--- title: The sorceress left the sultan, and learning by her art the place whe… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: The sorceress left the sultan, and learning by her art the place where Prince Ahmed had found his arrow, went immediately thither, and concealed herself near the rocks so as not to be seen. Who acts: sorceress. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sorceress), 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:pg65965:13:41 # text = The sorceress left the sultan, and learning by her art the place where Prince Ahmed had found his arrow, went immediately thither, and concealed herself near the rocks so as not to be seen. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sorceress sorceress NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 sultan sultan NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 learning learn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 art art NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 14 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 18 advmod _ _ 15 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 Ahmed Ahmed PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 acl:relcl _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 23 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 24 thither thither ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 concealed conceal VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 28 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 27 obj _ _ 29 near near ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 rocks rock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obl _ _ 32 so so ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 33 as as SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 34 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | past | the sorceress | the sultan | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sultan=Theme | | 2 | **learn** | gerund | the sorceress *not said here* | the place | | | | by sorceress's art | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Topic | | 3 | **find** | past · perfect · passive | | Prince Ahmed | | | | Ahmed's arrow *obj* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme arrow=Attribute | | 4 | **go** | past | the sorceress *not said here* | | | | | immediately, thither *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **conceal** | past | the sorceress *not said here* | sorceress | | the rocks | | | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent herself=Patient near rock=Location | | 6 | **not** **see** | to-infinitive · passive | the sorceress *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» | 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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/42/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/)