The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North, Opening, sentence 15
I MISTRESS AND MINSTREL 1 II THE MAID OF BEAUTY 14 III THE GRAYBEARD AND HIS SON 21 IV THE WICKED HORNET 32 V THE TREE OF MAGIC 43 VI THE SMITHY 49 VII THE TEMPEST 59 VIII THE RECIPE 66 IX THE CALDRON 73 X THE FORGING OF THE SAMPO 86 XI THE HOMESICK HERO 97 XII THE UNFINISHED BOAT 109 XIII THE LAND OF TUONELA 125 XIV THE HAG OF THE ROCK 137 XV THE HERO’S RETURN 145 XVI THE WISDOM KEEPER 151 XVII THE LAUNCHING 162 XVIII THE MAID OF THE MORNING 168 XIX THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY 178 XX THE FRIENDLY RIVALS 190 XXI THE BARKING DOGS 196 XXII THE OLD MAN’S WOOING 207 XXIII THE FIELD OF SERPENTS 214 XXIV THE GREAT PIKE 225 XXV THE BRIDEGROOM’S TRIUMPH 235 XXVI THE WEDDING FEAST 242 XXVII THE HOME COMING 253 XXVIII THE SLAVE BOY 257 XXIX A DREADFUL VENGEANCE 271 XXX THE GOLDEN MAIDEN 278 XXXI THE FAMINE 292 XXXII THE WEEPING SHIP 298 XXXIII THE KANTELE 311 XXXIV THE TRIUMPH OF MUSIC 320 XXXV THE FLIGHT 332 XXXVI THE PURSUIT 346 XXXVII THE FATE OF THE SAMPO 353
Who acts: MAID, XXI, HOME, HERO, BRIDEGROOM, MUSIC · What happens: rival, bark, dog, woo, come, forge · To what, where: LAUNCHING, 196 XXII, 207, 253, MISTRESS, SAMPO XI
This is a sentence of «The Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North» by James Baldwin, Opening. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (MAID, XXI, HOME, HERO), 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 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 MISTRESS | nsubj |
| 2 | MISTRESS | mistress | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | AND | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 MINSTREL | cc |
| 4 | MINSTREL | minstrel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 MISTRESS | conj |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 II | compound |
| 6 | II | II | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 4 MINSTREL | appos |
| 7 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 MAID | det |
| 8 | MAID | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 MISTRESS | appos |
| 9 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 10 BEAUTY | case |
| 10 | BEAUTY | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 MAID | nmod |
| 11 | 14 | 14 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 12 III | compound |
| 12 | III | III | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 8 MAID | nmod |
| 13 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 IV | det |
| 14 | GRAYBEARD | GRAYBEARD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 IV | nsubj |
| 15 | AND | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 HIS | cc |
| 16 | HIS | HIS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 GRAYBEARD | conj |
| 17 | SON | SON | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 HIS | flat |
| 18 | 21 | 21 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 19 IV | compound |
| 19 | IV | IV | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 12 III | conj |
| 20 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 HORNET | det |
| 21 | WICKED | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 HORNET | amod |
| 22 | HORNET | hornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 IV | appos |
| 23 | 32 | 32 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 22 HORNET | flat |
| 24 | V | v | ADP | _ | 26 TREE | case |
| 25 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 TREE | det |
| 26 | TREE | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 HORNET | nmod |
| 27 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 28 MAGIC | case |
| 28 | MAGIC | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 TREE | nmod |
| 29 | 43 | 43 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 30 VI | compound |
| 30 | VI | VI | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 28 MAGIC | appos |
| 31 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 SMITHY | det |
| 32 | SMITHY | SMITHY | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 TREE | nmod |
| 33 | 49 | 49 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 34 VII | compound |
| 34 | VII | vii | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 32 SMITHY | appos |
| 35 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 36 TEMPEST | det |
| 36 | TEMPEST | tempest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 VII | appos |
| 37 | 59 | 59 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 38 VIII | compound |
| 38 | VIII | VIII | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 36 TEMPEST | appos |
| 39 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 40 RECIPE | det |
| 40 | RECIPE | recipe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 VIII | nmod:unmarked |
| 41 | 66 | 66 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 40 RECIPE | flat |
| 42 | IX | ix | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 41 66 | list |
| 43 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 44 CALDRON | det |
| 44 | CALDRON | CALDRON | PROPN | Number=Sing | 40 RECIPE | appos |
| 45 | 73 | 73 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 44 CALDRON | flat |
| 46 | X | X | SYM | ExtPos=ADP | 48 FORGING | case |
| 47 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 48 FORGING | det |
| 48 | FORGING | forging | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 73 | nmod |
| 49 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 53 XI | case |
| 50 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 53 XI | det |
| 51 | SAMPO | SAMPO | PROPN | Number=Sing | 53 XI | compound |
| 52 | 86 | 86 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 51 SAMPO | flat |
| 53 | XI | XI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 48 FORGING | nmod |
| 54 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 56 HERO | det |
| 55 | HOMESICK | HOMESICK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 56 HERO | compound |
| 56 | HERO | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 XI | appos |
| 57 | 97 | 97 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 58 XII | compound |
| 58 | XII | xii | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 56 HERO | appos |
| 59 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 61 BOAT | det |
| 60 | UNFINISHED | UNFINISHED | PROPN | Number=Sing | 61 BOAT | compound |
