The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, An Evil Eye., sentence 41
And like oxen, we are goaded, by the biting sting of one woman's evil, and like elephants, we are tamed, by the subtle spell of another's purity; and like birds, we are decoyed, by the lure of the bower of one girl's arms, and like bees, we hover and sip, around the honey of another's lips, and like snakes, we wind and coil[12] round the slender stem of one girl's waist, and like weary travellers, we long to sleep on the living pillow of another's bosom.
Who acts: biting sting, subtle spell, lure, we · What happens: goad, bite, tame, decoy, hover, sip · To what, where: we, honey, living pillow, evil, purity, waist
This is a sentence of «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, An Evil Eye.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (biting sting, subtle spell, lure, we), 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 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 goaded | cc |
| 2 | like | like | ADP | _ | 3 oxen | case |
| 3 | oxen | ox | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 goaded | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 oxen | punct |
| 5 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 goaded | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 goaded | aux:pass |
| 7 | goaded | goad | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 sting | punct |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 sting | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sting | det |
| 11 | biting | bite | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 sting | amod |
| 12 | sting | sting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 goaded | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 evil | case |
| 14 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 woman | nummod |
| 15 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 evil | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 woman | case |
| 17 | evil | evil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sting | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 tamed | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 tamed | cc |
| 20 | like | like | ADP | _ | 21 elephants | case |
| 21 | elephants | elephant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 tamed | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 elephants | punct |
| 23 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 25 tamed | nsubj:pass |
| 24 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 25 tamed | aux:pass |
| 25 | tamed | tame | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 goaded | parataxis |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 spell | punct |
| 27 | by | by | ADP | _ | 30 spell | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 spell | det |
| 29 | subtle | subtle | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 spell | amod |
| 30 | spell | spell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 tamed | obl |
| 31 | of | of | ADP | _ | 34 purity | case |
| 32 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 34 purity | nmod:poss |
| 33 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 32 another | case |
| 34 | purity | purity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 spell | nmod |
| 35 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 42 decoyed | punct |
| 36 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 42 decoyed | cc |
| 37 | like | like | ADP | _ | 38 birds | case |
| 38 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 decoyed | obl |
| 39 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 38 birds | punct |
| 40 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 42 decoyed | nsubj:pass |
| 41 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 42 decoyed | aux:pass |
| 42 | decoyed | decoy | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 25 tamed | conj |
| 43 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 lure | punct |
| 44 | by | by | ADP | _ | 46 lure | case |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 lure | det |
| 46 | lure | lure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 42 decoyed | obl |
| 47 | of | of | ADP | _ | 49 bower | case |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 bower | det |
| 49 | bower | bower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 lure | nmod |
| 50 | of | of | ADP | _ | 54 arms | case |
| 51 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 52 girl | nummod |
| 52 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 54 arms | nmod:poss |
| 53 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 52 girl | case |
| 54 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 49 bower | nmod |
| 55 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 hover | punct |
| 56 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 61 hover | cc |
| 57 | like | like | ADP | _ | 58 bees | case |
| 58 | bees | bee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 61 hover | obl |
| 59 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 58 bees | punct |
| 60 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 61 hover | nsubj |
| 61 | hover | hover | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 goaded | conj |
| 62 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 63 sip | cc |
| 63 | sip | sip | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 61 hover | conj |
| 64 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 67 honey | punct |
| 65 | around | around | ADP | _ | 67 honey | case |
| 66 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 67 honey | det |
| 67 | honey | honey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 hover | obl |
| 68 | of | of | ADP | _ | 71 lips | case |
| 69 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 71 lips | nmod:poss |
| 70 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 69 another | case |
| 71 | lips | lip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 67 honey | nmod |
| 72 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 snakes | punct |
| 73 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 75 snakes | cc |
| 74 | like | like | ADP | _ | 75 snakes | case |
| 75 | snakes | snake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 61 hover | obl |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 snakes | punct |
| 77 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 78 wind | nsubj |
| 78 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 75 snakes | conj |
| 79 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 80 coil | cc |
| 80 | coil | coil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 78 wind | conj |
| 81 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 82 12 | punct |
| 82 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 78 wind | appos |
| 83 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 82 12 | punct |
| 84 | round | round | ADP | _ | 87 stem | case |
| 85 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 87 stem | det |
| 86 | slender | slender | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 87 stem | amod |
| 87 | stem | stem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 12 | nmod |
| 88 | of | of | ADP | _ | 92 waist | case |
| 89 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 90 girl | nummod |
| 90 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 92 waist | nmod:poss |
| 91 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 90 girl | case |
| 92 | waist | waist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 stem | nmod |
| 93 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 102 sleep | punct |
| 94 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 102 sleep | cc |
| 95 | like | like | ADP | _ | 97 travellers | case |
| 96 | weary | weary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 97 travellers | amod |
| 97 | travellers | traveller | NOUN | Number=Plur | 102 sleep | obl |
| 98 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 97 travellers | punct |
| 99 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 102 sleep | nsubj |
| 100 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 102 sleep | advmod |
| 101 | to | to | PART | _ | 102 sleep | mark |
| 102 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 82 12 | conj |
| 103 | on | on | ADP | _ | 106 pillow | case |
| 104 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 106 pillow | det |
| 105 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 pillow | compound |
| 106 | pillow | pillow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 102 sleep | obl |
| 107 | of | of | ADP | _ | 110 bosom | case |
| 108 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 110 bosom | nmod:poss |
| 109 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 108 another | case |
| 110 | bosom | bosom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 106 pillow | nmod |
| 111 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 goaded | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | goad | present · passive | the biting sting of one woman's evil | we | like oxen | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | |||
| 2 | bite | gerund | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | tame | present · passive | the subtle spell of another's purity | we | like elephants | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | |||
| 4 | decoy | present · passive | the lure of the bower of one girl's arms | we | like birds | tree rules | |||
| 5 | hover | present | we | the honey of another's lips | like bees; like snakes and wind and coil | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around honey=Location | |||
| 6 | sip | present | we not said here | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 7 | wind | we | coil conj; 12 round the slender stem of one girl's waist appos | tree rules | |||||
| 8 | sleep | to-infinitive | we | the living pillow of another's bosom | like weary travellers; long property | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 9 | sting | one woman's evil | nom sting «state transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 10 | spell | another's purity | nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 11 | stem | one girl's waist | nom stem «communication 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 descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, Project Gutenberg book 68641 (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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