--- title: The Arab chief was overjoyed at this proposition, and he rendered mu… — Legends of the conquest of Spain · tree and pragmatics description: The Arab chief was overjoyed at this proposition, and he rendered much honour to the rabbi, and gave orders to clothe him in a costly robe, and to perfume his beard with essences of a pleasant odour, so that he was the most sweet smelling of his tribe; and he said, “Make thy words good, and put me i --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/14/) [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/) / [Legends of the conquest of Spain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/) / [Chapter VI.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/) / 14 # Legends of the conquest of Spain, Chapter VI., sentence 14 The Arab chief was overjoyed at this proposition, and he rendered much honour to the rabbi, and gave orders to clothe him in a costly robe, and to perfume his beard with essences of a pleasant odour, so that he was the most sweet smelling of his tribe; and he said, “Make thy words good, and put me in possession of the city, and I will do all and more than thou hast required, and will bestow countless wealth upon thee and thy brethren.” **Who acts:** certain, thy · **What happens:** overjoy, render, give, clothe, perfume, be · **To what, where:** Arab chief, proposition, much honour, rabbi, orders, certain · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Chapter VI.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (certain, thy), 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:pg77685:27:14 # text = The Arab chief was overjoyed at this proposition, and he rendered much honour to the rabbi, and gave orders to clothe him in a costly robe, and to perfume his beard with essences of a pleasant odour, so that he was the most sweet smelling of his tribe; and he said, “Make thy words good, and put me in possession of the city, and I will do all and more than thou hast required, and will bestow countless wealth upon thee and thy brethren.” 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 Arab Arab ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 overjoyed overjoy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 proposition proposition NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 rendered render VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 13 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 honour honour NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 rabbi rabbi NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 21 orders order NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obj _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 clothe clothe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 xcomp _ _ 24 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 27 costly costly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 31 to to PART TO _ 32 mark _ _ 32 perfume perfume VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 beard beard NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 with with ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 essences essence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 pleasant pleasant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 odour odour NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 42 so so SCONJ IN _ 49 case _ _ 43 that that SCONJ IN _ 42 fixed _ _ 44 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 cop _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 47 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 48 advmod _ _ 48 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 smelling smelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 parataxis _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 52 nmod:poss _ _ 52 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 53 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 58 “ " PUNCT `` _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 Make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 ccomp _ _ 60 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 61 nmod:poss _ _ 61 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obj _ _ 62 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 59 conj _ _ 66 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 65 obj _ _ 67 in in ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ _ 69 of of ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 76 cc _ _ 74 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 75 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 76 aux _ _ 76 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 77 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 76 obj _ _ 78 and and CCONJ CC _ 79 cc _ _ 79 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 77 conj _ _ 80 than than SCONJ IN _ 83 mark _ _ 81 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 83 nsubj:pass _ _ 82 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 83 aux:pass _ _ 83 required require VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 76 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 85 and and CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ _ 86 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 87 aux _ _ 87 bestow bestow VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 88 countless countless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 wealth wealth NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 obj _ _ 90 upon upon ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 87 obl _ _ 92 and and CCONJ CC _ 94 cc _ _ 93 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 94 nmod:poss _ _ 94 brethren brethren NOUN NNS Number=Plur 91 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 87 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 ” " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **overjoy** | past · passive | | the Arab chief | | this proposition | | | tree rules | | 2 | **render** | past | certain | much honour | the rabbi | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent honour=Theme to rabbi=Recipient | | 3 | **give** | past | certain *not said here* | orders | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **clothe** | to-infinitive | certain *not said here* | certain | | a costly robe | | | vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 5 | **perfume** | to-infinitive | | certain's beard | | | | with essences of a pleasant odour | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent beard=Destination with essence=Theme | | 6 | **is** | past | certain | | | | | so the sweet smelling; of certain's tribe | tree rules | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | certain | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **make** *in a quote* | infinitive | | thy words | | | | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset word=Product | | 9 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | | certain | | possession of the city | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme in possession=Destination | | 10 | **do** *in a quote* | future | certain | all | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Eventuality | | 11 | **require** *in a quote* | present · passive | | thou | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition | | 12 | **bestow** *in a quote* | future | | countless wealth | | | | upon thee thy brethren | tree rules | | 13 | **word** *in a quote* | | thy | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 14 | **possess** *in a quote* | | | the city | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving, Project Gutenberg book 77685 (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 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/13/) - next →: [sentence 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/15/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VI.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/27/)