--- title: Mars John, he seed I wuz 'stracted, an' he tole me fer ter go roun'… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics description: Mars John, he seed I wuz 'stracted, an' he tole me fer ter go roun' yere an' git sump'n' put on it, an' de drug man he 'lowed dat I better have 'er draw'd, an' his wuds wuzzent more'n col' 'fo' wunner deze yer watchyoumaycollums-- wunner deze dentis' mens--had retched fer it wid a pa'r er tongs w'at --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/52/37/) [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/) / [VI. Uncle Remus With the Toothache](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/52/) / 37 # Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, VI. Uncle Remus With the Toothache, sentence 37 Mars John, he seed I wuz 'stracted, an' he tole me fer ter go roun' yere an' git sump'n' put on it, an' de drug man he 'lowed dat I better have 'er draw'd, an' his wuds wuzzent more'n col' 'fo' wunner deze yer watchyoumaycollums-- wunner deze dentis' mens--had retched fer it wid a pa'r er tongs w'at don't tu'n loose w'en dey ketches a holt. **Who acts:** Mars, I, drug man, dey, pa'r · **What happens:** seed, wuz, stract, tole, go, put · **To what, where:** seed, me, roun, git sump'n, dat, wuzzent more'n col This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, VI. Uncle Remus With the Toothache. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mars, I, drug man, 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:pg2306:52:37 # text = Mars John, he seed I wuz 'stracted, an' he tole me fer ter go roun' yere an' git sump'n' put on it, an' de drug man he 'lowed dat I better have 'er draw'd, an' his wuds wuzzent more'n col' 'fo' wunner deze yer watchyoumaycollums-- wunner deze dentis' mens--had retched fer it wid a pa'r er tongs w'at don't tu'n loose w'en dey ketches a holt. 1 Mars Mars PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 2 John John PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 seed seed NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 wuz wuz VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 stracted stract VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 tole tole NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 15 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 fer f ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 17 amod _ _ 17 ter ter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj _ _ 18 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 19 roun roun NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ 21 yere yere ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 22 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ _ 24 git git NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 25 sump'n sump'n NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ 27 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 acl _ _ 28 on on ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 35 punct _ _ 33 de de NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 compound _ _ 34 drug drug NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 compound _ _ 35 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 38 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 lowed low VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 acl:relcl _ _ 39 dat dat NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 40 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 39 acl:relcl _ _ 42 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 parataxis _ _ 43 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 er er PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 draw draw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 46 'd 'd PUNCT '' _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 51 det _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 51 punct _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 wuds wud VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 advcl _ _ 52 wuzzent wuzzent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 53 more'n more'n NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 compound _ _ 54 col col NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 54 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 54 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 fo for ADP IN Abbr=Yes 60 case _ SpaceAfter=No 58 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 60 punct _ _ 59 wunner wunner NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ _ 60 deze deze NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 61 yer yer PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 62 nmod:poss _ _ 62 watchyoumaycollums watchyoumaycollum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 63 -- -- PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 64 wunner wunner NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 compound _ _ 65 deze deze NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 compound _ _ 66 dentis dentis NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 68 punct _ _ 68 mens men NOUN NNS Number=Plur 66 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 -- -- PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 70 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 71 aux _ _ 71 retched retch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 51 conj _ _ 72 fer fer NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 obj _ _ 73 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 74 wid wi VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 71 conj _ _ 75 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 pa'r pa'r NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 77 er e ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 78 amod _ _ 78 tongs tong NOUN NNS Number=Plur 76 conj _ _ 79 w'at w'at NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 conj _ _ 80 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 81 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 82 advmod _ _ 82 tu'n tu'n VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 74 ccomp _ _ 83 loose loose ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 86 amod _ _ 84 w'en w'en NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 86 nummod _ _ 85 dey dey NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 compound _ _ 86 ketches ketch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 82 obj _ _ 87 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 88 holt holt NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seed** | | Mars | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **wuz** | present | I | seed *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **stract** | participle | I *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **tole** | | Mars | me | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **go** | present | Mars | roun | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location roun=Theme | | 6 | **put** | participle | | a git sump'n *not said here* | | roun | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on it=Destination | | 7 | **low** | past | Mars | dat | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dat=Theme | | 8 | **have** | present | a drug man | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **draw** | infinitive | a drug man *not said here* | | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **wud** | present | a drug man *not said here* | wuzzent more'n col | | | | for wunner deze and yer's watchyoumaycollums and deze dentis and mens | tree rules | | 11 | **retch** | past · perfect | a drug man *not said here* | fer | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fer=Theme | | 12 | **wi** | past | dey | | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **not** **tu'n** | present · do-support | a pa'r and er tongs and w'at | loose w'en dey ketches a holt | | | | | 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 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/52/36/) - next →: [sentence 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/52/38/) - ↑ back to [VI. Uncle Remus With the Toothache](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/52/)