--- title: The Lady of the house was at first inclined to ridicule the idea of… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: The Lady of the house was at first inclined to ridicule the idea of this disreputable-looking beggar being able to accomplish what none of these famous sorcerers could do; but thinking it worth while to give the Boy a chance, she decided to do what he suggested, and meanwhile ordered her servants to --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/45/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Folk tales from Tibet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/) / [How He Found the Lost Turquoise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/) / 45 # Folk tales from Tibet, How He Found the Lost Turquoise., sentence 45 The Lady of the house was at first inclined to ridicule the idea of this disreputable-looking beggar being able to accomplish what none of these famous sorcerers could do; but thinking it worth while to give the Boy a chance, she decided to do what he suggested, and meanwhile ordered her servants to let him have a good supper, of which he stood badly in need. **Who acts:** idea, none, Lady, Boy · **What happens:** incline, ridicule, look, be, accomplish, do · **To what, where:** Lady, idea, chance, Boy, servants, good supper · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, How He Found the Lost Turquoise.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (idea, none, Lady, Boy), 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:pg75000:23:45 # text = The Lady of the house was at first inclined to ridicule the idea of this disreputable-looking beggar being able to accomplish what none of these famous sorcerers could do; but thinking it worth while to give the Boy a chance, she decided to do what he suggested, and meanwhile ordered her servants to let him have a good supper, of which he stood badly in need. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Lady Lady PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 obl _ _ 9 inclined incline VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 ridicule ridicule VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 15 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 19 det _ _ 16 disreputable disreputable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 17 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 looking look VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 19 amod _ _ 19 beggar beggar NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 20 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 cop _ _ 21 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 acl _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 accomplish accomplish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 31 obj _ _ 25 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 31 nsubj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 29 det _ _ 28 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 sorcerers sorcerer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ 30 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 33 but but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 34 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 46 advcl _ _ 35 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ _ 36 worth worth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 xcomp _ _ 37 while while SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 38 to to PART TO _ 39 mark _ _ 39 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 ccomp _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 Boy Boy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 iobj _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 45 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 decided decide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 xcomp _ _ 49 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 48 obj _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 suggested suggest VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 54 meanwhile meanwhile ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 55 ordered order VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 parataxis _ _ 56 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 obj _ _ 58 to to PART TO _ 59 mark _ _ 59 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 ccomp _ _ 60 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 obj _ _ 61 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 59 xcomp _ _ 62 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 63 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 supper supper NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 66 of of ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 69 obl _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj _ _ 69 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 parataxis _ _ 70 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 69 advmod _ _ 71 in in ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 72 need need NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 73 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **incline** | past · passive | | the Lady of the house | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **ridicule** | to-infinitive | | the idea | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme | | 3 | **look** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 4 | **is** | gerund | the idea *not said here* | | | | | of this looking beggar; able *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **accomplish** | to-infinitive | the idea *not said here* | | | | | | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 6 | **do** | could | none of this famous sorcerers | | | | | what *obj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 7 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | Lady *not said here* | idea | | | | worth *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent it=Attribute clause=Theme | | 8 | **give** | to-infinitive | | a chance | the Boy | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient chance=Theme | | 9 | **decide** | past | Lady | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Lady *not said here* | | | | | what *obj* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 11 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | Boy | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **order** | past | | Lady's servants | | | | meanwhile *property* | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent servant=Recipient clause=Topic | | 13 | **let** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | Boy | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **have** | infinitive | Boy *not said here* | a good supper | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supper=Patient | | 15 | **stand** | past | Boy | | | need | | which *obl*; badly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in need=Location | 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 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/44/) - next →: [sentence 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/46/) - ↑ back to [How He Found the Lost Turquoise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/23/)