Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 9, sentence 87

Therefore he came to them-- The people of the town Which was then so high and dry-- Looking so terribly fierce That in all the land there was none Who was half so horrible; For he seemed to be ten feet high, With a hundred wonderful plumes, Feathers of red and black, From his scalp-lock uprising; His face fresh-painted like blood, Green rings around his eyes, While a very large clam-shell hung From either ear, and behind, A great spread eagle, which Was awful to behold, Flapped wings at every step; So that the hearts of all Beat as he entered the village, For as simple Indians, they Accounted that this must be Either Lox, the Wolverine, Or Michihant the Devil Himself in person, who Had turned to Indian form.

Who acts: Kulóskap, town, people, great spread eagle, hearts, this · What happens: come, be, look, seem, paint, hang · To what, where: deeds, face, large clam shell, ear, village, Lox

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, town, people, great spread eagle), 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	Therefore	therefore	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 them	case
5	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	obl
6	--	--	PUNCT	_	20 Looking	punct
7	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 people	det
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 Looking	nsubj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 town	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 town	det
11	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 people	nmod
12	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 high	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 high	cop
14	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 high	advmod
15	so	so	ADV	_	16 high	advmod
16	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 town	acl:relcl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 dry	cc
18	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 high	conj
19	--	--	PUNCT	_	16 high	punct
20	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 came	advcl
21	so	so	ADV	_	23 fierce	advmod
22	terribly	terribly	ADV	_	23 fierce	advmod
23	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 Looking	xcomp
24	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	23 fierce	nsubj
25	in	in	ADP	_	28 land	case
26	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	28 land	det:predet
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 land	det
28	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 Looking	obl
29	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	30 was	expl
30	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	28 land	acl:relcl
31	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	30 was	nsubj
32	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	36 horrible	nsubj
33	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	36 horrible	cop
34	half	half	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	36 horrible	advmod
35	so	so	ADV	_	36 horrible	advmod
36	horrible	horrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 none	acl:relcl
37	;	;	PUNCT	_	40 seemed	punct
38	For	for	ADP	_	40 seemed	case
39	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	40 seemed	nsubj
40	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	parataxis
41	to	to	PART	_	45 high	mark
42	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	45 high	cop
43	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	44 feet	nummod
44	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	45 high	obl:unmarked
45	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	40 seemed	advcl
46	,	,	PUNCT	_	51 plumes	punct
47	With	with	ADP	_	51 plumes	case
48	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	49 hundred	det
49	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	51 plumes	nummod
50	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	51 plumes	amod
51	plumes	plume	NOUN	Number=Plur	40 seemed	obl
52	,	,	PUNCT	_	53 Feathers	punct
53	Feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	51 plumes	conj
54	of	of	ADP	_	55 red	case
55	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	53 Feathers	nmod
56	and	and	CCONJ	_	57 black	cc
57	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	55 red	conj
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	64 uprising	punct
59	From	from	ADP	_	64 uprising	case
60	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	64 uprising	nmod:poss
61	scalp	scalp	NOUN	Number=Sing	63 lock	compound
62	-	-	PUNCT	_	61 scalp	punct
63	lock	lock	NOUN	Number=Sing	64 uprising	compound
64	uprising	uprising	NOUN	Number=Sing	55 red	conj
65	;	;	PUNCT	_	70 painted	punct
66	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	67 face	nmod:poss
67	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 painted	nsubj:pass
68	fresh	fresh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	70 painted	compound
69	-	-	PUNCT	_	68 fresh	punct
70	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 came	parataxis
71	like	like	ADP	_	72 blood	case
72	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 painted	obl
73	,	,	PUNCT	_	75 rings	punct
74	Green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	75 rings	amod
75	rings	ring	NOUN	Number=Plur	72 blood	nmod
76	around	around	ADP	_	78 eyes	case
77	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	78 eyes	nmod:poss
78	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	75 rings	nmod
79	,	,	PUNCT	_	86 shell	punct
80	While	while	SCONJ	_	86 shell	mark
81	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	86 shell	det
82	very	very	ADV	_	83 large	advmod
83	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	86 shell	amod
