--- title: With this intent he went to the place where the Princes Houssain’s a… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: With this intent he went to the place where the Princes Houssain’s and Ali’s were gathered up, and, going straight forward from there, looking carefully on both sides of him, he went so far that at last he began to think his labor was all in vain; but yet he could not help going forward till he came --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/50/35/) [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/pg503/50/) / 35 # The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2, sentence 35 With this intent he went to the place where the Princes Houssain’s and Ali’s were gathered up, and, going straight forward from there, looking carefully on both sides of him, he went so far that at last he began to think his labor was all in vain; but yet he could not help going forward till he came to some steep craggy rocks, which were bounds to his journey, and were situated in a barren country, about four leagues distant from where he set out. **Who acts:** Prince, labor, steep craggy rocks · **What happens:** go, gather up, look, begin, think, be · **To what, where:** place, Princes Houssain, last, steep craggy rocks, barren country · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Prince, labor, steep craggy rocks), 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:pg503:50:35 # text = With this intent he went to the place where the Princes Houssain’s and Ali’s were gathered up, and, going straight forward from there, looking carefully on both sides of him, he went so far that at last he began to think his labor was all in vain; but yet he could not help going forward till he came to some steep craggy rocks, which were bounds to his journey, and were situated in a barren country, about four leagues distant from where he set out. 1 With with ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 intent intent NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 18 advmod _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 Princes Prince PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 12 compound _ _ 12 Houssain Houssain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ’s 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 Ali Ali PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ’s 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 17 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 gathered gather VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ 19 up up ADP RP _ 18 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 24 straight straight ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 forward forward ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 26 from from ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 conj _ _ 30 carefully carefully ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 on on ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 33 det _ _ 33 sides side NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 39 so so ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 38 advmod _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 42 at at ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 obl _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 48 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 labor labor NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nsubj _ _ 50 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 cop _ _ 51 all all ADV RB _ 53 advmod _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 vain vain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ; ; PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 55 but but CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 56 yet yet ADV RB _ 60 advmod _ _ 57 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 58 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 59 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 60 advmod _ _ 60 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 61 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 60 xcomp _ _ 62 forward forward ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ _ 63 till till SCONJ IN _ 65 mark _ _ 64 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 65 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 advcl _ _ 66 to to ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 67 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 70 det _ _ 68 steep steep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 69 craggy craggy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 rocks rock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 72 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 74 nsubj _ _ 73 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 cop _ _ 74 bounds bound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 70 conj _ _ 75 to to ADP IN _ 77 case _ _ 76 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 77 nmod:poss _ _ 77 journey journey NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 80 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 aux:pass _ _ 81 situated situate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 parataxis _ _ 82 in in ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 83 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 84 barren barren ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 85 amod _ _ 85 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 87 about about ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ _ 88 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 89 nummod _ _ 89 leagues league NOUN NNS Number=Plur 90 obl:unmarked _ _ 90 distant distant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 81 conj _ _ 91 from from ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 92 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 94 advmod _ _ 93 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 94 nsubj _ _ 94 set set VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 90 conj _ _ 95 out out ADP RP _ 94 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 96 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | Prince | | | the place | | with this intent | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to place=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **gather up** | past · passive | | the Princes Houssain and Ali | | | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **go** | gerund | Prince *not said here* | | | | | forward *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from there=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **look** | gerund | Prince *not said here* | | | | | on both sides of Prince; carefully *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on side=Theme | | 5 | **go** | past | Prince | | | last | | far *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at last=Location | | 6 | **begin** | past | Prince | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 7 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **is** | past | Prince's labor | | | | | all, vain *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **not** **help** | could | Prince | | | | yet | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 10 | **go** *not said to happen* | gerund | Prince *not said here* | | | | | forward *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **come** | past | Prince | | | some steep craggy rocks | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to rock=Initial\_Location | | 12 | **is** | past | some steep craggy rocks | | | | | to Prince's journey; bound *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **situate** | past · passive | | | | a barren country | | | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in country=Destination | | 14 | **set out** | past | Prince | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 15 | **journey** | | Prince | | | | | | nom journey «act 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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/50/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/50/36/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/50/)