--- title: It was in his power, by sitting on his tapestry, to be at the place… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: It was in his power, by sitting on his tapestry, to be at the place of meeting that very day; but, as he was obliged to stay there for his brothers, as they had agreed, and as he was curious to see the King of Bisnagar and his Court, and to inform himself of the strength, laws, customs, and religion --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/35/) [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/) / 35 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1, sentence 35 It was in his power, by sitting on his tapestry, to be at the place of meeting that very day; but, as he was obliged to stay there for his brothers, as they had agreed, and as he was curious to see the King of Bisnagar and his Court, and to inform himself of the strength, laws, customs, and religion of the kingdom, he chose to make a longer abode there, and to spend some months in satisfying his curiosity. **Who acts:** arrival, power, that, tapestries, piece · **What happens:** be, sit, day, oblige, stay, agree · **To what, where:** power, tapestry, place, piece, King, longer abode 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 (arrival, power, that, tapestries), 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:pg503:49:35 # text = It was in his power, by sitting on his tapestry, to be at the place of meeting that very day; but, as he was obliged to stay there for his brothers, as they had agreed, and as he was curious to see the King of Bisnagar and his Court, and to inform himself of the strength, laws, customs, and religion of the kingdom, he chose to make a longer abode there, and to spend some months in satisfying his curiosity. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 by by SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 sitting sit VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 tapestry tapestry NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 14 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 cop _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 meeting meeting NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 20 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 22 nsubj _ _ 21 very very ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ; ; PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 24 but but CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 26 as as SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux:pass _ _ 29 obliged oblige VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 30 to to PART TO _ 31 mark _ _ 31 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 32 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 31 advmod _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 as as SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 38 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 agreed agree VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 31 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 43 as as SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 46 curious curious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 parataxis _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 advcl _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 obj _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 Bisnagar Bisnagar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nmod _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 54 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 Court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 58 to to PART TO _ 59 mark _ _ 59 inform inform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ _ 60 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 59 obj _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 65 laws law NOUN NNS Number=Plur 63 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 67 customs custom NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 70 religion religion NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 conj _ _ 71 of of ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 76 chose choose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 conj _ _ 77 to to PART TO _ 78 mark _ _ 78 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 76 xcomp _ _ 79 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 longer long ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 81 amod _ _ 81 abode abode NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obj _ _ 82 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 78 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 84 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 85 to to PART TO _ 86 mark _ _ 86 spend spend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 conj _ _ 87 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 88 det _ _ 88 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 86 obj _ _ 89 in in SCONJ IN _ 90 mark _ _ 90 satisfying satisfy VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 86 advcl _ _ 91 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 92 nmod:poss _ _ 92 curiosity curiosity NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | arrival | | | piece's power | | | tree rules | | 2 | **sit** | gerund | piece's power *not said here* | | | piece's tapestry | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on tapestry=Location | | 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | piece's power *not said here* | | | the place | | of meeting | tree rules | | 4 | **day** | | that | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **oblige** | past · passive | | piece | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | | 6 | **stay** | to-infinitive | | | | there | | for piece's brothers | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past · perfect | tapestries *= tapestry* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **is** | past | piece | | | | | curious *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **see** | to-infinitive | piece *not said here* | the King of Bisnagar and piece's Court | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer king=Stimulus | | 10 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | | piece | | | | of the strength and laws and customs and religion of the kingdom | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient of strength=Topic | | 11 | **choose** | past | piece | | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **make** | to-infinitive | piece *not said here* | a longer abode | | there | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset abode=Product | | 13 | **spend** | to-infinitive | piece *not said here* | | | | month | | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **satisfy** | gerund | piece *not said here* | piece's curiosity | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus curiosity=Experiencer | 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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/36/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/)