Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXV. How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail, sentence 21

W'en dey pass de time er day wid wunner nudder, Brer Rabbit, he open up de confab, he did, en he ax Brer Fox whar he git dat nice string er fish, en Brer Fox, he up'n 'spon' dat he kotch um, en Brer Rabbit, he say whar'bouts, en Brer Fox, he say down at de babtizin' creek, en Brer Rabbit he ax how, kaze in dem days dey wuz monstus fon' er minners, en Brer Fox, he sot down on a log, he did, en he up'n tell Brer Rabbit dat all he gotter do fer ter git er big mess er minners is ter go ter de creek atter sundown, en drap his tail in de water en set dar twel day-light, en den draw up a whole armful er fishes, en dem w'at he don't want, he kin fling back.

Who acts: Remus, Fox whar, Brer Rabbit, dey, big er minners, ter · What happens: open up, do, ax, string, dat, um · To what, where: fish, whar'bouts, kaze, dem days, log, en · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, XXV. How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tail. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Remus, Fox whar, Brer Rabbit, dey), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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The tree

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	W'en	W'en	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 pass	compound
2	dey	dey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pass	compound
3	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	5 time	compound
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pass	conj
6	er	er	CCONJ	_	10 nudder	cc
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nudder	compound
8	wid	wid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 nudder	amod
9	wunner	wunner	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nudder	compound
10	nudder	nudder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pass	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Rabbit	punct
12	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Rabbit	compound
13	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 pass	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 open	punct
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 open	nsubj
16	open	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pass	parataxis
17	up	up	ADP	_	16 open	compound:prt
18	de	de	ADP	_	19 confab	case
19	confab	confab	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 open	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 did	punct
21	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 did	nsubj
22	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 open	parataxis
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 ax	punct
24	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 ax	compound
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 ax	nsubj
26	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 did	obj
27	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 ax	appos
28	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 whar	compound
29	whar	whar	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 string	nsubj
30	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	34 string	nsubj
31	git	git	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 string	nsubj
32	dat	dat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 string	amod
33	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 string	amod
34	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 ax	parataxis
35	er	e	ADV	Degree=Cmp	36 fish	advmod
36	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 string	nmod
37	,	,	PUNCT	_	40 Fox	punct
38	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	40 Fox	compound
39	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	40 Fox	compound
40	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 string	conj
41	,	,	PUNCT	_	47 dat	punct
42	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	47 dat	nsubj
43	up'n	up'n	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 dat	compound
44	'	'	PUNCT	_	45 spon	punct
45	spon	spon	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 dat	compound
46	'	'	PUNCT	_	45 spon	punct
47	dat	dat	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 string	conj
48	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	50 um	nsubj
49	kotch	kotch	NOUN	Number=Sing	50 um	compound
50	um	um	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 dat	appos
51	,	,	PUNCT	_	52 en	punct
52	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	50 um	conj
53	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	52 en	appos
54	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	53 Brer	flat
55	,	,	PUNCT	_	57 say	punct
56	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	57 say	nsubj
57	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 did	parataxis
58	whar'bouts	whar'bout	NOUN	Number=Plur	57 say	obj
59	,	,	PUNCT	_	60 en	punct
60	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	58 whar'bouts	conj
61	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	62 Fox	compound
62	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	60 en	conj
63	,	,	PUNCT	_	65 say	punct
64	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	65 say	nsubj
65	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	57 say	parataxis
66	down	down	ADP	_	65 say	compound:prt
67	at	at	ADP	_	69 babtizin	case
68	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	69 babtizin	compound
69	babtizin	babtizin	NOUN	Number=Sing	75 Rabbit	obl
70	'	'	PUNCT	_	69 babtizin	punct
71	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	75 Rabbit	nsubj
72	,	,	PUNCT	_	73 en	punct
73	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	71 creek	conj
74	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	75 Rabbit	compound
75	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	77 ax	nsubj
76	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	77 ax	nsubj
77	ax	ax	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	65 say	ccomp
78	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	77 ax	advmod
79	,	,	PUNCT	_	80 kaze	punct
80	kaze	kaze	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 ax	obl
81	in	in	ADP	_	83 days	case
82	dem	dem	NOUN	Number=Sing	83 days	compound
83	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	77 ax	obl
84	dey	dey	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 fon	nsubj
85	wuz	wuz	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 fon	compound
86	monstus	monstus	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 fon	compound
87	fon	fon	NOUN	Number=Sing	83 days	acl:relcl
88	'	'	PUNCT	_	87 fon	punct
89	er	er	ADP	_	90 minners	case
90	minners	minner	NOUN	Number=Plur	87 fon	nmod
