--- title: “If I am thus eminent,” said he, “in the regions of literature, I sh… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics description: “If I am thus eminent,” said he, “in the regions of literature, I shall be yet more conspicuous in any other place: If I should now devote myself to study and retirement, I must pass my life in silence, unacquainted with the delights of wealth, the influence of power, the pomp of greatness, and the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/14/6/) [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/) / [Oriental tales, for the entertainment…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/) / [The Story of Gelaleddin of Bassora.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/14/) / 6 # Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Gelaleddin of Bassora., sentence 6 “If I am thus eminent,” said he, “in the regions of literature, I shall be yet more conspicuous in any other place: If I should now devote myself to study and retirement, I must pass my life in silence, unacquainted with the delights of wealth, the influence of power, the pomp of greatness, and the charms of elegance, with all that man envies and desires, with all that keeps the world in motion, by the hope of gaining or the fear of losing it. **Who acts:** Gelaleddin, that, fear, wealth, gaining · **What happens:** be, say, devote, study, pass, keep · **To what, where:** regions, other place, Gelaleddin, life, silence, world · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Gelaleddin of Bassora.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Gelaleddin, that, fear, wealth), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62868:14:6 # text = “If I am thus eminent,” said he, “in the regions of literature, I shall be yet more conspicuous in any other place: If I should now devote myself to study and retirement, I must pass my life in silence, unacquainted with the delights of wealth, the influence of power, the pomp of greatness, and the charms of elegance, with all that man envies and desires, with all that keeps the world in motion, by the hope of gaining or the fear of losing it. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 If if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 thus thus ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 eminent eminent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 “ " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 regions region NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 literature literature NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 19 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 20 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 21 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 24 cop _ _ 22 yet yet ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 24 advmod _ _ 24 conspicuous conspicuous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 28 det _ _ 27 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 : : PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 30 If if SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 31 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 32 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 33 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 34 advmod _ _ 34 devote devote VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 35 myself myself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 34 obj _ _ 36 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 37 study study VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 advcl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 retirement retirement NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 conj _ _ 44 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 silence silence NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 49 unacquainted unacquainted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 50 with with ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 delights delight NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 obl _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 influence influence NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 conj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 pomp pomp NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 conj _ _ 63 of of ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 greatness greatness NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 67 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 charms charm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 parataxis _ _ 69 of of ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 70 elegance elegance NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 72 with with ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 73 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 76 det:predet _ _ 74 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 76 nsubj _ _ 75 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 compound _ _ 76 envies envy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 68 conj _ _ 77 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 78 desires desire NOUN NNS Number=Plur 76 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 79 , , PUNCT , _ 83 punct _ _ 80 with with SCONJ IN _ 83 mark _ _ 81 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 83 det:predet _ _ 82 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 83 nsubj _ _ 83 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 68 parataxis _ _ 84 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 85 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 obj _ _ 86 in in ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 87 motion motion NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 89 by by ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 90 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 91 det _ _ 91 hope hope NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 conj _ _ 92 of of ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 93 gaining gaining NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 nmod _ _ 94 or or CCONJ CC _ 96 cc _ _ 95 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 96 det _ _ 96 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 93 conj _ _ 97 of of SCONJ IN _ 98 mark _ _ 98 losing lose VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 96 acl _ _ 99 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 98 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Gelaleddin | | | | | eminent, thus *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Gelaleddin | | | the regions of literature | | the charms of elegance and all man envies that and desires *parataxis* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | shall | Gelaleddin | | | any other place | yet | conspicuous *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **devote** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | should | Gelaleddin | Gelaleddin | | | now | | vn dedicate-79 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent myself=Theme | | 5 | **study** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Gelaleddin *not said here* | | | | | retirement *conj* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **pass** *in a quote* | must | Gelaleddin | my life | | silence | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent life=Theme in silence=Destination | | 7 | **keep** *in a quote* | present | that | the world | | motion and the hope of gaining or the fear | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent world=Theme in motion=Location | | 8 | **lose** *in a quote* | gerund | the fear *not said here* | life | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 9 | **delight** *in a quote* | | wealth | | | | | | nom delight «feeling intransitive»: of=agent | | 10 | **hope** *in a quote* | | gaining or the fear | | | | | | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: of=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:** «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. - ← previous: [sentence 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/14/5/) - next →: [sentence 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/14/7/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Gelaleddin of Bassora.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/14/)