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title: "W'en dey got in, Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footed dat he wuz too lo… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics
description: "W'en dey got in, Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footed dat he wuz too low on de flo', en he wern't high nuff in a cheer, but while dey wuz all scrambling' 'roun' tryin' fer ter git Brer Tarrypin a cheer, Brer Rabbit, he pick 'im up en put 'im on de shelf whar de water-bucket sot, en ole Brer Tarrypin, h
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# Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, X. Mr. Terrapin Appears Upon the Scene, sentence 14

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"W'en dey got in, Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footed dat he wuz too low on de flo', en he wern't high nuff in a cheer, but while dey wuz all scrambling' 'roun' tryin' fer ter git Brer Tarrypin a cheer, Brer Rabbit, he pick 'im up en put 'im on de shelf whar de water-bucket sot, en ole Brer Tarrypin, he lay back up dar, he did, des es proud ez a nigger wid a cook possum.

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**Who acts:** W'en dey, Dey, roun, im en, en, nigger · **What happens:** get in, wuz, nuff, scramble, git, pick · **To what, where:** Brer wuz, flo en, cheer, dey, de shelf whar, cook possum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, X. Mr. Terrapin Appears Upon the Scene. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (W'en dey, Dey, roun, im en), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg2306:13:14
# text = "W'en dey got in, Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footed dat he wuz too low on de flo', en he wern't high nuff in a cheer, but while dey wuz all scrambling' 'roun' tryin' fer ter git Brer Tarrypin a cheer, Brer Rabbit, he pick 'im up en put 'im on de shelf whar de water-bucket sot, en ole Brer Tarrypin, he lay back up dar, he did, des es proud ez a nigger wid a cook possum.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	W'en	W'en	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dey	dey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Tarrypin	Tarrypin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	wuz	wuz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
11	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	footed	footed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wuz	wuz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl:relcl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	21	compound	_	_
21	flo	flo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	',	',	PART	POS	_	21	dep	_	_
23	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
25	wer	wer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	nuff	nuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	acl:relcl	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	cheer	cheer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
33	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
34	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	35	mark	_	_
35	dey	dey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	_
36	wuz	wuz	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
37	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	36	obj	_	_
38	scrambling	scramble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	37	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	47	punct	_	_
40	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	roun	roun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	43	punct	_	_
43	tryin	tryin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	43	punct	_	_
45	fer	f	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	47	amod	_	_
46	ter	ter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	compound	_	_
47	git	git	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	_
48	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	47	appos	_	_
49	Tarrypin	Tarrypin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	flat	_	_
50	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	cheer	cheer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
53	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	compound	_	_
54	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	51	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
56	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
57	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	51	conj	_	_
58	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	59	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
59	im	im	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	61	amod	_	_
60	up	up	ADP	RP	_	59	compound:prt	_	_
61	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nsubj	_	_
62	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	57	parataxis	_	_
63	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	im	im	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	62	conj	_	_
65	on	on	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
66	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	68	amod	_	_
67	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	compound	_	_
68	whar	whar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	_
69	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	73	compound	_	_
70	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	70	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	compound	_	_
73	sot	sot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	76	punct	_	_
75	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	compound	_	_
76	ole	ole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	appos	_	_
77	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	76	appos	_	_
78	Tarrypin	Tarrypin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	77	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
80	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	81	nsubj	_	_
81	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	conj	_	_
82	back	back	ADV	RB	_	81	advmod	_	_
83	up	up	ADP	IN	_	84	case	_	_
84	dar	dar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
86	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	87	nsubj	_	_
87	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	81	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
89	des	des	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	es	e	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	nsubj	_	_
91	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	conj	_	_
92	ez	ez	SCONJ	IN	_	95	mark	_	_
93	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	nigger	nigger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	nsubj	_	_
95	wid	wi	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	ccomp	_	_
96	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
97	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	compound	_	_
98	possum	possum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	95	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get in** *in a quote* | past | W'en dey | Brer wuz |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **wuz** *in a quote* |  | Dey |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **nuff** *in a quote* |  | Dey | flo en *not said here* |  | a cheer |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **wuz** *in a quote* | present |  | dey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **scramble** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **git** *in a quote* |  | roun |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **pick** *in a quote* | infinitive | Dey |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **im up** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **put** *in a quote* | past | im en |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **im** *in a quote* | participle | im en *not said here* |  |  | de shelf whar and de bucket sot |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **lie back** *in a quote* | past | en |  |  |  |  | up dar | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **do** *in a quote* | past | en |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **wi** *in a quote* | past | a nigger | a cook possum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

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**Text:** «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, Project Gutenberg book 2306 (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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