Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 7, sentence 65

From its sheath snatched Winona her knife, and a leg from the red doe she severed; With the carcass she ran for her life, --to a low-branching oak ran the maiden; Round the deer's neck her head-strap [b] was tied; swiftly she sprang to the arms of the oak-tree; Quick her burden she drew to her side, and higher she clomb on the branches, While the maddened wolves battled and bled, dealing death o'er the leg to each other; Their keen fangs devouring the dead, --yea, devouring the flesh of the living, They raved and they gnashed and they growled, like the fiends in the regions infernal; The wide night re-echoing howled, and the hoarse North wind laughed o'er the slaughter.

Who acts: leg, Quick burden, maddened wolves, keen fangs, wolves, wide night · What happens: snatch, sever, run, tie, spring, draw · To what, where: knife, Winona, sheath, maiden, branching oak, head strap

This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, The Feast of the Virgins., part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (leg, Quick burden, maddened wolves, keen fangs), 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	From	from	ADP	_	3 sheath	case
2	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 sheath	nmod:poss
3	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snatched	obl
4	snatched	snatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Winona	Winona	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 snatched	obj
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 knife	nmod:poss
7	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 snatched	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 severed	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 severed	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 leg	det
11	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 severed	nsubj
12	from	from	ADP	_	15 doe	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 doe	det
14	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 doe	amod
15	doe	doe	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 leg	nmod
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 severed	nsubj
17	severed	sever	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 snatched	conj
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 ran	punct
19	With	with	ADP	_	21 carcass	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 carcass	det
21	carcass	carcass	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 ran	obl
22	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 ran	nsubj
23	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 snatched	parataxis
24	for	for	ADP	_	26 life	case
25	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 life	nmod:poss
26	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 ran	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 ran	punct
28	--	--	PUNCT	_	35 ran	punct
29	to	to	ADP	_	34 oak	case
30	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	34 oak	det
31	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	33 branching	amod
32	-	-	PUNCT	_	31 low	punct
33	branching	branching	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 oak	compound
34	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 ran	obl
35	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 ran	conj
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 maiden	det
37	maiden	maiden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 ran	obj
38	;	;	PUNCT	_	52 tied	punct
39	Round	round	ADP	_	43 neck	case
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 deer	det
41	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	43 neck	nmod:poss
42	's	's	PART	_	41 deer	case
43	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	52 tied	obl
44	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	47 strap	nmod:poss
45	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 strap	compound
46	-	-	PUNCT	_	45 head	punct
47	strap	strap	NOUN	Number=Sing	52 tied	nsubj:pass
48	[	[	PUNCT	_	49 b	punct
49	b	B	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 strap	appos
50	]	]	PUNCT	_	49 b	punct
51	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	52 tied	aux:pass
52	tied	tie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 ran	conj
53	;	;	PUNCT	_	56 sprang	punct
54	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	_	56 sprang	advmod
55	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	56 sprang	nsubj
56	sprang	spring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 ran	conj
57	to	to	ADP	_	59 arms	case
58	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	59 arms	det
59	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	56 sprang	obl
60	of	of	ADP	_	64 tree	case
61	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	64 tree	det
62	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	64 tree	compound
63	-	-	PUNCT	_	62 oak	punct
64	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 arms	nmod
65	;	;	PUNCT	_	70 drew	punct
66	Quick	Quick	PROPN	Number=Sing	68 burden	compound
67	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	68 burden	nmod:poss
68	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 drew	nsubj
69	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	70 drew	nsubj
70	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 snatched	parataxis
71	to	to	ADP	_	73 side	case
72	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	73 side	nmod:poss
73	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 drew	obl
74	,	,	PUNCT	_	76 higher	punct
75	and	and	CCONJ	_	76 higher	cc
76	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	78 clomb	amod
77	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	78 clomb	compound
78	clomb	clomb	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 drew	conj
79	on	on	ADP	_	81 branches	case
80	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	81 branches	det
81	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	78 clomb	nmod
82	,	,	PUNCT	_	87 battled	punct
83	While	while	SCONJ	_	87 battled	mark
84	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	86 wolves	det
85	maddened	madden	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	86 wolves	amod
86	wolves	wolf	NOUN	Number=Plur	87 battled	nsubj
87	battled	battle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	70 drew	conj
