--- title: The sultan, on hearing what had happened to his future son-in-law, t… — The Violet Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The sultan, on hearing what had happened to his future son-in-law, turned his horse and rode to the palace, and bade a groom to harness the best horse in the stable and order a woman slave to bring a bag of clothes, such as a man might want, out of the chest; and he chose out a tunic and a turban an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/66/) [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/) / [The Violet Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/) / [The Story of a Gazelle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/) / 66 # The Violet Fairy Book, The Story of a Gazelle, sentence 66 The sultan, on hearing what had happened to his future son-in-law, turned his horse and rode to the palace, and bade a groom to harness the best horse in the stable and order a woman slave to bring a bag of clothes, such as a man might want, out of the chest; and he chose out a tunic and a turban and a sash for the waist, and fetched himself a gold-hilted sword, and a dagger and a pair of sandals, and a stick of sweet-smelling wood. **Who acts:** sultan, man · **What happens:** hear, happen, turn, harness, order, bring · **To what, where:** horse, palace, best horse, stable, woman slave, bag · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, The Story of a Gazelle. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sultan, man), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg641:15:66 # text = The sultan, on hearing what had happened to his future son-in-law, turned his horse and rode to the palace, and bade a groom to harness the best horse in the stable and order a woman slave to bring a bag of clothes, such as a man might want, out of the chest; and he chose out a tunic and a turban and a sash for the waist, and fetched himself a gold-hilted sword, and a dagger and a pair of sandals, and a stick of sweet-smelling wood. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sultan sultan NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 on on SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 hearing hear VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 8 nsubj _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 ccomp _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 11 future future ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ SpaceAfter=No 15 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 18 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 rode road NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 conj _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 bade bade NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 parataxis _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 groom groom NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 appos _ _ 31 to to PART TO _ 32 mark _ _ 32 harness harness VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 acl _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 35 amod _ _ 35 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 stable stable NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 order order VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 conj _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 42 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 compound _ _ 43 slave slave NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obj _ _ 44 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 advcl _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 bag bag NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 clothes clothes NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 51 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ 56 mark _ _ 52 as as ADP IN _ 51 fixed _ _ 53 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 55 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 56 want want VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 58 out out ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 59 of of ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 chest chest NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ; ; PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 64 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 65 chose choose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 66 out out ADP RP _ 65 compound:prt _ _ 67 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 tunic tunic NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obj _ _ 69 and and CCONJ CC _ 71 cc _ _ 70 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 turban turban NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 73 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 sash sash NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 75 for for ADP IN _ 77 case _ _ 76 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 77 det _ _ 77 waist waist NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 fetched fetch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 81 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 80 obj _ _ 82 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 83 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 84 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 83 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 85 hilted hilt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 86 amod _ _ 86 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 87 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 88 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 89 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 90 det _ _ 90 dagger dagger NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 obl _ _ 91 and and CCONJ CC _ 93 cc _ _ 92 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 93 det _ _ 93 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 conj _ _ 94 of of ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 95 sandals sandal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 93 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 96 , , PUNCT , _ 99 punct _ _ 97 and and CCONJ CC _ 99 cc _ _ 98 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 99 det _ _ 99 stick stick NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 parataxis _ _ 100 of of ADP IN _ 104 case _ _ 101 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 104 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 102 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 101 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 103 smelling smell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 104 amod _ _ 104 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 105 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | gerund | the sultan *not said here* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **happen** | past · perfect | | | | | | to sultan's future son in law | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **turn** | past | the sultan | sultan's horse and rode | | the palace | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent horse=Theme to palace=Trajectory | | 4 | **harness** | to-infinitive | the sultan *not said here* | | the best horse | the stable | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Destination | | 5 | **order** | infinitive | the sultan *not said here* | a woman slave | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slave=Theme | | 6 | **bring** | to-infinitive | the sultan *not said here* | a bag of clothes | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent bag=Theme | | 7 | **want** | might | a man | the chest | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot chest=Theme | | 8 | **choose out** | past | sultan | a tunic and a turban and a sash for the waist | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tunic=Theme | | 9 | **fetch** | past | the sultan *not said here* | sultan | | | | a dagger and a pair of sandals *obl* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent himself=Beneficiary sword=Theme | | 10 | **hilt** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **smell** | gerund | | | | | | | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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:** «The Violet Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 641 (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 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/65/) - next →: [sentence 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/67/) - ↑ back to [The Story of a Gazelle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg641/15/)