Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 4, sentence 54

They strip for the race and prepare, --DuLuth in his breeches and leggins; And the brown, curling locks of his hair downward droop to his bare, brawny shoulders, And his face wears a smile debonair, as he tightens his red sash around him; But stripped to the moccasins bare, save the belt and the breech-clout of buckskin, Stands the haughty Tamdóka aware that the eyes of the warriors admire him; For his arms are the arms of a bear and his legs are the legs of a panther.

Who acts: tongues, face, eyes, arms · What happens: strip, prepare, curl, wear, tighten, save · To what, where: DuLuth, breeches, locks, bare brawny shoulders, smile debonair, red sash

This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, The Feast of the Virgins., part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (tongues, face, eyes, arms), 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	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 strip	nsubj
2	strip	strip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 race	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 race	det
5	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 strip	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 prepare	cc
7	prepare	prepare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 strip	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 DuLuth	punct
9	--	--	PUNCT	_	10 DuLuth	punct
10	DuLuth	DuLuth	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 prepare	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 breeches	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 breeches	nmod:poss
13	breeches	breech	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 prepare	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 leggins	cc
15	leggins	leggin	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 breeches	conj
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 brown	punct
17	And	and	CCONJ	_	19 brown	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 brown	det
19	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 strip	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 curling	punct
21	curling	curl	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 brown	advcl
22	locks	lock	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 curling	obj
23	of	of	ADP	_	27 droop	case
24	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 droop	nmod:poss
25	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 droop	nsubj
26	downward	downward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 droop	amod
27	droop	droop	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 locks	nmod
28	to	to	ADP	_	33 shoulders	case
29	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	33 shoulders	nmod:poss
30	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	33 shoulders	amod
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 bare	punct
32	brawny	brawny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	33 shoulders	amod
33	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 curling	obl
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	38 wears	punct
35	And	and	CCONJ	_	38 wears	cc
36	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	37 face	nmod:poss
37	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 wears	nsubj
38	wears	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 strip	conj
39	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	41 debonair	det
40	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 debonair	compound
41	debonair	debonair	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 wears	obj
42	,	,	PUNCT	_	45 tightens	punct
43	as	as	SCONJ	_	45 tightens	mark
44	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	45 tightens	nsubj
45	tightens	tighten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	38 wears	conj
46	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	48 sash	nmod:poss
47	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	48 sash	amod
48	sash	sash	NOUN	Number=Sing	45 tightens	obj
49	around	around	ADP	_	50 him	case
50	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	45 tightens	obl
51	;	;	PUNCT	_	53 stripped	punct
52	But	but	CCONJ	_	53 stripped	cc
53	stripped	strip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 strip	conj
54	to	to	ADP	_	56 moccasins	case
55	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	56 moccasins	det
56	moccasins	moccasin	NOUN	Number=Plur	53 stripped	obl
57	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	56 moccasins	amod
58	,	,	PUNCT	_	59 save	punct
59	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	53 stripped	advcl
60	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	61 belt	det
61	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 save	obj
62	and	and	CCONJ	_	66 clout	cc
63	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	66 clout	det
64	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 clout	compound
65	-	-	PUNCT	_	64 breech	punct
66	clout	clout	NOUN	Number=Sing	61 belt	conj
67	of	of	ADP	_	68 buckskin	case
68	buckskin	buckskin	NOUN	Number=Sing	66 clout	nmod
69	,	,	PUNCT	_	70 Stands	punct
70	Stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	59 save	parataxis
71	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	74 aware	det
72	haughty	haughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	74 aware	amod
73	Tamdóka	Tamdóka	PROPN	Number=Sing	74 aware	compound
74	aware	aware	ADJ	Degree=Pos	70 Stands	ccomp
75	that	that	SCONJ	_	81 admire	mark
76	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	77 eyes	det
77	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	81 admire	nsubj
78	of	of	ADP	_	80 warriors	case
79	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	80 warriors	det
80	warriors	warrior	NOUN	Number=Plur	77 eyes	nmod
81	admire	admire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	74 aware	advcl
82	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	81 admire	obj
83	;	;	PUNCT	_	98 legs	punct
84	For	for	ADP	_	89 arms	case
85	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	86 arms	nmod:poss
86	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	89 arms	nsubj
87	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	89 arms	cop
88	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	89 arms	det
89	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	98 legs	obl
90	of	of	ADP	_	92 bear	case
91	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	92 bear	det
92	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	89 arms	nmod
93	and	and	CCONJ	_	95 legs	cc
94	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	95 legs	nmod:poss
95	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	92 bear	conj
96	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	98 legs	cop
97	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	98 legs	det
98	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 strip	obl
99	of	of	ADP	_	101 panther	case
100	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	101 panther	det
101	panther	panther	NOUN	Number=Sing	98 legs	nmod
102	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 strip	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	strip	present	tongues = tongue			for the race	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	prepare	infinitive	tongues = tongue not said here	DuLuth	Duluth's breeches and leggins		vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duluth=Patient
3	curl	gerund	tongues = tongue not said here	locks of Duluth's downward droop hair	Duluth's bare brawny shoulders		vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lock=Theme to shoulder=Destination
4	wear	present	Duluth's face	a smile debonair			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent debonair=Source
5	tighten	present	face	face's red sash		around Duluth	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sash=Patient
6	strip	past	tongues = tongue not said here			to the moccasins	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	save	infinitive	tongues = tongue not said here	the belt and the breech clout of buckskin			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Theme
8	stand	present					vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
9	admire	present	the eyes of the warriors	face			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
10	is	present	face's arms			for the arms; of a bear and face's legs	tree rules
11	is a	present		the legs		of a panther	tree rules
12	clout			buckskin			nom clout «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: «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, Project Gutenberg book 8122 (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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🌲 Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 4, sentence 54

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Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 4, sentence 54