--- title: "HIT look like ter me," said Uncle Remus, frowning, as the little bo… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics description: "HIT look like ter me," said Uncle Remus, frowning, as the little boy came hopping and skipping into the old man's cabin, "dat I see a young un 'bout yo' size playin' en makin' free wid dem ar chilluns er ole Miss Favers's yistiddy, en w'en I seed dat, I drap my axe, en I come in yer en sot flat dow --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/30/1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/) / [XXVII. Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on H…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/30/) / 1 # Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXVII. Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail, sentence 1 "HIT look like ter me," said Uncle Remus, frowning, as the little boy came hopping and skipping into the old man's cabin, "dat I see a young un 'bout yo' size playin' en makin' free wid dem ar chilluns er ole Miss Favers's yistiddy, en w'en I seed dat, I drap my axe, en I come in yer en sot flat down right whar you er settin' now, en I say ter myse'f dat it's 'bout time fer ole Remus fer ter hang up en quit. **Who acts:** HIT, Uncle Remus, little boy, I, you, en · **What happens:** look, say, frown, come, hop, skip · **To what, where:** cabin, dat, axe, yer en sot, right whar, ter myse'f · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, XXVII. Why Mr. Possum Has No Hair on His Tail. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (HIT, Uncle Remus, little boy, I), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg2306:30:1 # text = "HIT look like ter me," said Uncle Remus, frowning, as the little boy came hopping and skipping into the old man's cabin, "dat I see a young un 'bout yo' size playin' en makin' free wid dem ar chilluns er ole Miss Favers's yistiddy, en w'en I seed dat, I drap my axe, en I come in yer en sot flat down right whar you er settin' now, en I say ter myse'f dat it's 'bout time fer ole Remus fer ter hang up en quit. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 HIT HIT PROPN ADD _ 3 nsubj _ _ 3 look look VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 4 like like ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 ter ter ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 Remus Remus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 frowning frown VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 as as SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 20 hopping hop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 19 advcl _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 skipping skip VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 conj _ _ 23 into into ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 27 's 's PART POS _ 26 case _ _ 28 cabin cabin NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 30 " " PUNCT `` _ 31 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 dat dat NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 un un NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 compound _ _ 37 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 bout bout NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 compound _ _ 39 yo yo NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 42 punct _ _ 41 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 compound _ _ 42 playin playin NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ _ 44 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 compound _ _ 45 makin makin NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 49 punct _ _ 47 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 48 wid wid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 dem dem NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 conj _ _ 50 ar ar X GW ExtPos=PROPN 49 appos _ _ 51 chilluns chillun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 goeswith _ _ 52 er e ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 53 advmod _ _ 53 ole ole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 54 Miss Miss PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 compound _ _ 55 Favers Favers PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 56 's 's PART POS _ 55 case _ _ 57 yistiddy yistiddy NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 59 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ _ 60 w'en w'en NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 appos _ _ 61 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 62 seed seed NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 compound _ _ 63 dat dat NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 65 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 66 drap drap VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 72 advcl _ _ 67 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 68 nmod:poss _ _ 68 axe axe NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 70 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 conj _ _ 71 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 72 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 conj _ _ 73 in in ADV RB _ 72 advmod _ _ 74 yer y ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 76 amod _ _ 75 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 compound _ _ 76 sot sot NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obl _ _ 77 flat flat ADV RB _ 78 advmod _ _ 78 down down ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ _ 79 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 80 amod _ _ 80 whar whar NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ _ 81 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 82 er er VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 72 parataxis _ _ 83 settin settin NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 84 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 83 punct _ _ 85 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 82 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 86 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 87 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 nsubj _ _ 88 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 89 nsubj _ _ 89 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 87 acl:relcl _ _ 90 ter ter NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 compound _ _ 91 myse'f myse'f NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 obj _ _ 92 dat dat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 82 parataxis _ _ 93 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 97 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 94 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 97 cop _ _ 95 ' 's PART POS _ 94 case _ SpaceAfter=No 96 bout bout NOUN NN Number=Sing 97 compound _ _ 97 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 ccomp _ _ 98 fer f ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 102 amod _ _ 99 ole ole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 102 amod _ _ 100 Remus Remus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 102 compound _ _ 101 fer fer NOUN NN Number=Sing 102 compound _ _ 102 ter ter NOUN NN Number=Sing 103 nsubj _ _ 103 hang hang VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 97 acl:relcl _ _ 104 up up ADP RP _ 103 compound:prt _ _ 105 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 106 compound _ _ 106 quit quit NOUN NN Number=Sing 103 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 107 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** *in a quote* | present | HIT | | | | | like Uncle Remus *= remus* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Uncle Remus | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **frown** | gerund | Uncle Remus *not said here* | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **come** | past | the little boy | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **hop** | gerund | the little boy *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **skip** | gerund | the little boy *not said here* | | | the old man's cabin | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into cabin=Destination | | 7 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | dat | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer yo=Stimulus | | 8 | **dat** *in a quote* | | I | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **drap** *in a quote* | present | I | my axe and en | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **come in** *in a quote* | present | I | yer en sot | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **er** *in a quote* | present | you | right whar | | | now | | tree rules | | 12 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | I | ter myse'f | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent myse'f=Topic | | 13 | **dat** *in a quote* | past | en | | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | en | bout time | | | | | tree rules | | 15 | **hang up** *in a quote* | infinitive | fer ole Remus fer ter | en quit | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quit=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:** «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. - ← previous: [XXVI. 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