--- title: But whether in his dealings with men he discovered a perfidy which t… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics description: But whether in his dealings with men he discovered a perfidy which tempted him to put his trust in gold, or whether in proportion as he accumulated wealth he discovered his own importance to increase, Carazan prized it more as he used it less; he gradually lost the inclination to do good, as he acqu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/17/3/) [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 Carazan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/17/) / 3 # Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Carazan., sentence 3 But whether in his dealings with men he discovered a perfidy which tempted him to put his trust in gold, or whether in proportion as he accumulated wealth he discovered his own importance to increase, Carazan prized it more as he used it less; he gradually lost the inclination to do good, as he acquired the power; and as the hand of time scattered snow upon his head, the freezing influence extended to his bosom. **Who acts:** Carazan, perfidy · **What happens:** discover, tempt, put, accumulate, increase, prize · **To what, where:** perfidy, dealings, Carazan, trust, gold, proportion This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Carazan.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Carazan, perfidy), 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:pg62868:17:3 # text = But whether in his dealings with men he discovered a perfidy which tempted him to put his trust in gold, or whether in proportion as he accumulated wealth he discovered his own importance to increase, Carazan prized it more as he used it less; he gradually lost the inclination to do good, as he acquired the power; and as the hand of time scattered snow upon his head, the freezing influence extended to his bosom. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 dealings dealing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 discovered discover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 perfidy perfidy NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 13 tempted tempt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 14 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 advcl _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 trust trust NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 22 or or CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 23 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 24 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 proportion proportion NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 26 as as SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 accumulated accumulate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl _ _ 29 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 30 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 discovered discover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 33 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 importance importance NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 increase increase VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 Carazan Carazan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 nsubj _ _ 39 prized prize VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 conj _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 39 advmod _ _ 42 as as SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 43 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 advcl _ _ 45 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 44 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ; ; PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 49 gradually gradually ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 50 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 inclination inclination NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 53 to to PART TO _ 54 mark _ _ 54 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 acl _ _ 55 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 57 as as SCONJ IN _ 59 mark _ _ 58 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 acquired acquire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 conj _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ; ; PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 66 cc _ _ 64 as as ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 parataxis _ _ 67 of of ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 nmod _ _ 69 scattered scatter ADJ VBN _ 70 amod _ _ 70 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 71 upon upon ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 73 nmod:poss _ _ 73 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 77 det _ _ 76 freezing freezing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 77 amod _ _ 77 influence influence NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 conj _ _ 78 extended extend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 77 acl _ _ 79 to to ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 80 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 81 nmod:poss _ _ 81 bosom bosom NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **discover** | past | Carazan | a perfidy | | Carazan's dealings with men | | the hand of time upon Carazan's head and scattered snow and the freezing influence *parataxis* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perfidy=Topic | | 2 | **tempt** | past | a perfidy | | Carazan | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 3 | **put** | to-infinitive | a perfidy *not said here* | Carazan's trust | | gold | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent trust=Theme in gold=Destination | | 4 | **accumulate** | past | Carazan | proportion and wealth *not said here* | | | | | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent proportion=Theme | | 5 | **discover** | past | Carazan | Carazan's own importance | | proportion and wealth | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent importance=Topic | | 6 | **increase** | to-infinitive | Carazan *not said here* | | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 7 | **prize** | past | Carazan | importance | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 8 | **use** | past | Carazan | importance | | | | less *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 9 | **lose** | past | Carazan | the inclination | | | | gradually *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Eventuality | | 10 | **do** | to-infinitive | Carazan *not said here* | good | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality | | 11 | **acquire** | past | Carazan | the power | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme | | 12 | **extend** | participle | | the freezing influence *not said here* | Carazan's bosom | | | | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to bosom=Recipient | | 13 | **deal** | | Carazan | | | | | with men | nom dealing «act intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl | | 14 | **trust** | | Carazan | | | | | | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent | | 15 | **bosom** | | Carazan | | | | | | nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/17/2/) - next →: [sentence 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/17/4/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Carazan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/17/)