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title: De chilluns 'ud wake up in de mawnins wid der ha'r tangle up, en wid… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics
description: De chilluns 'ud wake up in de mawnins wid der ha'r tangle up, en wid scratches on um like dey bin thoo a brier-patch, twel bimeby one day de nigger he 'low dat he'd set up dat night en keep one eye on his brer; en sho' nuff dat night, des ez de chickens wuz crowin' fer twelve, up jump de brer and pu
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# Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXXI. a Plantation Witch, sentence 52

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De chilluns 'ud wake up in de mawnins wid der ha'r tangle up, en wid scratches on um like dey bin thoo a brier-patch, twel bimeby one day de nigger he 'low dat he'd set up dat night en keep one eye on his brer; en sho' nuff dat night, des ez de chickens wuz crowin' fer twelve, up jump de brer and pull off his skin en sail out'n de house in de shape un a bat, en w'at duz de nigger do but grab up de hide, and turn it wrong-sudout'ards en sprinkle it wid salt.

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**Who acts:** De chilluns, mawnins, der ha'r, en wid, brier patch, low dat · **What happens:** wake up, wi, tangle up, scratch, dat, set up · **To what, where:** de, um, dey bin thoo, wid, one eye, brer

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This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, XXXI. a Plantation Witch. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (De chilluns, mawnins, der ha'r, en wid), 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:pg2306:34:52
# text = De chilluns 'ud wake up in de mawnins wid der ha'r tangle up, en wid scratches on um like dey bin thoo a brier-patch, twel bimeby one day de nigger he 'low dat he'd set up dat night en keep one eye on his brer; en sho' nuff dat night, des ez de chickens wuz crowin' fer twelve, up jump de brer and pull off his skin en sail out'n de house in de shape un a bat, en w'at duz de nigger do but grab up de hide, and turn it wrong-sudout'ards en sprinkle it wid salt.
1	De	De	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	chilluns	chillun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ud	ud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	de	de	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	mawnins	mawnin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wid	wi	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	der	d	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	ha'r	ha'r	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	tangle	tangle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	wid	wid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	scratches	scratch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	um	um	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	dey	dey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
23	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	thoo	thoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	brier	brier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	twel	twel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
31	bimeby	bimeby	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
32	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	33	nummod	_	_
33	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
34	de	de	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	nigger	nigger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
36	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
37	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	acl:relcl	_	_
40	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	aux	_	_
42	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	39	acl:relcl	_	_
43	up	up	ADP	RP	_	42	compound:prt	_	_
44	dat	that	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
45	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	46	compound	_	_
46	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	_
47	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
48	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	49	nummod	_	_
49	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
50	on	on	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
51	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	52	nmod:poss	_	_
52	brer	brer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	57	punct	_	_
54	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	compound	_	_
55	sho	sho	NOUN	NN	_	57	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	57	punct	_	_
57	nuff	nuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
58	dat	that	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	59	det	_	_
59	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
61	des	des	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	65	nsubj	_	_
62	ez	ez	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	61	flat:foreign	_	_
63	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	61	flat:foreign	_	_
64	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	65	nsubj	_	_
65	wuz	wuz	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	59	parataxis	_	_
66	crowin	crowin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	66	punct	_	_
68	fer	fer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	obj	_	_
69	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	68	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
71	up	up	ADV	RB	_	72	advmod	_	_
72	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	65	conj	_	_
73	de	de	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	_
74	brer	br	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	72	xcomp	_	_
75	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
76	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	72	conj	_	_
77	off	off	ADP	RP	_	76	compound:prt	_	_
78	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
79	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	_
80	en	en	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
81	sail	sail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	compound	_	_
82	out'n	out'n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	_
83	de	de	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	84	nmod:poss	_	_
84	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obj	_	_
85	in	in	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
86	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	88	amod	_	_
87	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	compound	_	_
88	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obl	_	_
89	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	90	det	_	_
90	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
92	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	compound	_	_
93	w'at	w'at	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	compound	_	_
94	duz	duz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	appos	_	_
95	de	de	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
96	nigger	nigger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	94	nmod	_	_
97	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	76	parataxis	_	_
98	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	99	cc	_	_
99	grab	grab	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	97	conj	_	_
100	up	up	ADP	RP	_	99	compound:prt	_	_
101	de	de	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	102	nmod:poss	_	_
102	hide	hide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	105	punct	_	_
104	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	105	cc	_	_
105	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	65	conj	_	_
106	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	105	obj	_	_
107	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	109	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	107	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	sudout'ards	sudout'ard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	110	compound	_	_
110	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	111	nsubj	_	_
111	sprinkle	sprinkle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	105	parataxis	_	_
112	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	111	obj	_	_
113	wid	wid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	114	amod	_	_
114	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	111	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | present | De chilluns and ud |  |  | de |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wi** | past | mawnins |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tangle up** | infinitive | der ha'r |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **scratch** | present | en wid |  |  | um |  | like dey bin thoo | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on um=Location |
| 5 | **dat** |  | a brier patch  one day de nigger and twel | dey bin thoo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **set up** | past · perfect · passive | low dat *not said here* | wid |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme en=Destination |
| 7 | **keep** | infinitive | en wid *not said here* | one eye |  | wid's brer |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on brer=Location |
| 8 | **wuz** | present | des | crowin fer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **jump** | infinitive | des *not said here* |  |  |  |  | br *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 10 | **pull off** | present | des *not said here* | wid's skin |  | de shape un |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **grab up** | infinitive |  | de's hide |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hide=Theme |
| 13 | **turn** | present | des *not said here* | hide |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 14 | **sprinkle** | present | sudout'ards en | hide |  |  |  |  | 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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