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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

cccaseoblpunctnsubj:passaux:passpunctcasedetamodoblcasenummodnmod:posscasenmodpunctcccaseoblpunctnsubj:passaux:passparataxispunctcasedetamodoblcasenmod:posscasenmodpunctcccaseoblpunctnsubj:passaux:passconjpunctcasedetoblcasedetnmodcasenummodnmod:posscasenmodpunctcccaseoblpunctnsubjconjccconjpunctcasedetoblcasenmod:posscasenmodpunctcccaseoblpunctnsubjconjccconjpunctappospunctcasedetamodnmodcasenummodnmod:posscasenmodpunctcccaseamodoblpunctnsubjadvmodmarkconjcasedetcompoundoblcasenmod:posscasenmodpunctrootAndCCONJlikeADPoxenNOUN,PUNCTwePRONareAUXgoadedVERB,PUNCTbyADPtheDETbitingVERBstingNOUNofADPoneNUMwomanNOUN'sPARTevilNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJlikeADPelephantsNOUN,PUNCTwePRONareAUXtamedVERB,PUNCTbyADPtheDETsubtleADJspellNOUNofADPanotherDET'sPARTpurityNOUN;PUNCTandCCONJlikeADPbirdsNOUN,PUNCTwePRONareAUXdecoyedVERB,PUNCTbyADPtheDETlureNOUNofADPtheDETbowerNOUNofADPoneNUMgirlNOUN'sPARTarmsNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJlikeADPbeesNOUN,PUNCTwePRONhoverVERBandCCONJsipVERB,PUNCTaroundADPtheDEThoneyNOUNofADPanotherDET'sPARTlipsNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJlikeADPsnakesNOUN,PUNCTwePRONwindNOUNandCCONJcoilNOUN[PUNCT12NUM]PUNCTroundADPtheDETslenderADJstemNOUNofADPoneNUMgirlNOUN'sPARTwaistNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJlikeADPwearyADJtravellersNOUN,PUNCTwePRONlongADVtoPARTsleepVERBonADPtheDETlivingNOUNpillowNOUNofADPanotherDET'sPARTbosomNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_7 goadedcc
2likelikeADP_3 oxencase
3oxenoxNOUNNumber=Plur7 goadedobl
4,,PUNCT_3 oxenpunct
5wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs7 goadednsubj:pass
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 goadedaux:pass
7goadedgoadVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
8,,PUNCT_12 stingpunct
9bybyADP_12 stingcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 stingdet
11bitingbiteVERBVerbForm=Ger12 stingamod
12stingstingNOUNNumber=Sing7 goadedobl
13ofofADP_17 evilcase
14oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card15 womannummod
15womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing17 evilnmod:poss
16's'sPART_15 womancase
17evilevilNOUNNumber=Sing12 stingnmod
18,,PUNCT_25 tamedpunct
19andandCCONJ_25 tamedcc
20likelikeADP_21 elephantscase
21elephantselephantNOUNNumber=Plur25 tamedobl
22,,PUNCT_21 elephantspunct
23wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs25 tamednsubj:pass
24arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 tamedaux:pass
25tamedtameVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 goadedparataxis
26,,PUNCT_30 spellpunct
27bybyADP_30 spellcase
28thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art30 spelldet
29subtlesubtleADJDegree=Pos30 spellamod
30spellspellNOUNNumber=Sing25 tamedobl
31ofofADP_34 puritycase
32anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind34 puritynmod:poss
33's'sPART_32 anothercase
34puritypurityNOUNNumber=Sing30 spellnmod
35;;PUNCT_42 decoyedpunct
36andandCCONJ_42 decoyedcc
37likelikeADP_38 birdscase
38birdsbirdNOUNNumber=Plur42 decoyedobl
39,,PUNCT_38 birdspunct
40wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs42 decoyednsubj:pass
41arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin42 decoyedaux:pass
42decoyeddecoyVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass25 tamedconj
43,,PUNCT_46 lurepunct
44bybyADP_46 lurecase
45thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art46 luredet
46lurelureNOUNNumber=Sing42 decoyedobl
47ofofADP_49 bowercase
48thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art49 bowerdet
49bowerbowerNOUNNumber=Sing46 lurenmod
50ofofADP_54 armscase
51oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card52 girlnummod
52girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing54 armsnmod:poss
53's'sPART_52 girlcase
54armsarmNOUNNumber=Plur49 bowernmod
55,,PUNCT_61 hoverpunct
56andandCCONJ_61 hovercc
57likelikeADP_58 beescase
58beesbeeNOUNNumber=Plur61 hoverobl
59,,PUNCT_58 beespunct
60wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs61 hovernsubj
61hoverhoverVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 goadedconj
62andandCCONJ_63 sipcc
63sipsipVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin61 hoverconj
64,,PUNCT_67 honeypunct
65aroundaroundADP_67 honeycase
66thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art67 honeydet
67honeyhoneyNOUNNumber=Sing61 hoverobl
68ofofADP_71 lipscase
69anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind71 lipsnmod:poss
70's'sPART_69 anothercase
71lipslipNOUNNumber=Plur67 honeynmod
72,,PUNCT_75 snakespunct
73andandCCONJ_75 snakescc
74likelikeADP_75 snakescase
75snakessnakeNOUNNumber=Plur61 hoverobl
76,,PUNCT_75 snakespunct
77wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs78 windnsubj
78windwindNOUNNumber=Sing75 snakesconj
79andandCCONJ_80 coilcc
80coilcoilNOUNNumber=Sing78 windconj
81[[PUNCT_82 12punct
821212NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card78 windappos
83]]PUNCT_82 12punct
84roundroundADP_87 stemcase
85thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art87 stemdet
86slenderslenderADJDegree=Pos87 stemamod
87stemstemNOUNNumber=Sing82 12nmod
88ofofADP_92 waistcase
89oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card90 girlnummod
90girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing92 waistnmod:poss
91's'sPART_90 girlcase
92waistwaistNOUNNumber=Sing87 stemnmod
93,,PUNCT_102 sleeppunct
94andandCCONJ_102 sleepcc
95likelikeADP_97 travellerscase
96wearywearyADJDegree=Pos97 travellersamod
97travellerstravellerNOUNNumber=Plur102 sleepobl
98,,PUNCT_97 travellerspunct
99wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs102 sleepnsubj
100longlongADVDegree=Pos102 sleepadvmod
101totoPART_102 sleepmark
102sleepsleepVERBVerbForm=Inf82 12conj
103ononADP_106 pillowcase
104thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art106 pillowdet
105livinglivingNOUNNumber=Sing106 pillowcompound
106pillowpillowNOUNNumber=Sing102 sleepobl
107ofofADP_110 bosomcase
108anotheranotherDETPronType=Ind110 bosomnmod:poss
109's'sPART_108 anothercase
110bosombosomNOUNNumber=Sing106 pillownmod
111..PUNCT_7 goadedpunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1goadpresent · passivethe biting sting of one woman's evilwelike oxenvn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2bitegerundvn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
3tamepresent · passivethe subtle spell of another's puritywelike elephantsvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
4decoypresent · passivethe lure of the bower of one girl's armswelike birdstree rules
5hoverpresentwethe honey of another's lipslike bees; like snakes and wind and coilvn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around honey=Location
6sippresentwe not said herevn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7windwecoil conj; 12 round the slender stem of one girl's waist appostree rules
8sleepto-infinitivewethe living pillow of another's bosomlike weary travellers; long propertyvn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
9stingone woman's evilnom sting «state transitive»: of=patient
10spellanother's puritynom spell «state transitive»: of=patient
11stemone girl's waistnom 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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