The Jungle Book, The Jungle Book, part 11, sentence 21

Matkah taught him to follow the cod and the halibut along the under-sea banks and wrench the rockling out of his hole among the weeds; how to skirt the wrecks lying a hundred fathoms below water and dart like a rifle bullet in at one porthole and out at another as the fishes ran; how to dance on the top of the waves when the lightning was racing all over the sky, and wave his flipper politely to the stumpy-tailed Albatross and the Man-of-war Hawk as they went down the wind; how to jump three or four feet clear of the water like a dolphin, flippers close to the side and tail curved; to leave the flying fish alone because they are all bony; to take the shoulder-piece out of a cod at full speed ten fathoms deep, and never to stop and look at a boat or a ship, but particularly a row-boat.

Who acts: Matkah, wrecks, fishes, lightning, flippers · What happens: teach, follow, wrench, skirt, lie in, run · To what, where: Kotick, cod, sea banks, rockling, hole, wrecks

This is a sentence of «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, part 11. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Matkah, wrecks, fishes, lightning), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Matkah	Matkah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 taught	nsubj
2	taught	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 taught	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 follow	mark
5	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 taught	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cod	det
7	cod	cod	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 follow	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 halibut	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 halibut	det
10	halibut	halibut	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cod	conj
11	along	along	ADP	_	16 banks	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 banks	det
13	under	under	ADP	_	15 sea	case
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 under	punct
15	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 banks	compound
16	banks	bank	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 follow	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 wrench	cc
18	wrench	wrench	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 follow	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 rockling	det
20	rockling	rockling	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wrench	obj
21	out	out	ADP	_	24 hole	case
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 hole	case
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 hole	nmod:poss
24	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wrench	obl
25	among	among	ADP	_	27 weeds	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 weeds	det
27	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 hole	nmod
28	;	;	PUNCT	_	31 skirt	punct
29	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	31 skirt	advmod
30	to	to	PART	_	31 skirt	mark
31	skirt	skirt	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 taught	parataxis
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 wrecks	det
33	wrecks	wreck	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 skirt	obj
34	lying	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	33 wrecks	acl
35	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	36 hundred	det
36	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	37 fathoms	nummod
37	fathoms	fathom	NOUN	Number=Plur	34 lying	obj
38	below	below	ADP	_	39 water	case
39	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 lying	obl
40	and	and	CCONJ	_	41 dart	cc
41	dart	dart	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 water	conj
42	like	like	ADP	_	45 bullet	case
43	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	45 bullet	det
44	rifle	rifle	NOUN	Number=Sing	45 bullet	compound
45	bullet	bullet	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 lying	obl
46	in	in	ADP	_	34 lying	compound:prt
47	at	at	ADP	_	49 porthole	case
48	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	49 porthole	nummod
49	porthole	porthole	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 lying	obl
50	and	and	CCONJ	_	53 another	cc
51	out	out	ADV	_	53 another	advmod
52	at	at	ADP	_	53 another	case
53	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	31 skirt	conj
54	as	as	SCONJ	_	57 ran	mark
55	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	56 fishes	det
56	fishes	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	57 ran	nsubj
57	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	31 skirt	advcl
58	;	;	PUNCT	_	61 dance	punct
59	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	61 dance	advmod
60	to	to	PART	_	61 dance	mark
61	dance	dance	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	31 skirt	conj
62	on	on	ADP	_	64 top	case
63	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	64 top	det
64	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	61 dance	obl
65	of	of	ADP	_	67 waves	case
66	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	67 waves	det
67	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	64 top	nmod
68	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	72 racing	advmod
69	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	70 lightning	det
70	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 racing	nsubj
71	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	72 racing	aux
72	racing	race	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	61 dance	advcl
73	all	all	ADV	_	76 sky	advmod
74	over	over	ADP	_	76 sky	case
75	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	76 sky	det
76	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 racing	obl
77	,	,	PUNCT	_	79 wave	punct
78	and	and	CCONJ	_	79 wave	cc
79	wave	wave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	31 skirt	conj
80	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	81 flipper	nmod:poss
81	flipper	flipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	79 wave	obj
82	politely	politely	ADV	_	79 wave	advmod
83	to	to	ADP	_	88 Albatross	case
84	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	88 Albatross	det
85	stumpy	stumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	87 tailed	compound
86	-	-	PUNCT	_	85 stumpy	punct
87	tailed	tail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	88 Albatross	amod
88	Albatross	Albatross	PROPN	Number=Sing	79 wave	obl
89	and	and	CCONJ	_	95 war	cc
90	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	95 war	det
91	Man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	95 war	nsubj
92	-	-	PUNCT	_	95 war	punct
93	of	of	ADP	_	95 war	case
94	-	-	PUNCT	_	93 of	punct
95	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	88 Albatross	conj
96	Hawk	Hawk	PROPN	Number=Sing	95 war	appos
97	as	as	SCONJ	_	99 went	mark
98	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	99 went	nsubj
