Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 12, sentence 64
So all went well for a time, But anon the chief grew weary, And opening one eye a little It seemed to him that truly They were not ten feet from the shore, And being of little faith He thought--for he spoke not aloud: “We shall never get to land:” But the Fox who read his thought, Replied, “Do not believe it, I _will_ that we reach the shore.”
Who acts: anon, It, eyes, We, Fox · What happens: go, grow, open, seem, not be, be · To what, where: one eye, anon, ten feet, shore, little faith, thought · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (anon, It, eyes, 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 | So | so | ADV | _ | 3 went | advmod |
| 2 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 went | advmod |
| 3 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 went | advmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 time | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 time | det |
| 7 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 went | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 grew | punct |
| 9 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 grew | cc |
| 10 | anon | anon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 grew | nsubj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 chief | det |
| 12 | chief | chief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 grew | nsubj |
| 13 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 went | conj |
| 14 | weary | weary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 grew | xcomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 seemed | punct |
| 16 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 seemed | cc |
| 17 | opening | open | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 23 seemed | advcl |
| 18 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 19 eye | nummod |
| 19 | eye | eye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 opening | obj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 little | det |
| 21 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 opening | obl:unmarked |
| 22 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 seemed | nsubj |
| 23 | seemed | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 grew | conj |
| 24 | to | to | ADP | _ | 25 him | case |
| 25 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 seemed | obl |
| 26 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 32 feet | mark |
| 27 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 32 feet | advmod |
| 28 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 32 feet | nsubj |
| 29 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 32 feet | cop |
| 30 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 32 feet | advmod |
| 31 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 32 feet | nummod |
| 32 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 seemed | xcomp |
| 33 | from | from | ADP | _ | 35 shore | case |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 shore | det |
| 35 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 feet | nmod |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 41 faith | punct |
| 37 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 41 faith | cc |
| 38 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 41 faith | cop |
| 39 | of | of | ADP | _ | 41 faith | case |
| 40 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 41 faith | amod |
| 41 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 went | obl |
| 42 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 43 thought | nsubj |
| 43 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 41 faith | acl:relcl |
| 44 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 47 spoke | punct |
| 45 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 47 spoke | mark |
| 46 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 47 spoke | nsubj |
| 47 | spoke | speak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 went | conj |
| 48 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 47 spoke | advmod |
| 49 | aloud | aloud | ADV | _ | 47 spoke | advmod |
| 50 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 55 get | punct |
| 51 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 55 get | punct |
| 52 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 55 get | nsubj |
| 53 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 55 get | aux |
| 54 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 55 get | advmod |
| 55 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 47 spoke | ccomp |
| 56 | to | to | ADP | _ | 57 land | case |
| 57 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 get | obl |
| 58 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 55 get | punct |
| 59 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 55 get | punct |
| 60 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 64 read | cc |
| 61 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 62 Fox | det |
| 62 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 read | nsubj |
| 63 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 64 read | nsubj |
| 64 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 went | conj |
| 65 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 66 thought | nmod:poss |
| 66 | thought | thought | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 read | obj |
| 67 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 68 Replied | punct |
| 68 | Replied | reply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 66 thought | acl |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 believe | punct |
| 70 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 73 believe | punct |
| 71 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 73 believe | aux |
| 72 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 73 believe | advmod |
| 73 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 64 read | ccomp |
| 74 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 73 believe | obj |
| 75 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 _ | punct |
| 76 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 79 _ | nsubj |
| 77 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 76 I | punct |
| 78 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 79 _ | aux |
| 79 | _ | _ | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 73 believe | conj |
| 80 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 82 reach | mark |
| 81 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 82 reach | nsubj |
| 82 | reach | reach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 79 _ | advcl |
| 83 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 84 shore | det |
| 84 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 reach | obj |
| 85 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 73 believe | punct |
| 86 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 73 believe | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | time | well property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | grow | past | anon | the chief nsubj; weary property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | open | gerund | one eye | a little obl:unmarked | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | ||||
| 4 | seem | past | It | anon | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | not is a | past | eyes = eye | ten feet | the shore | truly property | tree rules | ||
| 6 | is | gerund | of little faith | tree rules | |||||
| 7 | think speech: other | past | anon | little faith not said here | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot faith=Theme | ||||
| 8 | not speak speech: other | past | anon | aloud property | tree rules | ||||
| 9 | not get in a quote | shall | We | to land result | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to land=Result | ||||
| 10 | read | past | the Fox | Fox's thought | who nsubj | tree rules | |||
| 11 | reply speech: assert | participle | Fox's thought not said here | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 12 | not believe in a quote | infinitive · do-support | the Fox not said here | chief | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 13 | _ in a quote | future | the Fox = fox | tree rules | |||||
| 14 | reach in a quote | present | we | the shore | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shore=Theme | ||||
| 15 | think | Fox | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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: «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (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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