--- title: Prince Houssain might have made a longer abode in the kingdom and Co… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Prince Houssain might have made a longer abode in the kingdom and Court of Bisnagar, but he was so eager to be nearer the Princess that, spreading the tapestry, he and the officer he had brought with him sat down, and as soon as he had formed his wish were transported to the inn at which he and his --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/36/) [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/) / 36 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1, sentence 36 Prince Houssain might have made a longer abode in the kingdom and Court of Bisnagar, but he was so eager to be nearer the Princess that, spreading the tapestry, he and the officer he had brought with him sat down, and as soon as he had formed his wish were transported to the inn at which he and his brothers were to meet, and where he passed for a merchant till they came. **Who acts:** Houssain, Princess, tapestries, Bisnagar · **What happens:** make, be, spread, bring, sit down, form · **To what, where:** Houssain, tapestry, officer, wish, inn 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 (Houssain, Princess, tapestries, Bisnagar), 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:pg503:49:36 # text = Prince Houssain might have made a longer abode in the kingdom and Court of Bisnagar, but he was so eager to be nearer the Princess that, spreading the tapestry, he and the officer he had brought with him sat down, and as soon as he had formed his wish were transported to the inn at which he and his brothers were to meet, and where he passed for a merchant till they came. 1 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod:desc _ _ 2 Houssain Houssain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux _ _ 5 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 longer long ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 amod _ _ 8 abode abode NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 Court Court PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Bisnagar Bisnagar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 17 but but CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 20 so so ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 eager eager ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 23 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 24 cop _ _ 24 nearer near ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 21 advcl _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 27 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 42 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 spreading spread VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 42 advcl _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 tapestry tapestry NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 officer officer NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 conj _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 brought bring VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 36 acl:relcl _ _ 40 with with ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obl _ _ 42 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 acl:relcl _ _ 43 down down ADP RP _ 42 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 46 as as ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 55 advmod _ _ 48 as as SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 52 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux:pass _ _ 55 transported transport VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 56 to to ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 inn inn NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 59 at at ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 67 obl _ _ 61 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 63 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 64 nmod:poss _ _ 64 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 conj _ _ 65 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 66 to to PART TO _ 67 mark _ _ 67 meet meet VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 58 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 70 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 72 advmod _ _ 71 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 72 passed pass VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 73 for for ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 74 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obl _ _ 76 till till SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 77 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 78 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 72 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 79 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | might · perfect · passive | | Houssain Prince | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary abode=Product | | 2 | **is** | past | Houssain | | | | | eager *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | the Princess | | | | | near *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **spread** | gerund | the Princess *not said here* | the tapestry | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tapestry=Theme | | 5 | **bring** | past · perfect | Houssain | the officer *not said here* | | | | with Bisnagar | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent officer=Theme | | 6 | **sit down** | past | the Princess | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **form** | past · perfect | Houssain | Bisnagar's wish | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wish=Theme | | 8 | **transport** | past · passive | | | | | | to the inn; soon *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 9 | **meet** | past | Houssain | | | the inn | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **pass** | past | Houssain | | | | | for a merchant | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **come** | past | tapestries *= tapestry* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **wish** | | Bisnagar | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: 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 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/35/) - next →: [sentence 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/37/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/49/)