--- title: En den, bless grashus! w'en de fokes seed it, dey make a break fer d… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics description: En den, bless grashus! w'en de fokes seed it, dey make a break fer de pon', en dem w'at wuz de soopless, dey got in fus' en dey come out w'ite; en dem w'at wuz de nex' soopless, dey got in nex', en dey come out merlatters; en dey wuz sech a crowd un um dat dey mighty nigh use de water up, w'ich w'en --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/36/17/) [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/) / [XXXIII. Why the Negro Is Black](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/36/) / 17 # Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XXXIII. Why the Negro Is Black, sentence 17 En den, bless grashus! w'en de fokes seed it, dey make a break fer de pon', en dem w'at wuz de soopless, dey got in fus' en dey come out w'ite; en dem w'at wuz de nex' soopless, dey got in nex', en dey come out merlatters; en dey wuz sech a crowd un um dat dey mighty nigh use de water up, w'ich w'en dem yuthers come long, de morest dey could do wuz ter paddle about wid der foots en dabble in it wid der han's. **Who acts:** grashus, fokes seed, de pon, dey, en, un um · **What happens:** seed, make, wuz, get, come out, use up · **To what, where:** break fer, fus, merlatters, nex en dey, de water, ter paddle This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, XXXIII. Why the Negro Is Black. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (grashus, fokes seed, de pon, dey), 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:pg2306:36:17 # text = En den, bless grashus! w'en de fokes seed it, dey make a break fer de pon', en dem w'at wuz de soopless, dey got in fus' en dey come out w'ite; en dem w'at wuz de nex' soopless, dey got in nex', en dey come out merlatters; en dey wuz sech a crowd un um dat dey mighty nigh use de water up, w'ich w'en dem yuthers come long, de morest dey could do wuz ter paddle about wid der foots en dabble in it wid der han's. 1 En En PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 den den NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 bless bless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 grashus grashus NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ 7 w'en w'en NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 8 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 7 flat:foreign _ _ 9 fokes foke NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 compound _ _ 10 seed seed NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ 14 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 break break NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 fer fer NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 18 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 19 compound _ _ 19 pon pon NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ', ', PART POS _ 19 dep _ _ 21 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 22 dem dem NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ _ 23 w'at w'at NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ _ 24 wuz wuz NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 acl:relcl _ _ 25 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 24 conj _ _ 26 soopless soopless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 29 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 30 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 fus fus NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 34 punct _ _ 33 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 compound _ _ 34 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 conj _ _ 35 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 conj _ _ 36 out out ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 37 w'ite w'ite NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 38 ; ; PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 39 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ _ 40 dem dem NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 compound _ _ 41 w'at w'at NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 compound _ _ 42 wuz wuz NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 43 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 44 compound _ _ 44 nex nex NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 44 punct _ _ 46 soopless soopless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 49 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 conj _ _ 50 in in ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 51 nex nex NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ', ', PART POS _ 51 dep _ _ 53 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 compound _ _ 54 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 55 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 parataxis _ _ 56 out out ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 57 merlatters merlatter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 58 ; ; PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 59 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ _ 60 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ _ 61 wuz wuz NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ _ 62 sech sech NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 nsubj _ _ 63 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 64 crowd crowd NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 compound _ _ 65 un un NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 compound _ _ 66 um um NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 nsubj _ _ 67 dat dat ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 nmod _ _ 69 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 nsubj _ _ 70 nigh nigh ADV RB _ 71 advmod _ _ 71 use use VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 62 acl:relcl _ _ 72 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 73 compound _ _ 73 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obj _ _ 74 up up ADP RP _ 71 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 76 w'ich w'ich NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 compound _ _ 77 w'en w'en X FW _ 78 compound _ _ 78 dem dem NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 compound _ _ 79 yuthers yuther NOUN NNS Number=Plur 80 nsubj _ _ 80 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 parataxis _ _ 81 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 80 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 83 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 85 compound _ _ 84 morest more ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 85 amod _ _ 85 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nsubj _ _ 86 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 87 aux _ _ 87 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 96 advcl _ _ 88 wuz wuz X FW Foreign=Yes 90 dep _ _ 89 ter t ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 90 amod _ _ 90 paddle paddle NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 obj _ _ 91 about about ADP IN _ 93 case _ _ 92 wid wid NOUN NN Number=Sing 93 compound _ _ 93 der der NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 nmod _ _ 94 foots foot AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 96 cop _ _ 95 en en NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 nsubj _ _ 96 dabble dabble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 80 conj _ _ 97 in in SCONJ IN _ 99 mark _ _ 98 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 99 nsubj _ _ 99 wid wi VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 96 ccomp _ _ 100 der d ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 101 amod _ _ 101 han han NOUN NN Number=Sing 99 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 102 's 's PART POS _ 101 case _ SpaceAfter=No 103 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seed** | | grashus | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make** | present | fokes seed and dey | a break fer | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material fer=Product | | 3 | **wuz** | | de pon | a break fer *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **get** | past | dey | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **come out** | present | dey *not said here* | | | fus and en dey | | w'ite *vocative*; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 6 | **wuz** | | en | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **get** | past | dey | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 8 | **come out** | present | | merlatters | | nex en dey | | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 9 | **use up** | present | a un um dat dey | de water | | | | nigh *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | | 10 | **come** | present | dey wuz sech | | | | | long *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **do** | could | de morest dey | ter paddle | | | | about wid der | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paddle=Eventuality | | 12 | **is** | present | en | | | | | dabble *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **wi** | past | dey | der han | | | | | tree rules | 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: [sentence 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/36/16/) - next →: [sentence 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/36/18/) - ↑ back to [XXXIII. 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