--- title: “Sir,” replied the crier, “I have told you the truth, and with the l… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: “Sir,” replied the crier, “I have told you the truth, and with the leave of the master of this shop we will go into the back warehouse, where I will spread the carpet, and when we have both sat down, and you have formed the wish to be transported into your apartment at the khan, if we are not convey --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/22/) [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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/) / [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/) / 22 # The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient, Opening, part 11, sentence 22 “Sir,” replied the crier, “I have told you the truth, and with the leave of the master of this shop we will go into the back warehouse, where I will spread the carpet, and when we have both sat down, and you have formed the wish to be transported into your apartment at the khan, if we are not conveyed thither, it shall be no bargain.” **Who acts:** crier, we, you, carpet · **What happens:** reply, tell, go, spread, sit down, form · **To what, where:** truth, you, back warehouse, carpet, wish, apartment · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Opening, part 11. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (crier, we, you, carpet), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg65965:11:22 # text = “Sir,” replied the crier, “I have told you the truth, and with the leave of the master of this shop we will go into the back warehouse, where I will spread the carpet, and when we have both sat down, and you have formed the wish to be transported into your apartment at the khan, if we are not conveyed thither, it shall be no bargain.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Sir sir NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 5 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 crier crier NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 “ " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 leave leave NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 26 det _ _ 26 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 30 into into ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 compound _ _ 33 warehouse warehouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 38 advmod _ _ 36 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 spread spread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 conj _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 carpet carpet NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 43 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 47 advmod _ _ 44 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 45 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 46 both both ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 47 sat sit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 48 down down ADP RP _ 47 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 51 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 53 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 parataxis _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 58 mark _ _ 57 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 58 aux:pass _ _ 58 transported transport VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 acl _ _ 59 into into ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 61 nmod:poss _ _ 61 apartment apartment NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ _ 62 at at ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 khan khan NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 66 if if SCONJ IN _ 70 mark _ _ 67 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 70 nsubj:pass _ _ 68 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 70 aux:pass _ _ 69 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 70 advmod _ _ 70 conveyed convey VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 53 conj _ _ 71 thither thither ADV RB _ 70 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 73 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 77 nsubj _ _ 74 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 77 aux _ _ 75 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 77 cop _ _ 76 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 77 det _ _ 77 bargain bargain NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 78 . . PUNCT . _ 77 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 79 ” " PUNCT '' _ 77 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the crier | | | | | Sir *ccomp* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · perfect | the crier *= crier* | the truth | you | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient truth=Topic | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | future | we | | | the back warehouse | | with the leave of the master of this shop | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into warehouse=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **spread** *in a quote* | future | the crier *= crier* | the carpet | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location carpet=Theme | | 5 | **sit down** *in a quote* | present · perfect | we | | | | | both *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **form** *in a quote* | present · perfect | you | the wish | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wish=Theme | | 7 | **transport** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | you *not said here* | the wish *not said here* | | your apartment at the khan | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 8 | **not** **convey** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · passive | | we | | | | thither *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | | 9 | **is a** *in a quote* | shall | carpet | no bargain | | | | | tree rules | 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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Project Gutenberg book 65965 (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 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/21/) - next →: [sentence 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/23/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/)