--- title: When Prince Houssain had seen all the wonders of the city, he wished… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: When Prince Houssain had seen all the wonders of the city, he wished to be nearer his dear Princess Nouronnihar, and having paid all the charges, and returned the key of his apartment to the owner of the khan, he spread the carpet, and as soon as he had formed his wish he and the officer whom he had --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/27/) [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/) / 27 # The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient, Opening, part 11, sentence 27 When Prince Houssain had seen all the wonders of the city, he wished to be nearer his dear Princess Nouronnihar, and having paid all the charges, and returned the key of his apartment to the owner of the khan, he spread the carpet, and as soon as he had formed his wish he and the officer whom he had brought with him were transported to the inn at which he and his brothers were to meet, and where he passed for a merchant till their arrival. **Who acts:** Prince, crier, brothers · **What happens:** see, wish, be, pay, return, spread · **To what, where:** wonders, charges, key, owner, carpet, wish · **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 (Prince, crier, brothers), 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:pg65965:11:27 # text = When Prince Houssain had seen all the wonders of the city, he wished to be nearer his dear Princess Nouronnihar, and having paid all the charges, and returned the key of his apartment to the owner of the khan, he spread the carpet, and as soon as he had formed his wish he and the officer whom he had brought with him were transported to the inn at which he and his brothers were to meet, and where he passed for a merchant till their arrival. 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 2 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 Houssain Houssain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 6 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 wonders wonder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 cop _ _ 17 nearer near ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 14 ccomp _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 19 dear dear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 20 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 compound _ _ 21 Nouronnihar Nouronnihar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 aux _ _ 25 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 26 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 28 det:predet _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 charges charge NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 key key NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 apartment apartment NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 owner owner NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 khan khan NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 spread spread VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 carpet carpet NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 50 as as ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 69 advmod _ _ 52 as as SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 53 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 54 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 69 advcl _ _ 56 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj:pass _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 officer officer NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 conj _ _ 62 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 65 nsubj:pass _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 nsubj _ _ 64 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 65 aux _ _ 65 brought bring VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 61 acl:relcl _ _ 66 with with ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 obl _ _ 68 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux:pass _ _ 69 transported transport VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 parataxis _ _ 70 to to ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 inn inn NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ _ 73 at at ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 74 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 81 obl _ _ 75 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 76 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 77 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 78 nmod:poss _ _ 78 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 75 conj _ _ 79 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 aux _ _ 80 to to PART TO _ 81 mark _ _ 81 meet meet VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 72 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 86 punct _ _ 83 and and CCONJ CC _ 86 cc _ _ 84 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 86 advmod _ _ 85 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 86 nsubj _ _ 86 passed pass VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 87 for for ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 88 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 89 det _ _ 89 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obl _ _ 90 till till ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 91 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 92 nmod:poss _ _ 92 arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past · perfect | Prince | all wonders of the city | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wonder=Stimulus | | 2 | **wish** | past | crier | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | crier's dear Princess Nouronnihar *obl*; near *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **pay** | gerund · perfect | crier *not said here* | all charges | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charge=Asset | | 5 | **return** | past | crier *not said here* | the key of crier's apartment | | the owner of the khan | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent key=Theme to owner=Destination | | 6 | **spread** | past | crier | the carpet | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location carpet=Theme | | 7 | **form** | past · perfect | crier | crier's wish | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wish=Theme | | 8 | **bring** | past · perfect · passive | | the officer | | | | with crier | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination | | 9 | **transport** | past · passive | | crier | | the inn | | soon *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to inn=Destination | | 10 | **meet** | past | crier | | | the inn | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **pass** | past | crier | | | | till brothers's arrival | for a merchant | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **wonder** | | | the city | | | | | nom wonder «feeling transitive»: of=patient | | 13 | **wish** | | crier | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | | 14 | **arrive** | | brothers *= brother* | | | | | | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent | 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 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/26/) - next →: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/28/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/)