91	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 Fox	punct
92	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	94 Fox	compound
93	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	94 Fox	compound
94	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 fon	conj
95	,	,	PUNCT	_	97 sot	punct
96	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	97 sot	nsubj
97	sot	sot	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 ax	obl
98	down	down	ADV	_	97 sot	advmod
99	on	on	ADP	_	101 log	case
100	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	101 log	det
101	log	log	NOUN	Number=Sing	97 sot	nmod
102	,	,	PUNCT	_	104 did	punct
103	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	104 did	nsubj
104	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	109 tell	advcl
105	,	,	PUNCT	_	106 en	punct
106	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	104 did	obj
107	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	109 tell	nsubj
108	up'n	up'n	CCONJ	_	109 tell	cc
109	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	65 say	conj
110	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	111 Rabbit	compound
111	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	109 tell	obj
112	dat	dat	ADP	_	115 gotter	case
113	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	115 gotter	det
114	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	115 gotter	nsubj
115	gotter	gotter	NOUN	Number=Sing	116 do	obl
116	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	109 tell	parataxis
117	fer	f	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	119 git	amod
118	ter	ter	NOUN	Number=Sing	119 git	compound
119	git	git	NOUN	Number=Sing	116 do	obj
120	er	er	ADV	_	121 big	advmod
121	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	124 minners	amod
122	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	123 er	compound
123	er	er	NOUN	Number=Sing	124 minners	compound
124	minners	minner	NOUN	Number=Plur	127 go	nsubj
125	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	127 go	cop
126	ter	ter	NOUN	Number=Sing	127 go	nsubj
127	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	119 git	acl:relcl
128	ter	ter	X	Foreign=Yes	135 drap	nsubj
129	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	128 ter	flat:foreign
130	creek	creek	X	_	132 sundown	compound
131	atter	atter	NOUN	Number=Sing	132 sundown	compound
132	sundown	sundown	NOUN	Number=Sing	135 drap	nsubj
133	,	,	PUNCT	_	134 en	punct
134	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	132 sundown	conj
135	drap	drap	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	127 go	ccomp
136	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	137 tail	nmod:poss
137	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	135 drap	obj
138	in	in	ADP	_	141 en	case
139	de	de	ADJ	Degree=Pos	141 en	amod
140	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	141 en	compound
141	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	142 set	obl
142	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	135 drap	parataxis
143	dar	dar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	147 light	amod
144	twel	twel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	147 light	amod
145	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	147 light	compound
146	-	-	PUNCT	_	145 day	punct
147	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	142 set	obj
148	,	,	PUNCT	_	150 den	punct
149	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	150 den	compound
150	den	den	NOUN	Number=Sing	147 light	conj
151	draw	draw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	142 set	conj
152	up	up	ADP	_	151 draw	compound:prt
153	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	157 fishes	det
154	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	157 fishes	amod
155	armful	armful	NOUN	Number=Sing	157 fishes	compound
156	er	er	NOUN	Number=Sing	157 fishes	compound
157	fishes	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	151 draw	obj
158	,	,	PUNCT	_	161 w'at	punct
159	en	en	NOUN	Number=Sing	160 dem	compound
160	dem	dem	NOUN	Number=Sing	161 w'at	compound
161	w'at	w'at	NOUN	Number=Sing	157 fishes	appos
162	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	165 want	nsubj
163	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	165 want	aux
164	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	165 want	advmod
165	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	161 w'at	acl:relcl
166	,	,	PUNCT	_	168 kin	punct
167	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	168 kin	nsubj
168	kin	kin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	127 go	parataxis
169	fling	fl	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	168 kin	xcomp
170	back	back	ADV	_	169 fling	advmod
171	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pass	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open up	present	Remus					de confab	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	do	past	Remus						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	ax		Remus						tree rules
4	string		Fox whar	fish					tree rules
5	dat		Remus						tree rules
6	um		Remus						tree rules
7	say speech: assert	present	Remus	whar'bouts and en and Brer Fox					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whar'bout=Topic
8	say down speech: assert	present	Remus						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
9	ax	infinitive	Brer Rabbit	kaze			day		tree rules
10	fon		dey	dem days not said here				er minners	tree rules
11	sot down		Remus			a log		down property	tree rules
12	do	past	Remus	en					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent en=Eventuality
13	tell speech: assert	infinitive	Remus		Brer Rabbit				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent rabbit=Recipient
14	do	present		fer ter git				dat all gotter	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent git=Eventuality
15	is	present	big er minners	fer ter git not said here				go property	tree rules
16	drap	infinitive	ter	Remus's tail					tree rules
17	set	past		dar twel day light and en den		de water en			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent light=Theme in en=Destination
18	draw up	infinitive		a whole armful er fishes					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
19	not want	present · do-support	Remus	dem w'at not said here					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot w'at=Theme
20	kin	past	Remus						tree rules
21	fl back	gerund	Remus not said here						tree rules

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: «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, Project Gutenberg book 2306 (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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