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title: When they arrived at the gates of the capital the people no sooner s… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
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# The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 5, sentence 24

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When they arrived at the gates of the capital the people no sooner saw Schaibar but they ran and hid themselves; and some shut up their shops and locked themselves up in their houses, while others, flying, communicated their fear to all they met, who stayed not to look behind them, but ran too; insomuch that Schaibar and Prince Ahmed, as they went along, found the streets all desolate till they came to the palaces where the porters, instead of keeping the gates, ran away too, so that the Prince and Schaibar advanced without any obstacle to the council-hall, where the Sultan was seated on his throne, and giving audience.

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**Who acts:** eyes, people, some, streets, porters, Prince · **What happens:** arrive, no, see, run, hide, shut up · **To what, where:** gates, Schaibar, people, shops, houses, fear · **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 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (eyes, people, some, streets), 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:pg503:53:24
# text = When they arrived at the gates of the capital the people no sooner saw Schaibar but they ran and hid themselves; and some shut up their shops and locked themselves up in their houses, while others, flying, communicated their fear to all they met, who stayed not to look behind them, but ran too; insomuch that Schaibar and Prince Ahmed, as they went along, found the streets all desolate till they came to the palaces where the porters, instead of keeping the gates, ran away too, so that the Prince and Schaibar advanced without any obstacle to the council-hall, where the Sultan was seated on his throne, and giving audience.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	no	no	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	Schaibar	Schaibar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
21	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	25	nsubj	_	_
25	shut	shut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
26	up	up	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	_
27	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
31	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	30	obj	_	_
32	up	up	ADP	RP	_	30	compound:prt	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
37	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
42	communicated	communicate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
43	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	44	nmod:poss	_	_
44	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	_
45	to	to	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	42	obl	_	_
47	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
48	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	46	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
50	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	51	nsubj	_	_
51	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	parataxis	_	_
52	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	54	advmod	_	_
53	to	to	PART	TO	_	54	mark	_	_
54	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	advcl	_	_
55	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
56	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	54	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	59	cc	_	_
59	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	conj	_	_
60	too	too	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
62	insomuch	insomuch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
63	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	64	mark	_	_
64	Schaibar	Schaibar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	62	appos	_	_
65	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
66	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	conj	_	_
67	Ahmed	Ahmed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	64	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
69	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
70	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	71	nsubj	_	_
71	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	64	parataxis	_	_
72	along	along	ADV	RB	_	71	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
74	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	conj	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	78	nsubj	_	_
77	all	all	ADV	RB	_	78	advmod	_	_
78	desolate	desolate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	74	ccomp	_	_
79	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	81	mark	_	_
80	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	78	ccomp	_	_
82	to	to	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	palaces	palace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	81	obl	_	_
85	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	95	advmod	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	porters	porter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	95	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
89	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	91	mark	_	_
90	of	of	ADP	IN	_	89	fixed	_	_
91	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	87	acl	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
95	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	acl:relcl	_	_
96	away	away	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	_
97	too	too	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
99	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	105	mark	_	_
100	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	105	mark	_	_
101	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	102	det	_	_
102	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	105	nsubj	_	_
103	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
104	Schaibar	Schaibar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	102	conj	_	_
105	advanced	advance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	81	conj	_	_
106	without	without	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
107	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	108	det	_	_
108	obstacle	obstacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	obl	_	_
109	to	to	ADP	IN	_	113	case	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	113	det	_	_
111	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	113	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	111	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	119	punct	_	_
115	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	119	advmod	_	_
116	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	117	det	_	_
117	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	119	nsubj:pass	_	_
118	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	119	aux:pass	_	_
119	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	113	acl:relcl	_	_
120	on	on	ADP	IN	_	122	case	_	_
121	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	122	nmod:poss	_	_
122	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	119	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	126	punct	_	_
124	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	125	cc	_	_
125	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	126	amod	_	_
126	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
127	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | eyes *= eye* |  |  | the gates of the capital |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **no** | present | the people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | the people *not said here* | Schaibar |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer schaibar=Stimulus |
| 4 | **run** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **hide** | past | the people *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient |
| 6 | **shut up** | present | some | people's shops |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Patient |
| 7 | **lock up** | past | eyes *= eye* *not said here* | shops *= shop* |  | people's houses |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient |
| 8 | **fly** | gerund | eyes *= eye* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **communicate** | past | eyes *= eye* *not said here* | people's fear | all |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent fear=Topic to all=Recipient |
| 10 | **meet** | past | eyes *= eye* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 11 | **stay** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 12 | **not** **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | behind people | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent behind they=Theme |
| 13 | **run** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 14 | **go along** | past | eyes *= eye* |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 15 | **find** | past | eyes *= eye* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 16 | **desolate** | present | the streets |  |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **come** | past | streets *= street* |  |  | the palaces |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to palace=Initial\_Location |
| 18 | **keep** | gerund | the porters *not said here* | the gates |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |
| 19 | **run away** | past | the porters |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 20 | **advance** | past | the Prince and Schaibar |  |  | the council hall |  | without any obstacle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hall=Initial\_Location |
| 21 | **seat** | past · passive |  | the Sultan |  | Sultan's throne |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: subject=Value |
| 22 | **give** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 23 | **fear** |  | people |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling 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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