Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 9, sentence 85

And when he got there, the brave Was either to obtain That the water-dam be cut, Or, failing, do something desperate-- They knew not exactly what; But it was expected by all That if he were refused He would paint the village with care Of a deep vermilion hue, Leaving on every lodge Blood, and in this intent, Should, armed at every point, Go with his tomahawk, His axe and scalping-knife Singing his death-song, too, As he went on his way; And they were all agog.

Who acts: Kulóskap, brave Was, Was, That, knife, deep vermilion hue · What happens: get, obtain, cut, fail, not do, not know · To what, where: That, water dam, something, dam, village, lodge

This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 9. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Kulóskap, brave Was, Was, That), 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	_	12 obtain	cc
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 got	advmod
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 got	nsubj
4	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 obtain	advcl
5	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 got	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 got	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Was	det
8	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Was	amod
9	Was	Be	PROPN	Number=Plur	12 obtain	nsubj
10	either	either	ADV	PronType=Ind	12 obtain	advmod
11	to	to	PART	_	12 obtain	mark
12	obtain	obtain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 cut	advcl
13	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 obtain	obj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 dam	det
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 dam	compound
16	-	-	PUNCT	_	15 water	punct
17	dam	dam	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cut	nsubj:pass
18	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	19 cut	aux:pass
19	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 failing	punct
21	Or	or	CCONJ	_	23 failing	cc
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 failing	punct
23	failing	fail	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 cut	advcl
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 do	punct
25	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 failing	xcomp
26	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	25 do	obj
27	desperate	desperate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 something	amod
28	--	--	PUNCT	_	30 knew	punct
29	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 knew	nsubj
30	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 cut	conj
31	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	30 knew	advmod
32	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	33 what	advmod
33	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	30 knew	obj
34	;	;	PUNCT	_	38 expected	punct
35	But	but	CCONJ	_	38 expected	cc
36	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	38 expected	nsubj:pass
37	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	38 expected	aux:pass
38	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 cut	conj
39	by	by	ADP	_	41 That	case
40	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	41 That	det:predet
41	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	38 expected	obl
42	if	if	SCONJ	_	45 refused	mark
43	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	45 refused	nsubj
44	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	45 refused	cop
45	refused	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	38 expected	advcl
46	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	48 paint	nsubj
47	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	48 paint	aux
48	paint	paint	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	45 refused	parataxis
49	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	50 village	det
50	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	48 paint	obj
51	with	with	ADP	_	52 care	case
52	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	50 village	nmod
53	Of	of	ADP	_	57 hue	case
54	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	57 hue	det
55	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	57 hue	amod
56	vermilion	vermilion	NOUN	Number=Sing	57 hue	compound
57	hue	hue	NOUN	Number=Sing	52 care	nmod
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	59 Leaving	punct
59	Leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	48 paint	advcl
60	on	on	ADP	_	62 lodge	case
61	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	62 lodge	det
62	lodge	lodge	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 Leaving	obl
63	Blood	Blood	PROPN	Number=Sing	62 lodge	appos
64	,	,	PUNCT	_	77 Go	punct
65	and	and	CCONJ	_	77 Go	cc
66	in	in	ADP	_	68 intent	case
67	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	68 intent	det
68	intent	intent	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 Go	obl
69	,	,	PUNCT	_	70 Should	punct
70	Should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	68 intent	acl:relcl
71	,	,	PUNCT	_	72 armed	punct
72	armed	armed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	68 intent	amod
73	at	at	ADP	_	75 point	case
74	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	75 point	det
75	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	72 armed	obl
76	,	,	PUNCT	_	68 intent	punct
77	Go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 cut	conj
78	with	with	ADP	_	80 tomahawk	case
79	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	80 tomahawk	nmod:poss
80	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 Go	obl
81	,	,	PUNCT	_	83 axe	punct
82	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	83 axe	nmod:poss
83	axe	axe	NOUN	Number=Sing	77 Go	obl
84	and	and	CCONJ	_	85 scalping	cc
85	scalping	scalp	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	83 axe	conj
86	-	-	PUNCT	_	87 knife	punct
87	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	85 scalping	obj
88	Singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	87 knife	acl
89	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	92 song	nmod:poss
90	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	92 song	compound
91	-	-	PUNCT	_	90 death	punct
92	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	88 Singing	obj
93	,	,	PUNCT	_	94 too	punct
94	too	too	ADV	_	85 scalping	advmod
95	,	,	PUNCT	_	98 went	punct
96	As	as	SCONJ	_	98 went	mark
97	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	98 went	nsubj
98	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	77 Go	parataxis
99	on	on	ADP	_	101 way	case
100	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	101 way	nmod:poss
101	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	98 went	obl
102	;	;	PUNCT	_	107 agog	punct
103	And	and	CCONJ	_	107 agog	cc
104	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	107 agog	nsubj
105	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	107 agog	cop
106	all	all	ADV	_	107 agog	advmod
107	agog	agog	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 cut	conj
108	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 cut	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	get	past	Kulóskap		there		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	obtain	to-infinitive	the brave Was	That		either property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
3	cut	infinitive · passive		the water dam			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
4	fail	gerund					vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	not do	infinitive		something			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
6	not know	past	Was = be			what obj	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
7	expect	past · passive	That	dam			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
8	is a condition, not said to happen	past	Kulóskap			refuse property	tree rules
9	paint	would	Kulóskap	the village		with care of a deep vermilion hue	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent village=Destination with care=Theme
10	leave	gerund	Kulóskap not said here		every lodge		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on lodge=Location
11	go	infinitive		Kulóskap's axe	this intent	with Kulóskap's tomahawk	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with tomahawk=Beneficiary
12	scalp	gerund		knife			vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Source
13	sing speech: express	gerund	knife not said here	Kulóskap's death song			vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
14	go	past	Kulóskap		Kulóskap's way		vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on way=Location
15	is	past	Was = be			agog, all property	tree rules
16	care		a deep vermilion hue				nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent
17	sing		Kulóskap				nom song «communication intransitive»: 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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Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 9, sentence 85