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title: I want no mo' skeer'd dan you is right now, en' I wuz fixin' fer ter… — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · tree and pragmatics
description: I want no mo' skeer'd dan you is right now, en' I wuz fixin' fer ter give Mr. Dog a sample er my jaw,' sezee, 'but I'm de most ticklish chap w'at you ever laid eyes on, en no sooner did Mr. Dog put his nose down yer 'mong my ribs dan I got ter laughin', en I laughed twel I ain't had no use er my lim
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# Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, III. Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace, sentence 38

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I want no mo' skeer'd dan you is right now, en' I wuz fixin' fer ter give Mr. Dog a sample er my jaw,' sezee, 'but I'm de most ticklish chap w'at you ever laid eyes on, en no sooner did Mr. Dog put his nose down yer 'mong my ribs dan I got ter laughin', en I laughed twel I ain't had no use er my lim's,' sezee, 'en it's a mussy unto Mr. Dog dat I wuz ticklish, kaze a little mo' en I'd e't 'im up,' sezee. '

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**Who acts:** I, mo, you, fer ter, en, ticklish chap w'at · **What happens:** want, dan, be, wuz, give, lay · **To what, where:** skeer dan, fixin, sample, Mr. Dog, eyes, Dog

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This is a sentence of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris, III. Why Mr. Possum Loves Peace. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, mo, you, fer ter), 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:pg2306:6:38
# text = I want no mo' skeer'd dan you is right now, en' I wuz fixin' fer ter give Mr. Dog a sample er my jaw,' sezee, 'but I'm de most ticklish chap w'at you ever laid eyes on, en no sooner did Mr. Dog put his nose down yer 'mong my ribs dan I got ter laughin', en I laughed twel I ain't had no use er my lim's,' sezee, 'en it's a mussy unto Mr. Dog dat I wuz ticklish, kaze a little mo' en I'd e't 'im up,' sezee. '
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	mo	mo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
6	skeer	skeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'd	'd	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	dan	dan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	right	right	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	wuz	wuz	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
18	fixin	fixin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	fer	f	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
21	ter	ter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
23	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	sample	sample	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
27	er	er	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	jaw	jaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	_
32	sezee	sezee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
34	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
36	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
38	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	nmod:unmarked	_	_
39	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	40	advmod	_	_
40	ticklish	ticklish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
41	chap	chap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	compound	_	_
42	w'at	w'at	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nsubj	_	_
43	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
44	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	45	advmod	_	_
45	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	acl:relcl	_	_
46	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	obj	_	_
47	on	on	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	_
49	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nsubj	_	_
50	no	no	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	52	advmod	_	_
52	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	acl:relcl	_	_
53	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	nmod:desc	_	_
54	Dog	Dog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
55	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
56	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	57	nmod:poss	_	_
57	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	_
58	down	down	ADV	RB	_	55	advmod	_	_
59	yer	y	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	55	advmod	_	_
60	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	mong	mong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	parataxis	_	_
62	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	63	nmod:poss	_	_
63	ribs	rib	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	64	compound	_	_
64	dan	dan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nsubj	_	_
65	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	66	nsubj	_	_
66	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	61	acl	_	_
67	ter	ter	X	FW	_	70	compound	_	_
68	laughin	laughin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	',	',	PART	POS	_	68	dep	_	_
70	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	nsubj	_	_
71	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	72	nsubj	_	_
72	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	66	conj	_	_
73	twel	twel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	obj	_	_
74	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	77	nsubj	_	_
75	ai	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	77	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	77	advmod	_	_
77	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	72	ccomp	_	_
78	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	79	det	_	_
79	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	_
80	er	er	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
81	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	82	nmod:poss	_	_
82	lim	lim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	's	's	PART	POS	_	82	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	86	punct	_	_
86	sezee	sezee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	89	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	conj	_	_
90	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	93	cop	_	_
92	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	mussy	mussy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	nmod	_	_
94	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	96	case	_	_
95	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	96	nmod:desc	_	_
96	Dog	Dog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	_
97	dat	dat	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	99	obj	_	_
98	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	99	nsubj	_	_
99	wuz	wuz	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	93	acl:relcl	_	_
100	ticklish	ticklish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	99	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
102	kaze	kaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	conj	_	_
103	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
104	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	105	amod	_	_
105	mo	mo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	107	punct	_	_
107	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	conj	_	_
108	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	110	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	110	aux	_	_
110	e't	e't	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	107	acl:relcl	_	_
111	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	112	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
112	im	im	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	110	conj	_	_
113	up	up	ADP	RP	_	112	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	116	punct	_	_
116	sezee	sezee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
118	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **dan** |  | no mo |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you | skeer dan and en *not said here* |  |  |  | now, right *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **wuz** | present | I | fixin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **give** | present | fer ter | a sample and sezee | Mr. Dog |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient sample=Theme |
| 6 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | de *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **lay** | past | you | eyes |  |  | ever |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Result |
| 8 | **do** | past | en *not said here* | Dog  Mr. |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Eventuality |
| 9 | **put down** | past | ticklish chap w'at | w'at's nose |  |  |  | down *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent nose=Goal |
| 10 | **get** | past | ribs dan | mong *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mong=Stimulus |
| 11 | **laugh** | past | ter laughin en | twel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 12 | **not** **have** | present | I | no use |  |  |  | er sezee and en and kaze | tree rules |
| 13 | **is** | present | lim |  |  |  |  | unto Dog  Mr.; mussy *property* | tree rules |
| 14 | **wuz** | present | I | dat |  |  |  | ticklish *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **e't** | would | I | en *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **im up** | participle | I *not said here* | sezee |  |  |  |  | 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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