The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories, The Grizzly Bear’s Medicine, sentence 85

Then he put down the gun, and went to the she-bear and put his mouth on the wound, and breathed on it and snorted “whoof,” and sucked in his breath and took the bullet out, and went around the lodge, singing and making motions, and then he took hold of the she-bear and lifted her to her feet, and supported her, and pushed her around, and helped her, and at last she walked, and was well.

Who acts: boy, wife · What happens: put down, go, put, breathe, snort, suck · To what, where: gun, bear, mouth, wound, whoof, breath

This is a sentence of «The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, The Grizzly Bear’s Medicine. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (boy, wife), 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	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 put	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 put	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gun	det
6	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 went	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 went	cc
9	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
10	to	to	ADP	_	14 bear	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 bear	det
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 bear	nsubj
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 bear	punct
14	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 went	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 put	cc
16	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 went	conj
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 mouth	nmod:poss
18	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 put	obj
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 wound	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 wound	det
21	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 put	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 breathed	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 breathed	cc
24	breathed	breathe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 put	conj
25	on	on	ADP	_	26 it	case
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 breathed	obl
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 snorted	cc
28	snorted	snort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
29	“	"	PUNCT	_	30 whoof	punct
30	whoof	whoof	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 snorted	obj
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 whoof	punct
32	”	"	PUNCT	_	30 whoof	punct
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 sucked	cc
34	sucked	suck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
35	in	in	ADP	_	37 breath	case
36	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	37 breath	nmod:poss
37	breath	breath	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 sucked	obl
38	and	and	CCONJ	_	39 took	cc
39	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 bullet	det
41	bullet	bullet	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 took	obj
42	out	out	ADP	_	39 took	compound:prt
43	,	,	PUNCT	_	45 went	punct
44	and	and	CCONJ	_	45 went	cc
45	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
46	around	around	ADP	_	48 lodge	case
47	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	48 lodge	det
48	lodge	lodge	NOUN	Number=Sing	45 went	obl
49	,	,	PUNCT	_	50 singing	punct
50	singing	sing	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	45 went	advcl
51	and	and	CCONJ	_	52 making	cc
52	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	50 singing	conj
53	motions	motion	NOUN	Number=Plur	52 making	obj
54	,	,	PUNCT	_	58 took	punct
55	and	and	CCONJ	_	58 took	cc
56	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	58 took	advmod
57	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	58 took	nsubj
58	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	parataxis
59	hold	hold	NOUN	Number=Sing	58 took	obj
60	of	of	ADP	_	64 bear	case
61	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	64 bear	det
62	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	64 bear	nsubj
63	-	-	PUNCT	_	64 bear	punct
64	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 hold	nmod
65	and	and	CCONJ	_	66 lifted	cc
66	lifted	lift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	58 took	conj
67	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	66 lifted	obj
68	to	to	ADP	_	70 feet	case
69	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	70 feet	nmod:poss
70	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	66 lifted	obl
71	,	,	PUNCT	_	73 supported	punct
72	and	and	CCONJ	_	73 supported	cc
73	supported	support	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
74	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	73 supported	obj
75	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 pushed	punct
76	and	and	CCONJ	_	77 pushed	cc
77	pushed	push	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
78	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	77 pushed	obj
79	around	around	ADV	_	77 pushed	advmod
80	,	,	PUNCT	_	82 helped	punct
81	and	and	CCONJ	_	82 helped	cc
82	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
83	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	82 helped	obj
84	,	,	PUNCT	_	89 walked	punct
85	and	and	CCONJ	_	89 walked	cc
86	at	at	ADP	_	87 last	case
87	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	89 walked	obl
88	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	89 walked	nsubj
89	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 put	conj
90	,	,	PUNCT	_	93 well	punct
91	and	and	CCONJ	_	93 well	cc
92	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	93 well	cop
93	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	89 walked	advmod
94	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put down	past	boy	the gun			then		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent gun=Goal
2	go	past	boy not said here			the bear wife			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bear=Initial_Location
3	put	past	boy not said here	boy's mouth		the wound			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme on wound=Destination
4	breathe	participle	boy not said here			wound			vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Agent on it=Destination
5	snort	past	boy not said here	whoof					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whoof=Patient
6	suck	past	boy not said here			boy's breath			vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	take out	past	boy not said here	the bullet					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bullet=Theme
8	go	past	boy not said here			the lodge			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme around lodge=Initial_Location
9	sing speech: express	gerund	boy not said here						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
10	make	gerund	boy not said here	motions					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset motion=Product
11	take	past	boy	hold of the bear wife			then		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme
12	lift	past	boy not said here	wife		wife's feet			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to foot=Destination
13	support	past	boy not said here	wife					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus
14	push around	past	boy not said here	wife				around property	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
15	help	past	boy not said here		wife				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary
16	walk	past	wife			last			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at last=Trajectory
17	is	past						well property	tree rules
18	hold			the bear wife					nom hold «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: «The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, Project Gutenberg book 66596 (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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🌲 The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories, The Grizzly Bear’s Medicine, sentence 85

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The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories, The Grizzly Bear’s Medicine, sentence 85