--- title: Brer Dick, he 'nounced dat dey wern't nuff money in de box; an' Brer… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics description: Brer Dick, he 'nounced dat dey wern't nuff money in de box; an' Brer Sim said if dey wern't he speck Brer Dick know'd whar it disappeared ter; an' den Brer Dick 'low'd dat he won't stan' no 'probusness, an' wid dat he haul off an' tuck Brer Sim under de jaw--ker blap!--an' den dey clinched an' drapp --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/48/15/) [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/) / [II. Uncle Remus's Church Experience](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/48/) / 15 # Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, II. Uncle Remus's Church Experience, sentence 15 Brer Dick, he 'nounced dat dey wern't nuff money in de box; an' Brer Sim said if dey wern't he speck Brer Dick know'd whar it disappeared ter; an' den Brer Dick 'low'd dat he won't stan' no 'probusness, an' wid dat he haul off an' tuck Brer Sim under de jaw--ker blap!--an' den dey clinched an' drapped on de flo' an' fout under de benches an' 'mong de wimmen. **Who acts:** Brer, dey wer, den, den dey · **What happens:** nounc, say, not speck, know, whar, dat · **To what, where:** dat dey wer, Brer, box, probusness, tuck, de jaw · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, II. Uncle Remus's Church Experience. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Brer, dey wer, den, den 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:pg2306:48:15 # text = Brer Dick, he 'nounced dat dey wern't nuff money in de box; an' Brer Sim said if dey wern't he speck Brer Dick know'd whar it disappeared ter; an' den Brer Dick 'low'd dat he won't stan' no 'probusness, an' wid dat he haul off an' tuck Brer Sim under de jaw--ker blap!--an' den dey clinched an' drapped on de flo' an' fout under de benches an' 'mong de wimmen. 1 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 2 Dick Dick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 nounced nounc VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 dat dat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 wer wer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 11 nuff nuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 de de NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 21 punct _ _ 17 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ _ 19 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 20 Sim Sim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 flat _ _ 21 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 22 if if SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 23 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ _ 24 wer wer NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 27 advmod _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 speck speck VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 advcl _ _ 28 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 29 Dick Dick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 flat _ _ 30 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 31 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 whar whar VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 ccomp _ _ 33 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ _ 34 disappeared disappeared ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 ter ter NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 37 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 39 det _ SpaceAfter=No 38 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 39 punct _ _ 39 den den NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 40 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 appos _ _ 41 Dick Dick PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 flat _ _ 42 ' 's PART POS _ 40 case _ SpaceAfter=No 43 low low ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 dat dat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 47 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 48 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 49 advmod _ _ 49 stan stan VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 53 punct _ _ 51 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 53 det _ _ 52 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 53 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 probusness probusness NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 55 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 58 det _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ _ 57 wid wid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 dat dat NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 appos _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 haul haul VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 58 acl:relcl _ _ 61 off off ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 62 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 64 det _ SpaceAfter=No 63 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 64 punct _ _ 64 tuck tuck NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl _ _ 65 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 64 appos _ _ 66 Sim Sim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 flat _ _ 67 under under ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 de de ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 69 jaw jaw NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 70 -- -- PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 ker k ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 72 amod _ _ 72 blap blap NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 73 ! ! PUNCT . _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 74 -- -- PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 75 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 78 det _ SpaceAfter=No 76 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 78 punct _ _ 77 den den NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 compound _ _ 78 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 nsubj _ _ 79 clinched clinch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 parataxis _ _ 80 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 92 det _ SpaceAfter=No 81 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 82 punct _ _ 82 drapped drapp VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 92 nsubj _ _ 83 on on ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 85 compound _ _ 85 flo flo NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 89 punct _ _ 87 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 89 det _ SpaceAfter=No 88 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 89 punct _ _ 89 fout fout NOUN NN Number=Sing 85 appos _ _ 90 under under ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 de de NOUN NN Number=Sing 89 nmod _ _ 92 benches bench VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 79 conj _ _ 93 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 98 det _ SpaceAfter=No 94 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 98 punct _ _ 95 ' 's PART POS _ 94 case _ SpaceAfter=No 96 mong mong NOUN NN Number=Sing 98 compound _ _ 97 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 96 flat:foreign _ _ 98 wimmen wimmen NOUN NNS Number=Plur 92 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **nounc** | past | Brer | dat dey wer | | | | nuff money in de box *obl* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Brer | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **not** **speck** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | dey wer | Brer | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **know** | present | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **whar** | would | | box | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **dat** | would | a den | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **not** **stan** | future | den | no probusness and ker blap | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **haul off** | present | den | a tuck | | de jaw | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tuck=Theme | | 9 | **clinch** | past | a den dey | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **drapp** | participle | | | | de flo | | | tree rules | | 11 | **bench** | present | | a mong wimmen | | | | | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wimmen=Theme | 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 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/48/14/) - next →: [sentence 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/48/16/) - ↑ back to [II. 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