84	clam	clam	NOUN	Number=Sing	86 shell	compound
85	-	-	PUNCT	_	84 clam	punct
86	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 painted	obl
87	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	86 shell	acl
88	From	from	ADP	_	90 ear	case
89	either	either	DET	PronType=Ind	90 ear	det
90	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 hung	obl
91	,	,	PUNCT	_	93 behind	punct
92	and	and	CCONJ	_	93 behind	cc
93	behind	behind	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
94	,	,	PUNCT	_	98 eagle	punct
95	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	98 eagle	det
96	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	98 eagle	amod
97	spread	spread	NOUN	Number=Sing	98 eagle	compound
98	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	parataxis
99	,	,	PUNCT	_	102 awful	punct
100	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	102 awful	nsubj
101	Was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	102 awful	cop
102	awful	awful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	98 eagle	nmod
103	to	to	ADP	_	104 behold	case
104	behold	behold	INTJ	_	102 awful	discourse
105	,	,	PUNCT	_	107 wings	punct
106	Flapped	flap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	107 wings	amod
107	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	98 eagle	nmod
108	at	at	ADP	_	110 step	case
109	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	110 step	det
110	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	107 wings	nmod
111	;	;	PUNCT	_	121 entered	punct
112	So	so	ADV	_	121 entered	advmod
113	that	that	SCONJ	_	121 entered	mark
114	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	115 hearts	det
115	hearts	heart	NOUN	Number=Plur	121 entered	nsubj
116	of	of	ADP	_	118 Beat	case
117	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	118 Beat	det
118	Beat	Beat	PROPN	Number=Sing	115 hearts	nmod
119	as	as	SCONJ	_	121 entered	mark
120	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	121 entered	nsubj
121	entered	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
122	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	123 village	det
123	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	121 entered	obj
124	,	,	PUNCT	_	128 Indians	punct
125	For	for	ADP	_	128 Indians	case
126	as	as	ADV	_	127 simple	advmod
127	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	128 Indians	amod
128	Indians	Indian	PROPN	Number=Plur	121 entered	obl
129	,	,	PUNCT	_	131 Accounted	punct
130	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	131 Accounted	nsubj
131	Accounted	account	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
132	that	that	SCONJ	_	137 Lox	mark
133	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	137 Lox	nsubj
134	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	137 Lox	aux
135	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	137 Lox	cop
136	Either	either	CCONJ	_	137 Lox	cc:preconj
137	Lox	Lox	PROPN	Number=Sing	131 Accounted	obj
138	,	,	PUNCT	_	140 Wolverine	punct
139	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	140 Wolverine	det
140	Wolverine	Wolverine	PROPN	Number=Sing	137 Lox	flat
141	,	,	PUNCT	_	143 Michihant	punct
142	Or	or	CCONJ	_	143 Michihant	cc
143	Michihant	Michihant	PROPN	Number=Sing	137 Lox	conj
144	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	146 Himself	det
145	Devil	Devil	PROPN	Number=Sing	146 Himself	compound
146	Himself	Himself	PROPN	Number=Sing	143 Michihant	appos
147	in	in	ADP	_	148 person	case
148	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	131 Accounted	obl
149	,	,	PUNCT	_	152 turned	punct
150	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	152 turned	nsubj
151	Had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	152 turned	aux
152	turned	turn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	148 person	acl:relcl
153	to	to	ADP	_	155 form	case
154	Indian	Indian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	155 form	amod
155	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	152 turned	obl
156	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Kulóskap		deeds = deed			a great spread eagle Flapped wings at every step parataxis; behind, therefore property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to they=Initial_Location
2	is	past	the town				then	high property	tree rules
3	be		the town not said here						tree rules
4	look	gerund	the people of the town					in all land; fierce property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in land=Theme
5	is	past						Who nsubj; half, horrible property	tree rules
6	seem	past	Kulóskap					with hundred wonderful plumes and Feathers of red and Kulóskap's lock uprising	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
7	is	to-infinitive	Kulóskap not said here					ten feet obl:unmarked; high property	tree rules
8	paint	participle · passive		Kulóskap's face				like blood Green rings around Kulóskap's eyes; a large clam shell obl	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
9	hang	participle		a large clam shell not said here		either ear			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
10	is	past	a great spread eagle Flapped wings at every step					awful property	tree rules
11	flap	participle							vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
12	enter	past	the hearts of all Beat	the village				for simple Indians; Kulóskap nsubj	vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme village=Destination
13	account	past	hearts = heart					in person	tree rules
14	is a	must	this	Lox or Michihant				Michihant conj	tree rules
15	turn	past · perfect	person			Indian form			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to form=Trajectory

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 87