99	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	79 wave	advcl
100	down	down	ADP	_	102 wind	case
101	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	102 wind	det
102	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	99 went	obl
103	;	;	PUNCT	_	106 jump	punct
104	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	106 jump	advmod
105	to	to	PART	_	106 jump	mark
106	jump	jump	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 taught	conj
107	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	110 feet	nummod
108	or	or	CCONJ	_	109 four	cc
109	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	107 three	conj
110	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	111 clear	obl:unmarked
111	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	106 jump	advcl
112	of	of	ADP	_	114 water	case
113	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	114 water	det
114	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	111 clear	obl
115	like	like	ADP	_	117 dolphin	case
116	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	117 dolphin	det
117	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	Number=Sing	106 jump	obl
118	,	,	PUNCT	_	119 flippers	punct
119	flippers	flipper	NOUN	Number=Plur	117 dolphin	appos
120	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	119 flippers	amod
121	to	to	ADP	_	123 side	case
122	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	123 side	det
123	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	120 close	obl
124	and	and	CCONJ	_	125 tail	cc
125	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	123 side	conj
126	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	123 side	acl
127	;	;	PUNCT	_	129 leave	punct
128	to	to	PART	_	129 leave	mark
129	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	106 jump	conj
130	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	132 fish	det
131	flying	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	132 fish	amod
132	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	129 leave	obj
133	alone	alone	ADV	_	129 leave	advmod
134	because	because	SCONJ	_	138 bony	mark
135	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	138 bony	nsubj
136	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	138 bony	cop
137	all	all	ADV	_	138 bony	advmod
138	bony	bony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	129 leave	advcl
139	;	;	PUNCT	_	141 take	punct
140	to	to	PART	_	141 take	mark
141	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	106 jump	conj
142	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	145 piece	det
143	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	145 piece	compound
144	-	-	PUNCT	_	143 shoulder	punct
145	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	141 take	obj
146	out	out	ADP	_	149 cod	case
147	of	of	ADP	_	149 cod	case
148	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	149 cod	det
149	cod	cod	NOUN	Number=Sing	141 take	obl
150	at	at	ADP	_	152 speed	case
151	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	152 speed	amod
152	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	141 take	obl
153	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	154 fathoms	nummod
154	fathoms	fathom	NOUN	Number=Plur	155 deep	obl:unmarked
155	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	141 take	obl
156	,	,	PUNCT	_	160 stop	punct
157	and	and	CCONJ	_	160 stop	cc
158	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	160 stop	advmod
159	to	to	PART	_	160 stop	mark
160	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	106 jump	parataxis
161	and	and	CCONJ	_	162 look	cc
162	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	160 stop	conj
163	at	at	ADP	_	165 boat	case
164	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	165 boat	det
165	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	162 look	obl
166	or	or	CCONJ	_	168 ship	cc
167	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	168 ship	det
168	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	165 boat	conj
169	,	,	PUNCT	_	175 boat	punct
170	but	but	CCONJ	_	175 boat	cc
171	particularly	particularly	ADV	_	175 boat	advmod
172	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	175 boat	det
173	row	row	NOUN	Number=Sing	175 boat	compound
174	-	-	PUNCT	_	173 row	punct
175	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 taught	parataxis
176	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 taught	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	past	Matkah		Kotick			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic
2	follow	to-infinitive	Matkah not said here	the cod and the halibut		the sea banks		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cod=Theme along bank=Trajectory
3	wrench	present	Matkah not said here	the rockling		Kotick's hole among the weeds		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent rockling=Theme out hole=Initial_Location
4	skirt	to-infinitive		the wrecks				vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wreck=Co-Theme
5	lie in	gerund	the wrecks not said here	hundred fathoms		water and dart	like a rifle bullet; at one porthole	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fathom=Theme
6	run	past	the fishes					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
7	dance	to-infinitive				the top of the waves		vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Location
8	race	past · progressive	the lightning			the sky		vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over sky=Trajectory
9	wave	infinitive		Kotick's flipper	the tailed Albatross and the war		politely property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent flipper=Theme to albatross=Recipient
10	tail	participle						vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
11	go down	past	flippers = flipper	the wind				vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient wind=Extent
12	jump	to-infinitive	Matkah not said here				like a dolphin	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
13	curve	participle		the side and tail not said here				vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
14	leave	to-infinitive	Matkah not said here	the flying fish			alone property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
15	fly	gerund						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
16	is	present	flippers = flipper				all, bony property	tree rules
17	take	to-infinitive	Matkah not said here	the shoulder piece		a cod	at full speed; deep obl	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent piece=Theme out cod=Initial_Location
18	not stop	to-infinitive						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
19	look	infinitive					at a boat or a ship	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at boat=Theme

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: «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling, Project Gutenberg book 236 (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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