--- title: But Majnun asked her for such a long time, and so earnestly to bring… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: But Majnun asked her for such a long time, and so earnestly to bring the wicked Raja to life, that at least she said, "Jump up on the horse, then, and go far away with the groom." Who acts: Majnun, Laili. 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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 (Majnun, Laili), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg7128:13:65 # text = But Majnun asked her for such a long time, and so earnestly to bring the wicked Raja to life, that at least she said, "Jump up on the horse, then, and go far away with the groom." 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Majnun Majnun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 9 det:predet _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 earnestly earnestly ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 wicked wicked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 Raja raja NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 15 obl _ _ 23 at at ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 26 obl _ _ 25 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 " " PUNCT `` _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 Jump jump VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 ccomp _ _ 30 up up ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 on on ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 29 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 39 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 40 advmod _ _ 40 away away ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 41 with with ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 groom groom NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Majnun | | Laili | | time | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **bring** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | the wicked Raja | | life | | that *obl*; earnestly *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent raja=Theme to life=Destination | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Laili | | | least | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **jump up** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | then | on the horse | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on horse=Trajectory | | 5 | **go** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | with the groom; away *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with groom=Beneficiary | 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:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/64/) - next →: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/66/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/13/)