| 61 | BOAT | BOAT | PROPN | Number=Sing | 53 XI | appos |
| 62 | 109 | 109 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 63 XIII | compound |
| 63 | XIII | XIII | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 61 BOAT | appos |
| 64 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 65 LAND | det |
| 65 | LAND | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 63 XIII | nmod:unmarked |
| 66 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 67 TUONELA | case |
| 67 | TUONELA | TUONELA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 65 LAND | nmod |
| 68 | 125 | 125 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 69 XIV | nummod |
| 69 | XIV | XIV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 67 TUONELA | appos |
| 70 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 71 HAG | det |
| 71 | HAG | hag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 RETURN | compound |
| 72 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 74 ROCK | case |
| 73 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 74 ROCK | det |
| 74 | ROCK | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 71 HAG | appos |
| 75 | 137 | 137 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 74 ROCK | flat |
| 76 | XV | XV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 71 HAG | flat:foreign |
| 77 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 78 HERO | det |
| 78 | HERO | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 RETURN | nmod:poss |
| 79 | ’S | 's | PART | _ | 78 HERO | case |
| 80 | RETURN | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 65 LAND | appos |
| 81 | 145 | 145 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 80 RETURN | flat |
| 82 | XVI | XVI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 80 RETURN | appos |
| 83 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 84 WISDOM | det |
| 84 | WISDOM | wisdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 XVI | appos |
| 85 | KEEPER | KEEPER | PROPN | Number=Sing | 82 XVI | appos |
| 86 | 151 | 151 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 85 KEEPER | flat |
| 87 | XVII | XVII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 85 KEEPER | flat |
| 88 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 89 LAUNCHING | det |
| 89 | LAUNCHING | launching | NOUN | Number=Sing | 80 RETURN | conj |
| 90 | 162 | 162 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 89 LAUNCHING | flat |
| 91 | XVIII | XVIII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 89 LAUNCHING | appos |
| 92 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 93 MAID | det |
| 93 | MAID | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 RIVALS | nsubj |
| 94 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 96 MORNING | case |
| 95 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 96 MORNING | det |
| 96 | MORNING | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 93 MAID | nmod |
| 97 | 168 | 168 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 106 RIVALS | nsubj |
| 98 | XIX | XIX | PROPN | Number=Sing | 106 RIVALS | nsubj |
| 99 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 101 JOURNEY | det |
| 100 | UNEXPECTED | unexpected | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 101 JOURNEY | amod |
| 101 | JOURNEY | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 98 XIX | appos |
| 102 | 178 | 178 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 101 JOURNEY | flat |
| 103 | XX | XX | PROPN | Number=Sing | 98 XIX | flat |
| 104 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 105 FRIENDLY | det |
| 105 | FRIENDLY | FRIENDLY | PROPN | Number=Sing | 106 RIVALS | nsubj |
| 106 | RIVALS | rival | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 89 LAUNCHING | acl:relcl |
| 107 | 190 | 190 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 111 DOGS | nummod |
| 108 | XXI | XXI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 111 DOGS | nsubj |
| 109 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 111 DOGS | det |
| 110 | BARKING | bark | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 111 DOGS | amod |
| 111 | DOGS | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 106 RIVALS | obj |
| 112 | 196 | 196 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 113 XXII | nummod |
| 113 | XXII | XXII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 111 DOGS | nmod |
| 114 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 116 MAN | det |
| 115 | OLD | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 116 MAN | amod |
| 116 | MAN | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 117 ’S | nsubj |
| 117 | ’S | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 113 XXII | acl:relcl |
| 118 | WOOING | woo | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 117 ’S | xcomp |
| 119 | 207 | 207 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 118 WOOING | obj |
| 120 | XXIII | xxiii | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 119 207 | list |
| 121 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 122 FIELD | det |
| 122 | FIELD | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 118 WOOING | obj |
| 123 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 124 SERPENTS | case |
| 124 | SERPENTS | serpent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 122 FIELD | conj |
| 125 | 214 | 214 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 124 SERPENTS | list |
| 126 | XXIV | XXIV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 125 214 | nmod:unmarked |
| 127 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 129 PIKE | det |
| 128 | GREAT | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 129 PIKE | amod |
| 129 | PIKE | PIKE | PROPN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | appos |
| 130 | 225 | 225 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 131 XXV | nummod |
| 131 | XXV | XXV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | list |
| 132 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 133 BRIDEGROOM | det |
| 133 | BRIDEGROOM | bridegroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 135 TRIUMPH | nmod:poss |
| 134 | ’S | 's | PART | _ | 133 BRIDEGROOM | case |
| 135 | TRIUMPH | triumph | NOUN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | list |
