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title: As to me, I never desired it, but to place it in my cabinet, as a ta… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: As to me, I never desired it, but to place it in my cabinet, as a talisman composed by a sage whom I revere, and am pleased to expose sometimes to those who come to visit me: and to prove to thee,” added he, “that curiosity was the only occasion of my search for it; here are keys of my magazines, op
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, Ingratitude Punished., sentence 43

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As to me, I never desired it, but to place it in my cabinet, as a talisman composed by a sage whom I revere, and am pleased to expose sometimes to those who come to visit me: and to prove to thee,” added he, “that curiosity was the only occasion of my search for it; here are keys of my magazines, open them, and thou shalt judge of my riches: thou shalt tell me whether the most insatiable miser would not be satisfied with them.”

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**Who acts:** I, light, thou, curiosity, my · **What happens:** not desire, place, compose, revere, be, expose · **To what, where:** light, cabinet, talisman, sage, those, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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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 (I, light, thou, curiosity), 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:pg62868:22:43
# text = As to me, I never desired it, but to place it in my cabinet, as a talisman composed by a sage whom I revere, and am pleased to expose sometimes to those who come to visit me: and to prove to thee,” added he, “that curiosity was the only occasion of my search for it; here are keys of my magazines, open them, and thou shalt judge of my riches: thou shalt tell me whether the most insatiable miser would not be satisfied with them.”
1	As	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	3	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	desired	desire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cabinet	cabinet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	talisman	talisman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
21	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sage	sage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	obj	_	_
26	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	revere	revere	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	expose	expose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	xcomp	_	_
34	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	36	advmod	_	_
35	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	33	obl	_	_
37	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	38	nsubj	_	_
38	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	acl:relcl	_	_
39	to	to	PART	TO	_	40	mark	_	_
40	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	38	advcl	_	_
41	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	45	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
44	to	to	PART	TO	_	45	mark	_	_
45	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
46	to	to	ADP	TO	_	47	case	_	_
47	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	45	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	45	punct	_	_
50	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
51	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
53	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	55	det	_	_
55	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nsubj	_	_
56	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	cop	_	_
57	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
58	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obl	_	_
60	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	62	nmod:poss	_	_
62	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	nmod	_	_
63	for	for	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
64	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	68	punct	_	_
66	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	68	advmod	_	_
67	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	cop	_	_
68	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	parataxis	_	_
69	of	of	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
70	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	71	nmod:poss	_	_
71	magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	68	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
73	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	68	parataxis	_	_
74	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
76	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
77	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	79	nsubj	_	_
78	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	79	aux	_	_
79	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	conj	_	_
80	of	of	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	82	nmod:poss	_	_
82	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	86	punct	_	_
84	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	86	nsubj	_	_
85	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	86	aux	_	_
86	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	conj	_	_
87	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	86	iobj	_	_
88	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	96	mark	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
90	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	91	advmod	_	_
91	insatiable	insatiable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	92	amod	_	_
92	miser	miser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nsubj:pass	_	_
93	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	96	aux	_	_
94	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	96	advmod	_	_
95	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	96	aux:pass	_	_
96	satisfied	satisfy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	86	advcl	_	_
97	with	with	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
98	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	96	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	86	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	86	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **desire** | past | I | light |  |  |  | as me | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **place** |  | light |  |  | my cabinet |  | a talisman *conj* | tree rules |
| 3 | **compose** | participle |  | a talisman *not said here* |  |  |  | by a sage | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **revere** | present | I | a sage |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 5 | **is** | present | light *not said here* |  |  |  |  | pleased *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **expose** | to-infinitive | light *not said here* |  | those |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to that=Recipient |
| 7 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  | who *nsubj* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 8 | **visit** | to-infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Co-Agent |
| 9 | **prove** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to thee | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to thou=Experiencer |
| 10 | **add** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | thou *not said here* | Abounadar |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 11 | **is a** | past | that curiosity | the only occasion |  |  |  | of my search for light | tree rules |
| 12 | **is a** | present |  | keys |  | here |  | of my magazines | tree rules |
| 13 | **open** | infinitive |  | magazines *= magazine* |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |
| 14 | **judge** | shall | thou |  |  |  |  | of my riches | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent of rich=Theme |
| 15 | **tell** *speech: assert* | shall | thou |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 16 | **not** **satisfy** | would · passive |  | the insatiable miser |  |  |  | with riches *= rich* | vn satisfy-55.7 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme with they=Instrument |
| 17 | **search** |  | my |  |  |  |  | for light | nom search «act transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

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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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