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title: At length, after much pains and inquietude, he was fortunate enough… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: At length, after much pains and inquietude, he was fortunate enough to find a narrow passage which led him out of this obscure cave; though it was not till he had followed it a considerable way, that he perceived a small opening covered with briars and thorns, through which he returned to the light 
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, Ingratitude Punished., sentence 14

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At length, after much pains and inquietude, he was fortunate enough to find a narrow passage which led him out of this obscure cave; though it was not till he had followed it a considerable way, that he perceived a small opening covered with briars and thorns, through which he returned to the light of the sun. He looked on all sides, to see if he could perceive the Dervise, but in vain; he designed to deliver him the iron candlestick he so much wished for, and formed a design of quitting him, being rich enough with what he had taken out of the cavern, to live in affluence without his assistance.

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**Who acts:** Abdallah, narrow passage, design · **What happens:** be, find, lead, not follow, perceive, cover · **To what, where:** length, narrow passage, Abdallah, obscure cave, vault, small opening

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This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Ingratitude Punished.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Abdallah, narrow passage, design), 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:pg62868:22:14
# text = At length, after much pains and inquietude, he was fortunate enough to find a narrow passage which led him out of this obscure cave; though it was not till he had followed it a considerable way, that he perceived a small opening covered with briars and thorns, through which he returned to the light of the sun. He looked on all sides, to see if he could perceive the Dervise, but in vain; he designed to deliver him the iron candlestick he so much wished for, and formed a design of quitting him, being rich enough with what he had taken out of the cavern, to live in affluence without his assistance.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pains	pain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	inquietude	inquietude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fortunate	fortunate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
13	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	det	_	_
25	obscure	obscure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
28	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	35	mark	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj:pass	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux:pass	_	_
31	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	35	advmod	_	_
32	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	35	mark	_	_
33	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj:pass	_	_
34	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
36	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obj	_	_
37	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
38	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
41	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
42	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
43	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	35	parataxis	_	_
44	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
45	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obj	_	_
47	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	46	acl	_	_
48	with	with	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
49	briars	briar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	47	obl	_	_
50	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
51	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	49	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
53	through	through	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	56	obl	_	_
55	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nsubj	_	_
56	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	conj	_	_
57	to	to	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
58	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nmod	_	_
63	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
64	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	acl:relcl	_	_
65	on	on	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
66	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	67	det	_	_
67	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	70	punct	_	_
69	to	to	PART	TO	_	70	mark	_	_
70	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	56	conj	_	_
71	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
72	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	nsubj	_	_
73	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	74	aux	_	_
74	perceive	perceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	70	ccomp	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	Dervise	Dervise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	80	punct	_	_
78	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	80	cc	_	_
79	in	in	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
80	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
82	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	83	nsubj	_	_
83	designed	design	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
84	to	to	PART	TO	_	85	mark	_	_
85	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	83	xcomp	_	_
86	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	obj	_	_
87	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
88	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	compound	_	_
89	candlestick	candlestick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obj	_	_
90	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
91	so	so	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	_
92	much	much	ADV	RB	_	93	advmod	_	_
93	wished	wish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	85	conj	_	_
94	for	for	ADP	IN	_	93	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
96	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	97	cc	_	_
97	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	83	advcl	_	_
98	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	obj	_	_
100	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	101	mark	_	_
101	quitting	quit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	99	acl	_	_
102	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
104	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	105	cop	_	_
105	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	conj	_	_
106	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	105	advmod	_	_
107	with	with	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
108	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	105	obl	_	_
109	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	111	nsubj	_	_
110	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	111	aux	_	_
111	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	108	acl:relcl	_	_
112	out	out	ADP	IN	_	115	case	_	_
113	of	of	ADP	IN	_	115	case	_	_
114	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	115	det	_	_
115	cavern	cavern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	111	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
116	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	118	punct	_	_
117	to	to	PART	TO	_	118	mark	_	_
118	live	live	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	111	parataxis	_	_
119	in	in	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
120	affluence	affluence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obl	_	_
121	without	without	ADP	IN	_	123	case	_	_
122	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	123	nmod:poss	_	_
123	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Abdallah |  |  | length after much pains and inquietude |  | enough, fortunate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Abdallah *not said here* | a narrow passage |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Topic |
| 3 | **lead** | past | a narrow passage | Abdallah |  | this obscure cave |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme out cave=Destination |
| 4 | **not** **follow** | past · perfect · passive |  | vault |  |  |  | a considerable way *obl:unmarked*; Abdallah *nsubj:pass*; passage *obj* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme it=Attribute |
| 5 | **perceive** | past | Abdallah | a small opening |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer opening=Stimulus |
| 6 | **cover** | participle |  | a small opening *not said here* |  |  |  | with briars and thorns | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with briar=Theme |
| 7 | **return** | past | Abdallah |  |  | the light of the sun. |  | which *obl* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through which=Initial\_Location to light=Destination |
| 8 | **look** | past | Abdallah | the sun. *not said here* |  | all sides |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sun.=Attribute |
| 9 | **see** | to-infinitive | Abdallah *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 10 | **perceive** *a condition, not said to happen* | could | Abdallah | the Dervise |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer dervise=Stimulus |
| 11 | **design** | past | Abdallah |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **deliver** | to-infinitive | Abdallah *not said here* | the iron candlestick | Abdallah |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary candlestick=Patient |
| 13 | **wish** | participle | Abdallah |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 14 | **form** | past | Abdallah *not said here* | a design |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location design=Theme |
| 15 | **quit** | gerund | a design *not said here* | Abdallah |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Source |
| 16 | **is** | gerund | Abdallah *not said here* |  |  |  |  | what *obl*; enough, rich *property* | tree rules |
| 17 | **take out** | past · perfect | Abdallah | the cavern |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cavern=Theme |
| 18 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | affluence |  | without Abdallah's assistance | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in affluence=Location |
| 19 | **light** |  |  | the sun. |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |
| 20 | **assist** |  | Abdallah |  |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act 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:** «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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