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title: His first care was to place the loads of his camels, and the candles… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics
description: His first care was to place the loads of his camels, and the candlestick, in the most private part of the house; and, in his impatience to feed his eyes, with his great opulence, he placed lights immediately in the candlestick: the twelve Dervises appearing, he gave each of them a blow with a cane w
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# Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, Ingratitude Punished., sentence 64

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His first care was to place the loads of his camels, and the candlestick, in the most private part of the house; and, in his impatience to feed his eyes, with his great opulence, he placed lights immediately in the candlestick: the twelve Dervises appearing, he gave each of them a blow with a cane with all his strength, lest he should be failing in the laws of the talisman: but he had not remarked, that Abounadar, when he struck them, had the cane in his left hand.

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**Who acts:** first care, Abounadar, twelve Dervises · **What happens:** be, feed, place, appear, give, fail · **To what, where:** place, eyes, lights, candlestick, blow, laws

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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 (first care, Abounadar, twelve Dervises), 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:pg62868:22:64
# text = His first care was to place the loads of his camels, and the candlestick, in the most private part of the house; and, in his impatience to feed his eyes, with his great opulence, he placed lights immediately in the candlestick: the twelve Dervises appearing, he gave each of them a blow with a cane with all his strength, lest he should be failing in the laws of the talisman: but he had not remarked, that Abounadar, when he struck them, had the cane in his left hand.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	candlestick	candlestick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	impatience	impatience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	acl	_	_
33	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
37	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	_
38	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	opulence	opulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
41	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
42	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	conj	_	_
43	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	obj	_	_
44	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	42	advmod	_	_
45	in	in	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	candlestick	candlestick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	51	punct	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
50	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	51	nummod	_	_
51	Dervises	dervis	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	47	appos	_	_
52	appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	51	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
54	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	55	nsubj	_	_
55	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	51	parataxis	_	_
56	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	60	det	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
58	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	nmod	_	_
59	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	_
61	with	with	ADP	IN	_	63	case	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	cane	cane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	nmod	_	_
64	with	with	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
65	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	67	det:predet	_	_
66	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
67	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
69	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	73	mark	_	_
70	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	73	nsubj	_	_
71	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	73	aux	_	_
72	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	73	aux	_	_
73	failing	fail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	55	advcl	_	_
74	in	in	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	73	obl	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	talisman	talisman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	85	punct	_	_
81	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	85	cc	_	_
82	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
83	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	85	aux	_	_
84	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	85	advmod	_	_
85	remarked	remark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
87	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	88	mark	_	_
88	Abounadar	Abounadar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
90	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	92	advmod	_	_
91	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	nsubj	_	_
92	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	85	parataxis	_	_
93	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	92	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
95	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	92	conj	_	_
96	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
97	cane	cane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	_
98	in	in	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
99	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	101	nmod:poss	_	_
100	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	101	amod	_	_
101	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Abounadar's first care | place and the candlestick and Abounadar's impatience |  |  |  | the loads of Abounadar's camels *obj*; the candlestick *conj*; the private part of the house *parataxis*; Abounadar's impatience *conj* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | Abounadar's first care *not said here* | Abounadar's eyes |  |  |  | with Abounadar's great opulence | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Recipient |
| 3 | **place** | past | Abounadar | lights |  | the candlestick |  | immediately *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent light=Theme in candlestick=Destination |
| 4 | **appear** | gerund | the twelve Dervises *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **give** | past | Abounadar | each blow |  |  |  | with a cane; with Abounadar's strength | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Theme |
| 6 | **fail** | should · progressive | Abounadar |  |  | the laws of the talisman |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in law=Eventuality |
| 7 | **not** **remark** *speech: assert* | past · perfect | Abounadar | Abounadar |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **strike** | past | Abounadar | care |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 9 | **have** | past | Abounadar *not said here* | the cane |  | Abounadar's left hand |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cane=Patient |
| 10 | **care** |  | Abounadar |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: 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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