88	and	and	CCONJ	_	89 bled	cc
89	bled	bleed	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	87 battled	conj
90	,	,	PUNCT	_	91 dealing	punct
91	dealing	deal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	89 bled	advcl
92	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	91 dealing	obj
93	o'er	o'er	ADP	_	95 leg	case
94	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	95 leg	det
95	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	91 dealing	obl
96	to	to	ADP	_	97 each	case
97	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	91 dealing	obl
98	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	97 each	fixed
99	;	;	PUNCT	_	102 fangs	punct
100	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	102 fangs	nmod:poss
101	keen	keen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	102 fangs	amod
102	fangs	fang	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 snatched	parataxis
103	devouring	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	102 fangs	acl
104	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	105 dead	det
105	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	103 devouring	obj
106	,	,	PUNCT	_	110 devouring	punct
107	--	--	PUNCT	_	110 devouring	punct
108	yea	yea	INTJ	_	110 devouring	discourse
109	,	,	PUNCT	_	110 devouring	punct
110	devouring	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	102 fangs	acl
111	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	112 flesh	det
112	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	110 devouring	obj
113	of	of	ADP	_	115 living	case
114	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	115 living	det
115	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	112 flesh	nmod
116	,	,	PUNCT	_	118 raved	punct
117	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	118 raved	nsubj
118	raved	rave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	110 devouring	conj
119	and	and	CCONJ	_	121 gnashed	cc
120	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	121 gnashed	nsubj
121	gnashed	gnash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	118 raved	conj
122	and	and	CCONJ	_	124 growled	cc
123	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	124 growled	nsubj
124	growled	growl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	121 gnashed	conj
125	,	,	PUNCT	_	128 fiends	punct
126	like	like	ADP	_	128 fiends	case
127	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	128 fiends	det
128	fiends	fiend	NOUN	Number=Plur	124 growled	obj
129	in	in	ADP	_	132 infernal	case
130	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	132 infernal	det
131	regions	region	NOUN	Number=Plur	132 infernal	compound
132	infernal	infernal	NOUN	Number=Sing	128 fiends	nmod
133	;	;	PUNCT	_	138 howled	punct
134	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	136 night	det
135	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	136 night	amod
136	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	138 howled	nsubj:pass
137	re-echoing	re-echo	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	136 night	acl
138	howled	howl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	118 raved	parataxis
139	,	,	PUNCT	_	145 laughed	punct
140	and	and	CCONJ	_	145 laughed	cc
141	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	144 wind	det
142	hoarse	hoarse	ADJ	Degree=Pos	144 wind	amod
143	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	144 wind	compound
144	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	145 laughed	nsubj
145	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	138 howled	conj
146	o'er	o'er	ADP	_	148 slaughter	case
147	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	148 slaughter	det
148	slaughter	slaughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	145 laughed	obl
149	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 snatched	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	snatch	past		Winona's knife	Winona	heart's sheath	wolves's keen fangs parataxis	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent winona=Beneficiary knife=Theme
2	sever	past	a leg from the red doe					vn separate-23.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	run	past	leg				with the carcass; for Winona's life	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with carcass=Material
4	run	past	leg not said here	the maiden		a branching oak		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent maiden=Theme to oak=Trajectory
5	tie	past · passive		Winona's head strap			round the deer's neck	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
6	spring	past	leg			the arms of the oak tree	swiftly property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to arm=Destination
7	draw	past	Winona's Quick burden			burden's side	burden nsubj; higher she clomb on the branches conj	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to side=Destination
8	madden	participle						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
9	battle	participle	the maddened wolves					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
10	bleed	participle	the maddened wolves not said here					vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
11	deal	gerund	the maddened wolves not said here	death	each		o'er the leg	vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent death=Theme to each=Recipient
12	devour	gerund	wolves's keen fangs not said here	the dead				vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Patient
13	devour	gerund	wolves's keen fangs not said here	the flesh of the living				vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient
14	rave speech: other	past	wolves = wolf					vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
15	gnash	past	wolves = wolf					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
16	growl	past	wolves = wolf	the fiends		the regions infernal		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiend=Topic
17	re-echo	gerund	the wide night not said here					tree rules
18	howl	participle · passive		the wide night				vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
19	laugh	past	the hoarse North wind				o'er the slaughter	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
20	burden		Winona					nom burden «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: «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 7, sentence 65