--- title: But as he found them equally obstinate, he sent for them all togethe… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: But as he found them equally obstinate, he sent for them all together, and said, “My sons, since I have not been able to persuade you in this matter, and as I have no wish to use my authority to give the princess your cousin to one in preference of another, I have thought of a plan which will please --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/3/) [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/) / 3 # The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient, Opening, part 11, sentence 3 But as he found them equally obstinate, he sent for them all together, and said, “My sons, since I have not been able to persuade you in this matter, and as I have no wish to use my authority to give the princess your cousin to one in preference of another, I have thought of a plan which will please you all, and preserve harmony among you, if you will but hear me and follow my advice. **Who acts:** he, I · **What happens:** find, send, say, not be, persuade, have · **To what, where:** claims, sons, you, matter, wish, authority · **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 (he, I), 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:pg65965:11:3 # text = But as he found them equally obstinate, he sent for them all together, and said, “My sons, since I have not been able to persuade you in this matter, and as I have no wish to use my authority to give the princess your cousin to one in preference of another, I have thought of a plan which will please you all, and preserve harmony among you, if you will but hear me and follow my advice. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 as as SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 equally equally ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 obstinate obstinate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ 13 all all ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 together together ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 “ " PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 23 since since SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 24 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 25 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 26 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 27 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 28 cop _ _ 28 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 ccomp _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 persuade persuade VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 xcomp _ _ 31 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 34 det _ _ 34 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 37 as as SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 40 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 41 det _ _ 41 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 to to PART TO _ 43 mark _ _ 43 use use VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 acl _ _ 44 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 authority authority NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 advcl _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obj _ _ 50 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nmod _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 47 obl _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 preference preference NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 55 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 59 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 61 thought think VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 parataxis _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ _ 65 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 66 nsubj _ _ 66 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 64 acl:relcl _ _ 67 please please INTJ UH _ 68 discourse _ _ 68 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 61 obl _ _ 69 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 68 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 71 and and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 72 preserve preserve VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 61 parataxis _ _ 73 harmony harmony NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obj _ _ 74 among among ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 72 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 77 if if SCONJ IN _ 79 mark _ _ 78 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 79 nsubj _ _ 79 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 81 aux _ _ 80 but but CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 81 hear hear VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 72 conj _ _ 82 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 81 obj _ _ 83 and and CCONJ CC _ 84 cc _ _ 84 follow follow VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 81 conj _ _ 85 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 86 nmod:poss _ _ 86 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 87 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past | he | claims *= claim* | | | | obstinate *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic | | 2 | **send** | past | he | | | | | for claims *= claim*; together *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he *not said here* | My sons | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent son=Topic | | 4 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **persuade** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | you | | this matter | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient | | 6 | **have** *in a quote* | present | I | no wish | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Patient | | 7 | **use** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | my authority | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent authority=Patient | | 8 | **give** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the princess your cousin | one in preference of another | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent princess=Theme to one=Recipient | | 9 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | you | | | | of a plan | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **preserve** *in a quote* | infinitive | | harmony | | | | among you | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harmony=Beneficiary | | 11 | **hear** *in a quote* | future | | me | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 12 | **follow** *in a quote* | infinitive | | my advice | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=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 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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/2/) - next →: [sentence 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/4/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/11/)