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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 (two women, woman, whispering, compassion), 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:pg65965:13:59 # text = Whilst the two women were executing the fairy’s commands, she went up to Prince Ahmed, and whispering to him said, “Prince, I commend your compassion, which is worthy of you and your birth; but believe me, this woman is not so sick as she pretends to be. 1 Whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 executing execute VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 fairy fairy NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ’s 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 commands command NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 up up ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 Ahmed Ahmed PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 20 whispering whisper VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 csubj _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obl _ _ 23 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 “ " PUNCT `` _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 commend commend VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 30 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 compassion compassion NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 35 nsubj _ _ 34 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 cop _ _ 35 worthy worthy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 acl:relcl _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 35 obl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 birth birth NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ; ; PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 but but CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 believe believe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 44 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 43 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 46 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 47 det _ _ 47 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 48 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 cop _ _ 49 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 51 advmod _ _ 50 so so ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 51 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 parataxis _ _ 52 as as SCONJ IN _ 54 mark _ _ 53 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 54 pretends pretend VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 advcl _ _ 55 to to PART TO _ 56 mark _ _ 56 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 57 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **execute** | past · progressive | the two women | the fairy's commands | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Patient | | 2 | **go up** | past | woman | | Prince Ahmed | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | fairy | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | whispering | | | | | Prince *ccomp* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **commend** *in a quote* | present | whispering | your compassion | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compassion=Theme | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | your compassion | | | | | of you; worthy *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **believe** *in a quote* | infinitive | | whispering | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 8 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | this woman | | | | | sick *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **pretend** *in a quote* | present | woman | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **be** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **command** | | the fairy | | | | | | nom command «communication transitive»: 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 58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/58/) - next →: [sentence 60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/60/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/13/)