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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2, sentence 4

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And, that you may better comprehend what it is, I must tell you it is the fruit of the study and experiments of a celebrated philosopher of this city, who applied himself all his lifetime to the study and knowledge of the virtues of plants and minerals, and at last attained to this composition, by which he performed such surprising cures in this town as will never be forgot, but died suddenly himself, before he could apply his sovereign remedy, and left his wife and a great many young children behind him, in very indifferent circumstances, who, to support her family and provide for her children, is resolved to sell it.”

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**Who acts:** you, thing, I, city, several, indifferent circumstances · **What happens:** comprehend, be, tell, celebrate, apply, attain · **To what, where:** you, fruit, several, last, such surprising cures, town · **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 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, thing, I, city), 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:pg503:50:4
# text = And, that you may better comprehend what it is, I must tell you it is the fruit of the study and experiments of a celebrated philosopher of this city, who applied himself all his lifetime to the study and knowledge of the virtues of plants and minerals, and at last attained to this composition, by which he performed such surprising cures in this town as will never be forgot, but died suddenly himself, before he could apply his sovereign remedy, and left his wife and a great many young children behind him, in very indifferent circumstances, who, to support her family and provide for her children, is resolved to sell it.”
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	comprehend	comprehend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	ccomp	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	amod	_	_
28	philosopher	philosopher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	_
31	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	34	nsubj	_	_
34	applied	apply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	acl:relcl	_	_
35	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	34	obj	_	_
36	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	38	det:predet	_	_
37	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	_	_
38	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
39	to	to	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	conj	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	virtues	virtue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	nmod	_	_
47	of	of	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	nmod	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
50	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	48	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
53	at	at	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	obl	_	_
55	attained	attain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
56	to	to	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
57	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	58	det	_	_
58	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
60	by	by	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	63	obl	_	_
62	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
63	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	55	conj	_	_
64	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	amod	_	_
65	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	amod	_	_
66	cures	cure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	obj	_	_
67	in	in	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	69	det	_	_
69	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	_
70	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
71	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	74	aux	_	_
72	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	74	advmod	_	_
73	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	cop	_	_
74	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
76	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
77	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	74	conj	_	_
78	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	_
79	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	77	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
81	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	84	mark	_	_
82	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
83	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	84	aux	_	_
84	apply	apply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	77	conj	_	_
85	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	87	nmod:poss	_	_
86	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	compound	_	_
87	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
89	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
90	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	conj	_	_
91	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	92	nmod:poss	_	_
92	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obj	_	_
93	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
94	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
95	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	amod	_	_
96	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	amod	_	_
97	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	amod	_	_
98	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	92	conj	_	_
99	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	100	case	_	_
100	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	98	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
102	in	in	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
103	very	very	ADV	RB	_	104	advmod	_	_
104	indifferent	indifferent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	amod	_	_
105	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	90	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
107	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	110	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	110	punct	_	_
109	to	to	PART	TO	_	110	mark	_	_
110	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	105	parataxis	_	_
111	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	112	nmod:poss	_	_
112	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	110	obj	_	_
113	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	114	cc	_	_
114	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	110	conj	_	_
115	for	for	ADP	IN	_	117	case	_	_
116	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	114	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	120	punct	_	_
119	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	120	aux:pass	_	_
120	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
121	to	to	PART	TO	_	122	mark	_	_
122	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	120	xcomp	_	_
123	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	122	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
125	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comprehend** | may | you |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | thing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 4 | **is a** | present | thing | the fruit |  |  |  | of the study and experiments of a celebrated philosopher of this city | tree rules |
| 5 | **celebrate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **apply** | past | this city | several |  |  |  | to the study and knowledge of the virtues of plants and minerals; several's lifetime *obl* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme |
| 7 | **attain** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | last |  | to this composition | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent at last=Asset |
| 8 | **perform** | past | several | such surprising cures |  | this town |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cure=Theme |
| 9 | **not** **is** | future | several *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forget *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **die** | past | several *not said here* | several |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 11 | **apply** | could | several | several's sovereign remedy |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remedy=Theme |
| 12 | **leave** | past | several *not said here* | several's wife and a great many young children behind several |  | indifferent circumstances |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wife=Theme in circumstance=Location |
| 13 | **support** | to-infinitive | indifferent circumstances | Samarcand's family |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus |
| 14 | **provide** | infinitive | indifferent circumstances *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for Samarcand's children | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for child=Recipient |
| 15 | **resolve** | present · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **sell** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | remedy |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 17 | **experiment** |  | a celebrated philosopher of this city |  |  |  |  |  | nom experiment «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 18 | **remedy** |  | several |  |  |  |  |  | nom remedy «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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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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