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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 3, sentence 29

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A month after Prince Ahmed’s return from paying a visit to his father, as the Fairy Paribanou had observed that the Prince, since the time that he gave her an account of his journey, his discourse with his father, and the leave he asked to go and see him often, had never talked of the Sultan, as if there had been no such person in the world, whereas before he was always speaking of him, she thought he forebore on her account; therefore she took an opportunity to say to him one day: “Prince, tell me, have you forgot the Sultan your father?

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**Who acts:** return, Paribanou, leave, fourth, Prince, Ahmed · **What happens:** pay, observe, give, ask, go, see · **To what, where:** visit, Fairy Paribanou, account, fourth, leave, Paribanou · **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 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (return, Paribanou, leave, fourth), 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:pg503:51:29
# text = A month after Prince Ahmed’s return from paying a visit to his father, as the Fairy Paribanou had observed that the Prince, since the time that he gave her an account of his journey, his discourse with his father, and the leave he asked to go and see him often, had never talked of the Sultan, as if there had been no such person in the world, whereas before he was always speaking of him, she thought he forebore on her account; therefore she took an opportunity to say to him one day: “Prince, tell me, have you forgot the Sultan your father?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Ahmed	Ahmed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	’s	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Paribanou	Paribanou	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
22	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	since	since	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl:unmarked	_	_
29	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	acl:relcl	_	_
32	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	iobj	_	_
33	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	37	nmod:poss	_	_
37	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	discourse	discourse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	appos	_	_
41	with	with	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
42	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
43	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	leave	leave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nsubj:pass	_	_
48	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	49	nsubj	_	_
49	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	acl:relcl	_	_
50	to	to	PART	TO	_	51	mark	_	_
51	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	49	xcomp	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
53	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	conj	_	_
54	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	obj	_	_
55	often	often	ADV	RB	_	53	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
57	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	aux	_	_
58	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	59	advmod	_	_
59	talked	talk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
64	as	as	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
65	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	68	mark	_	_
66	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	68	expl	_	_
67	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
68	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	71	cop	_	_
69	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	71	det	_	_
70	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	advcl	_	_
72	in	in	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
76	whereas	wherea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	71	conj	_	_
77	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
78	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
79	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	81	aux	_	_
80	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	81	advmod	_	_
81	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	86	advcl	_	_
82	of	of	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
83	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
85	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	86	nsubj	_	_
86	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	advcl	_	_
87	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	88	nsubj	_	_
88	forebore	forebore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	ccomp	_	_
89	on	on	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	91	nmod:poss	_	_
91	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
93	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	_
94	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	95	nsubj	_	_
95	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	86	parataxis	_	_
96	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	opportunity	opportunity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	_
98	to	to	PART	TO	_	99	mark	_	_
99	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	97	acl	_	_
100	to	to	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
101	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	obl	_	_
102	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	103	nummod	_	_
103	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	108	punct	_	_
105	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	108	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	108	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	106	punct	_	_
108	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	95	conj	_	_
109	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	108	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	111	punct	_	_
111	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	108	ccomp	_	_
112	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	113	nsubj	_	_
113	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	111	ccomp	_	_
114	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	115	det	_	_
115	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	113	obj	_	_
116	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	117	nmod:poss	_	_
117	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	111	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | gerund | Prince Ahmed's return *not said here* | a visit |  |  |  | to Ahmed's father | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visit=Asset |
| 2 | **observe** | past · perfect · passive | Prince Ahmed's return *not said here* | the Fairy Paribanou |  |  | time | the Prince *obl* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **give** | past | Paribanou | a account of Ahmed's journey | fourth |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient account=Theme |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Paribanou | the leave *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent leave=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the leave *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **see** | infinitive | the leave *not said here* | Paribanou |  |  |  | often *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 7 | **not** **talk** | past · perfect · passive |  | the leave |  |  |  | of the Sultan | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient |
| 8 | **is** | participle |  |  |  | the world |  | as no such person and whereas | tree rules |
| 9 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · progressive | Paribanou |  |  |  |  | of Ahmed; always *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **think** *speech: other* | past | fourth |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 11 | **forebore** | past | Paribanou |  |  | fourth's account |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **take** | past | fourth | a opportunity |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opportunity=Theme |
| 13 | **say** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | fourth *not said here* | a opportunity *not said here* | Ahmed |  | day |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 14 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | Prince |  | fourth |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 15 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | your father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **forget** *in a quote* | past | Ahmed | the Sultan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 17 | **return** |  | Prince Ahmed |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 18 | **account** |  |  | Ahmed's journey |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 19 | **journey** |  | Ahmed |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 20 | **discourse** |  | Ahmed |  |  |  |  | with Ahmed's father | nom discourse «communication transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |
| 21 | **account** |  | fourth |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication 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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