	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	68	ccomp	_	_
73	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	75	nmod:poss	_	_
74	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	amod	_	_
75	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	80	punct	_	_
77	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
78	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	80	advmod	_	_
79	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	80	nsubj	_	_
80	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
81	to	to	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	goldsmiths	goldsmith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	obl	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
85	jewelers	jeweler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	conj	_	_
86	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	nsubj	_	_
87	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	90	cop	_	_
88	in	in	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	parataxis	_	_
91	of	of	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
92	ecstacy	ecstacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	nmod	_	_
93	to	to	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
94	behold	behold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	90	acl:relcl	_	_
95	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	amod	_	_
96	prodigious	prodigious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	amod	_	_
97	quantities	quantity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	94	obj	_	_
98	of	of	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
99	wrought	wrought	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	100	amod	_	_
100	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	nmod	_	_
101	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	102	cc	_	_
102	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	106	punct	_	_
104	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	106	cc	_	_
105	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	106	aux:pass	_	_
106	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	80	conj	_	_
107	by	by	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
108	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
109	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	106	obl	_	_
110	of	of	ADP	IN	_	112	case	_	_
111	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
112	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	114	punct	_	_
114	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	_
116	rubies	ruby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	118	punct	_	_
118	emeralds	emerald	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	112	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	122	punct	_	_
120	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	122	cc	_	_
121	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	122	amod	_	_
122	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	80	parataxis	_	_
123	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	122	acl	_	_
124	to	to	ADP	IN	_	125	case	_	_
125	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	123	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
126	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stock** | participle · passive |  | the multitude of shops |  |  |  | with all sorts of merchandise; as the finest linens from several parts of India | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with sort=Theme |
| 2 | **paint** | participle | some | representing beasts and trees |  | the lively colors |  | flowers *obl* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent linen=Theme in color=Destination |
| 3 | **represent** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **surprise** | past | silks from Persia and China and brocades | China |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 5 | **not** **know** | past | China |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **believe** | to-infinitive |  | China's own eyes |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=Stimulus |
| 7 | **come** | past | China |  |  |  |  | to the goldsmiths and jewelers | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to goldsmith=Initial\_Location |
| 8 | **is** | past | China |  |  | a kind |  | of ecstacy | tree rules |
| 9 | **behold** | infinitive | a kind *not said here* | such prodigious quantities of wrought gold and silver |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quantity=Stimulus |
| 10 | **dazzle** | past · passive | the lustre of the pearls and diamonds and rubies and emeralds |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 11 | **expose** | participle |  | other jewels *not said here* | sale |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to sale=Recipient |
| 12 | **sort** |  |  | merchandise |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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**Text:** «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 503 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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