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title: As there is nothing more agreeable than to command, and nothing to w… — The Green Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: As there is nothing more agreeable than to command, and nothing to which people get accustomed more quickly, the young Emir soon felt quite at his ease in his new position; but this did not prevent him from making every kind of mistake, and so misgoverning the kingdom that at last the whole city ros
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# The Green Fairy Book, Sylvain and Jocosa, sentence 64

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As there is nothing more agreeable than to command, and nothing to which people get accustomed more quickly, the young Emir soon felt quite at his ease in his new position; but this did not prevent him from making every kind of mistake, and so misgoverning the kingdom that at last the whole city rose in revolt and deprived him at once of his authority and his life--a punishment which he richly deserved, for in the days of his prosperity he disowned the Fowler and his wife, and allowed them to die in poverty.

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**Who acts:** young Emir, this, Emir, people · **What happens:** be, command, accustom, feel, not prevent, make · **To what, where:** nothing, people, ease, Emir, kind, kingdom · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Sylvain and Jocosa. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (young Emir, this, Emir, people), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg7277:9:64
# text = As there is nothing more agreeable than to command, and nothing to which people get accustomed more quickly, the young Emir soon felt quite at his ease in his new position; but this did not prevent him from making every kind of mistake, and so misgoverning the kingdom that at last the whole city rose in revolt and deprived him at once of his authority and his life--a punishment which he richly deserved, for in the days of his prosperity he disowned the Fowler and his wife, and allowed them to die in poverty.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	agreeable	agreeable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	command	command	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	accustomed	accustom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	Emir	Emir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	25	advmod	_	_
25	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
26	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
32	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	39	punct	_	_
35	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
36	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	39	nsubj	_	_
37	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
38	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	39	advmod	_	_
39	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
40	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	obj	_	_
41	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	42	mark	_	_
42	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	39	advcl	_	_
43	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	44	det	_	_
44	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
46	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
49	so	so	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	_
50	misgoverning	misgovern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	39	advcl	_	_
51	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	obj	_	_
53	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	59	obj	_	_
54	at	at	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
55	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
57	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
59	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	acl:relcl	_	_
60	in	in	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	revolt	revolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	obl	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
63	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	conj	_	_
64	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	63	obj	_	_
65	at	at	ADP	IN	_	66	case	_	_
66	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	69	obl	_	_
67	of	of	ADP	IN	_	69	case	_	_
68	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	69	nmod:poss	_	_
69	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
71	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	72	nmod:poss	_	_
72	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	75	det	_	_
75	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	appos	_	_
76	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	79	obj	_	_
77	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
78	richly	richly	ADV	RB	_	79	advmod	_	_
79	deserved	deserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	75	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
81	for	for	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
82	in	in	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
83	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
84	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	79	obl	_	_
85	of	of	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	87	nmod:poss	_	_
87	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nmod	_	_
88	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	nsubj	_	_
89	disowned	disown	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	acl:relcl	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	Fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	obj	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	94	cc	_	_
93	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	94	nmod:poss	_	_
94	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
96	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	97	cc	_	_
97	allowed	allow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	conj	_	_
98	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	obj	_	_
99	to	to	PART	TO	_	100	mark	_	_
100	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	97	xcomp	_	_
101	in	in	ADP	IN	_	102	case	_	_
102	poverty	poverty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	100	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | agreeable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **command** | to-infinitive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 3 | **accustom** | present · passive |  | people |  |  |  | quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | past | the young Emir |  |  | Emir's ease in Emir's new position |  | soon *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at ease=Location |
| 5 | **not** **prevent** | past · do-support | this | Emir |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer he=Theme |
| 6 | **make** | gerund | this *not said here* | every kind of mistake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset kind=Product |
| 7 | **misgovern** | gerund | this *not said here* | the kingdom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **rise** | past |  | the kingdom |  | the last whole city |  | in revolt | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |
| 9 | **deprive** | past |  | Emir |  |  |  | of Emir's authority and Emir's life | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of authority=Theme |
| 10 | **deserve** | past | Emir | a punishment |  |  | day | richly *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **disown** | past | Emir | the Fowler and Emir's wife |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **allow** | past |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer they=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 13 | **die** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in poverty | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in poverty=Attribute |

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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.

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**Text:** «The Green Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 7277 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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