Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 5, sentence 18
But while it was yet three months Ere they came unto his dwelling, They heard the bark of his dogs, And, as day by day they drew nearer The sound grew louder and louder, Till after many trials Led by the bay of the hounds They found the mighty one, The Lord of Men and Beasts, And he made them very welcome And entertained them all.
Who acts: path, sufferings, sound · What happens: be, come, hear, draw, grow, lead · To what, where: months Ere, bark, many trials, mighty one, sufferings
This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (path, sufferings, sound), 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 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 came | cc |
| 2 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 8 Ere | mark |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 Ere | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 Ere | cop |
| 5 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 8 Ere | advmod |
| 6 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 months | nummod |
| 7 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 Ere | compound |
| 8 | Ere | Ere | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 came | obl |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 came | nsubj |
| 10 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 13 dwelling | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 dwelling | nmod:poss |
| 13 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 came | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 heard | punct |
| 15 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 heard | nsubj |
| 16 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 came | conj |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 bark | det |
| 18 | bark | bark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 heard | obj |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 dogs | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 dogs | nmod:poss |
| 21 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 bark | nmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 drew | punct |
| 23 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 drew | cc |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 day | punct |
| 25 | as | as | ADP | _ | 26 day | case |
| 26 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 drew | obl:unmarked |
| 27 | by | by | ADP | _ | 28 day | case |
| 28 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 day | nmod |
| 29 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 drew | nsubj |
| 30 | drew | draw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 came | parataxis |
| 31 | nearer | near | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 30 drew | xcomp |
| 32 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 sound | det |
| 33 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 grew | nsubj |
| 34 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 30 drew | conj |
| 35 | louder | loud | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 34 grew | xcomp |
| 36 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 37 louder | cc |
| 37 | louder | loud | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 35 louder | conj |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 trials | punct |
| 39 | Till | till | ADP | _ | 42 trials | case |
| 40 | after | after | ADP | _ | 42 trials | case |
| 41 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 42 trials | amod |
| 42 | trials | trial | NOUN | Number=Plur | 34 grew | obl |
| 43 | Led | lead | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 42 trials | acl |
| 44 | by | by | ADP | _ | 46 bay | case |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 bay | det |
| 46 | bay | bay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 Led | obl |
| 47 | of | of | ADP | _ | 49 hounds | case |
| 48 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 49 hounds | det |
| 49 | hounds | hound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 bay | nmod |
| 50 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 51 found | nsubj |
| 51 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 49 hounds | acl:relcl |
| 52 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 54 one | det |
| 53 | mighty | mighty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 54 one | amod |
| 54 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 found | obj |
| 55 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 57 Lord | punct |
| 56 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 Lord | det |
| 57 | Lord | Lord | PROPN | Number=Sing | 42 trials | appos |
| 58 | of | of | ADP | _ | 59 Men | case |
| 59 | Men | Men | PROPN | Number=Sing | 57 Lord | nmod |
| 60 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 61 Beasts | cc |
| 61 | Beasts | Beast | PROPN | Number=Plur | 57 Lord | conj |
| 62 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 65 made | punct |
| 63 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 65 made | cc |
| 64 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 65 made | nsubj |
| 65 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 34 grew | parataxis |
| 66 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 65 made | obj |
| 67 | very | very | ADV | _ | 68 welcome | advmod |
| 68 | welcome | welcome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 65 made | xcomp |
| 69 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 70 entertained | cc |
| 70 | entertained | entertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 65 made | conj |
| 71 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 70 entertained | obj |
| 72 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 71 them | nmod:unmarked |
| 73 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 came | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | path | months Ere | yet | tree rules | |||
| 2 | come | past | sufferings = suffering | unto Ere's dwelling | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | hear | past | sufferings = suffering | the bark of Ere's dogs | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bark=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | draw | past | sufferings = suffering | day | near property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 5 | grow | past | the sound | till many trials | loud property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 6 | lead | participle | many trials not said here | by the bay of the hounds | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by bay=Destination | ||||
| 7 | find | past | sufferings = suffering | the mighty one | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic | ||||
| 8 | make | past | sound | sufferings = suffering | welcome property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product | |||
| 9 | entertain | past | sound not said here | sufferings = suffering | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
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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