| 136 | 235 | 235 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 135 TRIUMPH | flat |
| 137 | XXVI | XXVI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | flat |
| 138 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 140 FEAST | det |
| 139 | WEDDING | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 140 FEAST | compound |
| 140 | FEAST | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | appos |
| 141 | 242 | 242 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 140 FEAST | flat |
| 142 | XXVII | XXVII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 126 XXIV | list |
| 143 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 144 HOME | det |
| 144 | HOME | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 142 XXVII | appos |
| 145 | COMING | come | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 144 HOME | acl |
| 146 | 253 | 253 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 145 COMING | obl |
| 147 | XXVIII | XXVIII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 146 253 | nmod:unmarked |
| 148 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 150 BOY | det |
| 149 | SLAVE | slave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 150 BOY | compound |
| 150 | BOY | BOY | PROPN | Number=Sing | 145 COMING | obl |
| 151 | 257 | 257 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 150 BOY | flat |
| 152 | XXIX | XXIX | PROPN | Number=Sing | 150 BOY | flat |
| 153 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 155 VENGEANCE | det |
| 154 | DREADFUL | dreadful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 155 VENGEANCE | amod |
| 155 | VENGEANCE | vengeance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 145 COMING | obl |
| 156 | 271 | 271 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 155 VENGEANCE | list |
| 157 | XXX | XXX | PROPN | Number=Sing | 156 271 | nmod:unmarked |
| 158 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 160 MAIDEN | det |
| 159 | GOLDEN | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 160 MAIDEN | amod |
| 160 | MAIDEN | MAIDEN | PROPN | Number=Sing | 145 COMING | xcomp |
| 161 | 278 | 278 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 160 MAIDEN | list |
| 162 | XXXI | XXXI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 161 278 | nmod:unmarked |
| 163 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 164 FAMINE | det |
| 164 | FAMINE | famine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 160 MAIDEN | appos |
| 165 | 292 | 292 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 164 FAMINE | flat |
| 166 | XXXII | XXXII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 160 MAIDEN | conj |
| 167 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 169 SHIP | det |
| 168 | WEEPING | weeping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 169 SHIP | compound |
| 169 | SHIP | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 166 XXXII | appos |
| 170 | 298 | 298 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 169 SHIP | flat |
| 171 | XXXIII | xxxiii | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 166 XXXII | list |
| 172 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 175 XXXIV | det |
| 173 | KANTELE | KANTELE | PROPN | Number=Sing | 175 XXXIV | compound |
| 174 | 311 | 311 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 173 KANTELE | flat |
| 175 | XXXIV | XXXIV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 166 XXXII | list |
| 176 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 177 TRIUMPH | det |
| 177 | TRIUMPH | triumph | NOUN | Number=Sing | 145 COMING | obl:unmarked |
| 178 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 179 MUSIC | case |
| 179 | MUSIC | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 177 TRIUMPH | nmod |
| 180 | 320 | 320 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 179 MUSIC | flat |
| 181 | XXXV | XXXV | PROPN | Number=Sing | 179 MUSIC | appos |
| 182 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 183 FLIGHT | det |
| 183 | FLIGHT | flight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 195 353 | nsubj |
| 184 | 332 | 332 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 183 FLIGHT | list |
| 185 | XXXVI | XXXVI | PROPN | Number=Sing | 184 332 | nmod:unmarked |
| 186 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 187 PURSUIT | det |
| 187 | PURSUIT | PURSUIT | PROPN | Number=Sing | 185 XXXVI | appos |
| 188 | 346 | 346 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 189 XXXVII | nummod |
| 189 | XXXVII | XXXVII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 185 XXXVI | nmod |
| 190 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 191 FATE | det |
| 191 | FATE | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 195 353 | nsubj |
| 192 | OF | of | ADP | _ | 194 SAMPO | case |
| 193 | THE | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 194 SAMPO | det |
| 194 | SAMPO | SAMPO | PROPN | Number=Sing | 191 FATE | nmod |
| 195 | 353 | 353 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 179 MUSIC | parataxis |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rival | present | the MAID of the MORNING | the LAUNCHING not said here | 168 nsubj; XIX nsubj; the FRIENDLY nsubj | tree rules | |||
| 2 | bark | gerund | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | dog | XXI | 196 XXII | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | woo | gerund | XXI not said here | 207 | the FIELD and SERPENTS obj | tree rules | |||
| 5 | come | gerund | the HOME not said here | 253 XXVIII | the SLAVE BOY obl; a DREADFUL VENGEANCE obl; the TRIUMPH of MUSIC obl:unmarked; the GOLDEN MAIDEN and XXXII the KANTELE XXXIV xcomp | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 7 | forge | the SAMPO XI | nom forging «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 8 | return | the HERO | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 9 | triumph | the BRIDEGROOM | nom triumph «event intransitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 10 | triumph | MUSIC | nom triumph «event intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 11 | fate | the SAMPO | nom fate «event 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 Sampo: A Wonder Tale of the Old North» by James Baldwin, Project Gutenberg book 66819 (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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