Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology), Kapiolani and Pele, sentence 122
One from the Sunrise Dawned on His people and slowly before him Vanished shadow-like Gods and Goddesses, None but the terrible Peelè remaining as Kapiolani Ascended her mountain, Baffled her priesthood, Broke the Taboo, Dipt to the crater, Called on the Power adored by the Christian and crying, “I dare her, let Peelè avenge herself!”
Who acts: One, lake, terrible Peelè, None, Teacher, Peelè · What happens: dawn, vanish, remain, ascend, baffle, break · To what, where: like Gods, mountain, priesthood, Taboo, crater, Power · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology)» by W. D. Westervelt, Kapiolani and Pele. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (One, lake, terrible Peelè, None), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 Dawned | nsubj |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 4 Sunrise | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Sunrise | det |
| 4 | Sunrise | Sunrise | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Dawned | obl |
| 5 | Dawned | dawn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 people | case |
| 7 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 people | nmod:poss |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 Dawned | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 slowly | cc |
| 10 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 8 people | conj |
| 11 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 13 Vanished | mark |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 Vanished | nsubj |
| 13 | Vanished | vanish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Dawned | advcl |
| 14 | shadow | shadow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 like | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 shadow | punct |
| 16 | like | like | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 Gods | amod |
| 17 | Gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 Vanished | obj |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 Goddesses | cc |
| 19 | Goddesses | goddess | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 Gods | conj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 None | punct |
| 21 | None | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 29 Ascended | nsubj |
| 22 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 26 remaining | cc |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 Peelè | det |
| 24 | terrible | terrible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 Peelè | amod |
| 25 | Peelè | Peelè | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 remaining | nsubj |
| 26 | remaining | remain | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 21 None | conj |
| 27 | as | as | ADP | _ | 28 Kapiolani | case |
| 28 | Kapiolani | Kapiolani | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 remaining | obl |
| 29 | Ascended | ascend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 Gods | acl:relcl |
| 30 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 31 mountain | nmod:poss |
| 31 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 Ascended | obj |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 33 Baffled | punct |
| 33 | Baffled | baffle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Dawned | conj |
| 34 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 35 priesthood | nmod:poss |
| 35 | priesthood | priesthood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 Baffled | obj |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 Broke | punct |
| 37 | Broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Dawned | conj |
| 38 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 Taboo | det |
| 39 | Taboo | taboo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 Broke | obj |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 Dipt | punct |
| 41 | Dipt | Dipt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 39 Taboo | appos |
| 42 | to | to | ADP | _ | 44 crater | case |
| 43 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 44 crater | det |
| 44 | crater | crater | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 Broke | obl |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 Called | punct |
| 46 | Called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 44 crater | acl |
| 47 | on | on | ADP | _ | 49 Power | case |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 Power | det |
| 49 | Power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 Called | obl |
| 50 | adored | adore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 49 Power | acl |
| 51 | by | by | ADP | _ | 53 Christian | case |
| 52 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 53 Christian | det |
| 53 | Christian | Christian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 50 adored | obl |
| 54 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 55 crying | cc |
| 55 | crying | cry | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 53 Christian | conj |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 59 dare | punct |
| 57 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 59 dare | punct |
| 58 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 59 dare | nsubj |
| 59 | dare | dare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 37 Broke | parataxis |
| 60 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 59 dare | obj |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 62 let | punct |
| 62 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 59 dare | parataxis |
| 63 | Peelè | Peelè | PROPN | Number=Sing | 62 let | obj |
| 64 | avenge | avenge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 62 let | xcomp |
| 65 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 64 avenge | obj |
| 66 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 62 let | punct |
| 67 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Dawned | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dawn | past | One | from the Sunrise; on lake's people | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on people=Location | ||||
| 2 | vanish | past | lake | like Gods and Goddesses | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | remain | gerund | the terrible Peelè | as Kapiolani | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | ascend | past | None | Peelè's mountain | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mountain=Trajectory | ||||
| 5 | baffle | past | One not said here | Peelè's priesthood | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus priesthood=Experiencer | ||||
| 6 | break | past | One not said here | the Taboo | to the crater | tree rules | |||
| 7 | call | participle | the crater not said here | the Power | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 8 | adore | participle | the Power not said here | by the Christian | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 9 | cry speech: express | gerund | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 10 | dare in a quote | present | the Teacher = teacher | Peelè | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | ||||
| 11 | let in a quote | infinitive | Peelè | tree rules | |||||
| 12 | avenge in a quote | infinitive | Peelè not said here | Peelè | 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: «Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology)» by W. D. Westervelt, Project Gutenberg book 66516 (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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