--- title: After Prince Houssain had run through that division, street by stree… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: After Prince Houssain had run through that division, street by street, his thoughts fully employed on the riches he had seen, he was very much tired, which a merchant perceiving, civilly invited him to sit down in his shop, and he accepted; but had not been sat down long before he saw a crier pass b --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/22/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Blue Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/) / [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fair…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/) / 22 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1, sentence 22 After Prince Houssain had run through that division, street by street, his thoughts fully employed on the riches he had seen, he was very much tired, which a merchant perceiving, civilly invited him to sit down in his shop, and he accepted; but had not been sat down long before he saw a crier pass by with a piece of tapestry on his arm, about six feet square, and cried at thirty purses. **Who acts:** air, merchant, Houssain · **What happens:** run, employ, see, be, perceive, invite · **To what, where:** division, thoughts, riches, air, shop, crier pass 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 (air, merchant, Houssain), 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:pg503:49:22 # text = After Prince Houssain had run through that division, street by street, his thoughts fully employed on the riches he had seen, he was very much tired, which a merchant perceiving, civilly invited him to sit down in his shop, and he accepted; but had not been sat down long before he saw a crier pass by with a piece of tapestry on his arm, about six feet square, and cried at thirty purses. 1 After after ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:desc _ _ 3 Houssain Houssain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 run run VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 through through ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 division division NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 street street NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 street street NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 thoughts thought NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 fully fully ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 employed employ VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 18 on on ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 riches rich NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 26 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 27 very very ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 28 much much ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 31 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 37 obj _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 34 perceiving perceive VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 33 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 civilly civilly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 conj _ _ 37 invited invite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 38 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 sit sit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 xcomp _ _ 41 down down ADP RP _ 40 compound:prt _ _ 42 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 accepted accept VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 50 but but CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 51 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 52 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 54 advmod _ _ 53 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 54 aux:pass _ _ 54 sat sit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 55 down down ADP RP _ 54 compound:prt _ _ 56 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 54 advmod _ _ 57 before before SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 58 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 advcl _ _ 60 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 61 crier crier NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ _ 62 pass pass NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ _ 63 by by ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 64 with with ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ _ 67 of of ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 tapestry tapestry NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 nmod _ _ 69 on on ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 70 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 71 nmod:poss _ _ 71 arm arm NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 73 about about ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 74 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 75 nummod _ _ 75 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 76 obl:unmarked _ _ 76 square square ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 79 cc _ _ 79 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 80 at at ADP IN _ 82 case _ _ 81 thirty thirty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 82 nummod _ _ 82 purses purse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 79 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 83 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | past · perfect | | | | that division and street | after Houssain Prince | by street | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through division=Trajectory | | 2 | **employ** | participle · passive | | Houssain's thoughts | | the riches | | fully *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **see** | past · perfect | air | the riches *not said here* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rich=Stimulus | | 4 | **is** | past | air | | | | | tired *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **perceive** | gerund | a merchant *not said here* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **invite** | past | a merchant | air | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **sit down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | air *not said here* | | | air's shop | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in shop=Location | | 8 | **accept** | past | air | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **not** **sit down** | past · perfect · passive | | | | | | long *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V» | | 10 | **see** | past | air | a crier pass | | air's arm | | by a piece of tapestry | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pass=Stimulus | | 11 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | | | | thirty purses | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at purse=Location | | 12 | **think** | | Houssain | | | | | | nom thought «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 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. - ← previous: [sentence 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/21/) - next →: [sentence 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/23/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/)