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title: When he was at the eve of the day which he had fixed for his departu… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: When he was at the eve of the day which he had fixed for his departure, he said to him, “Abdallah, my son, I believe by what has happened to thee, thou art corrected of the frightful vice of ingratitude; however, I owe thee a mark of my affection, for having undertaken so long a journey, with a view
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, Ingratitude Punished., sentence 47

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When he was at the eve of the day which he had fixed for his departure, he said to him, “Abdallah, my son, I believe by what has happened to thee, thou art corrected of the frightful vice of ingratitude; however, I owe thee a mark of my affection, for having undertaken so long a journey, with a view of bringing me the thing I had desired: thou may’st depart, I shall detain thee no longer.

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**Who acts:** Abounadar, Abdallah, view, thou · **What happens:** be, fix, say, believe, happen, correct · **To what, where:** eve, day, Abdallah, thee, undertaken journey, thing · **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 (Abounadar, Abdallah, view, thou), 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:pg62868:22:47
# text = When he was at the eve of the day which he had fixed for his departure, he said to him, “Abdallah, my son, I believe by what has happened to thee, thou art corrected of the frightful vice of ingratitude; however, I owe thee a mark of my affection, for having undertaken so long a journey, with a view of bringing me the thing I had desired: thou may’st depart, I shall detain thee no longer.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	eve	eve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Abdallah	Abdallah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
31	by	by	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	34	nsubj	_	_
33	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux	_	_
34	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	30	ccomp	_	_
35	to	to	ADP	TO	_	36	case	_	_
36	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
38	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	39	nsubj	_	_
39	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
40	corrected	correct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	39	xcomp	_	_
41	of	of	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
43	frightful	frightful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	amod	_	_
44	vice	vice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	ingratitude	ingratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
48	however	however	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
50	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	51	nsubj	_	_
51	owe	owe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
52	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	51	obj	_	_
53	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	51	obj	_	_
55	of	of	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	57	nmod:poss	_	_
57	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	54	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
59	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	60	mark	_	_
60	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	51	advcl	_	_
61	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	65	amod	_	_
62	so	so	ADV	RB	_	63	advmod	_	_
63	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	65	advmod	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
67	with	with	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
69	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obl	_	_
70	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	71	mark	_	_
71	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	69	acl	_	_
72	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	71	iobj	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obj	_	_
75	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
76	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	_
77	desired	desire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	74	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	81	punct	_	_
79	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	81	nsubj	_	_
80	may’st	may'st	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	81	dep	_	_
81	depart	depart	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	85	punct	_	_
83	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
84	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	85	aux	_	_
85	detain	detain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	81	conj	_	_
86	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	85	obj	_	_
87	no	no	ADV	RB	_	88	advmod	_	_
88	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	85	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Abounadar |  |  | the eve | day |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fix** | past · perfect · passive |  | the day |  |  |  | for Abounadar's departure; Abounadar *nsubj:pass* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Product for departure=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Abounadar |  | Abdallah |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **believe** *in a quote* | present | Abdallah |  |  |  |  | I *nsubj* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **happen** *in a quote* | present · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | to thee; what *nsubj* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **correct** *speech: disagree* *in a quote* | participle | Abdallah *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the frightful vice of ingratitude | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **owe** *in a quote* | present | Abounadar | thee |  |  |  | a mark of my affection *obj*; however *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent thou=Goal mark=Theme |
| 8 | **have** *in a quote* | gerund | Abounadar *not said here* | a undertaken journey |  |  |  | with a view | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 9 | **undertake** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 10 | **bring** *in a quote* | gerund | a view *not said here* | the thing | Abounadar |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination thing=Theme |
| 11 | **desire** *in a quote* | past · perfect | Abounadar | the thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 12 | **depart** *in a quote* | infinitive | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 13 | **detain** *in a quote* | shall | Abounadar | thee |  |  |  | long *property* | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme |
| 14 | **depart** |  | Abounadar |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 15 | **mark** *in a quote* |  |  | my affection |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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