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title: When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, havi… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered the various conditions of mankind, in the hour of solicitude, I said thus to myself, leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head: Seventy years are allowed to man; I have yet fifty remaining: ten yea
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, Omar’s Plan of Life., sentence 14

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When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered the various conditions of mankind, in the hour of solicitude, I said thus to myself, leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head: Seventy years are allowed to man; I have yet fifty remaining: ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured; every city will shout at my arrival, and every student will solicit my friendship.

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**Who acts:** I, cedar, ten, city, student, my · **What happens:** take, have, consider, say, lean, spread · **To what, where:** first survey, considered various conditions, myself, head, branches, Seventy years · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Omar’s Plan of Life.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, cedar, ten, city), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg62868:10:14
# text = When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered the various conditions of mankind, in the hour of solicitude, I said thus to myself, leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head: Seventy years are allowed to man; I have yet fifty remaining: ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured; every city will shout at my arrival, and every student will solicit my friendship.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	twentieth	twentieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
17	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	various	various	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	solicitude	solicitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
30	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
32	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
36	leaning	lean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
37	against	against	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
40	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	41	nsubj	_	_
41	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	acl:relcl	_	_
42	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	43	nmod:poss	_	_
43	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	obj	_	_
44	over	over	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	46	nmod:poss	_	_
46	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	51	punct	_	_
48	Seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	49	nummod	_	_
49	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	nsubj:pass	_	_
50	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	51	aux:pass	_	_
51	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	conj	_	_
52	to	to	ADP	TO	_	53	case	_	_
53	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
55	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
57	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	58	advmod	_	_
58	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	56	obj	_	_
59	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	58	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	62	punct	_	_
61	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	62	nummod	_	_
62	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	_
63	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
64	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	65	aux	_	_
65	allot	allot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	acl:relcl	_	_
66	to	to	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	attainment	attainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obl	_	_
69	of	of	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
70	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
72	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
73	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	76	nsubj	_	_
74	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	76	nsubj	_	_
75	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	76	aux	_	_
76	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	parataxis	_	_
77	in	in	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	amod	_	_
79	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	84	punct	_	_
81	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	84	nsubj	_	_
82	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	84	aux	_	_
83	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	84	aux:pass	_	_
84	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
86	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
87	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	90	advmod	_	_
88	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	90	aux	_	_
89	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	90	aux:pass	_	_
90	honoured	honour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	84	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	95	punct	_	_
92	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	93	det	_	_
93	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	nsubj	_	_
94	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	95	aux	_	_
95	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	parataxis	_	_
96	at	at	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
97	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	98	nmod:poss	_	_
98	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	104	punct	_	_
100	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	104	cc	_	_
101	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	102	det	_	_
102	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	nsubj	_	_
103	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	104	aux	_	_
104	solicit	solicit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	95	conj	_	_
105	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	106	nmod:poss	_	_
106	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	31	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | I | my first survey of the world |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent survey=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | I *not said here* | the considered various conditions of mankind |  |  | hour |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Patient |
| 3 | **consider** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I |  | myself |  | year |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to myself=Recipient |
| 5 | **lean** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  | my head |  | against a cedar | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against cedar=Location |
| 6 | **spread** | past | a cedar | wisdom's branches |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location branch=Theme |
| 7 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Seventy years | man |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to man=Goal |
| 8 | **have** | present | I | fifty |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fifty=Patient |
| 9 | **remain** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **allot** | future | I | ten years *not said here* |  |  |  | to the attainment of knowledge *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent year=Theme to attainment=Goal |
| 11 | **pass** | future | ten |  |  | foreign countries |  | I *nsubj* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in country=Location |
| 12 | **learn** | shall · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 13 | **honour** | shall · passive |  |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **shout** *speech: express* | future | every city |  |  | my arrival |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **solicit** | future | every student | my friendship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **survey** |  | my | the world |  |  |  |  | nom survey «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 17 | **condition** |  |  | mankind |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 18 | **attain** |  |  | knowledge |  |  |  |  | nom attainment «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 19 | **arrive** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: 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:** «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Project Gutenberg book 62868 (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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