--- title: When the Emperor saw these pearls he was much astonished; but in ord… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: When the Emperor saw these pearls he was much astonished; but in order to make certain that they came from his own Treasury, he summoned his Chief Treasurer before him, and ordered him to compare the jewels in the Treasury with the inventory which had been made on the previous evening. 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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 (Emperor, pearls), 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:pg75000:15:88 # text = When the Emperor saw these pearls he was much astonished; but in order to make certain that they came from his own Treasury, he summoned his Chief Treasurer before him, and ordered him to compare the jewels in the Treasury with the inventory which had been made on the previous evening. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Emperor Emperor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 advcl _ _ 5 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 6 pearls pearl NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 much much ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 astonished astonished ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ; ; PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 13 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 16 mark _ _ 14 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 fixed _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 17 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 xcomp _ _ 18 that that SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 19 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 ccomp _ _ 21 from from ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 23 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 Treasury treasury NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 summoned summon VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 Chief Chief PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 Treasurer Treasurer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 flat _ _ 31 before before ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 ordered order VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 parataxis _ _ 36 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 compare compare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 xcomp _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 jewels jewel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obj _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 Treasury Treasury PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 44 with with ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 inventory inventory NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 50 nsubj:pass _ _ 48 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 49 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 50 aux:pass _ _ 50 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 acl:relcl _ _ 51 on on ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 previous previous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 evening evening NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 27 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | the Emperor | this pearls | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pearl=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | past | Emperor | this pearls *not said here* | | | | astonished *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | the Emperor *not said here* | | | | | certain *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 4 | **come** | past | pearls *= pearl* | | | Emperor's own Treasury | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from treasury=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **summon** | past | Emperor | | Emperor's Chief | | before Chief | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chief=Recipient | | 6 | **order** | past | | | Emperor | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **compare** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | the jewels | | the Treasury | | with the inventory | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent jewel=Patient with inventory=Co-Patient | | 8 | **make** | past · perfect · passive | | the inventory | | | evening | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | 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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/87/) - next →: [sentence 89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/89/) - ↑ back to [The Story of the Three Thieves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/15/)