--- title: But the sweetmeat seller in the camp lent him a little tom-tom--a dr… — The Jungle Book · tree and pragmatics description: But the sweetmeat seller in the camp lent him a little tom-tom--a drum beaten with the flat of the hand--and he sat down, cross-legged, before Kala Nag as the stars began to come out, the tom-tom in his lap, and he thumped and he thumped and he thumped, and the more he thought of the great honor tha --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/17/6/) [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/) / [The Jungle Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/) / [The Jungle Book, part 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/17/) / 6 # The Jungle Book, The Jungle Book, part 17, sentence 6 But the sweetmeat seller in the camp lent him a little tom-tom--a drum beaten with the flat of the hand--and he sat down, cross-legged, before Kala Nag as the stars began to come out, the tom-tom in his lap, and he thumped and he thumped and he thumped, and the more he thought of the great honor that had been done to him, the more he thumped, all alone among the elephant fodder. **Who acts:** sweetmeat seller, Little, stars · **What happens:** lend, beat, sit down, begin, come out, thump · **To what, where:** little tom tom, Little, drum, Kala Nag, tom tom, great honor This is a sentence of «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, part 17. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sweetmeat seller, Little, stars), 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:pg236:17:6 # text = But the sweetmeat seller in the camp lent him a little tom-tom--a drum beaten with the flat of the hand--and he sat down, cross-legged, before Kala Nag as the stars began to come out, the tom-tom in his lap, and he thumped and he thumped and he thumped, and the more he thought of the great honor that had been done to him, the more he thumped, all alone among the elephant fodder. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 sweetmeat sweetmeat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 seller seller NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 camp camp NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 lent lend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 11 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 12 tom tom NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 tom tom NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 -- -- PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 drum drum NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 appos _ _ 18 beaten beat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 acl _ _ 19 with with ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 flat flat NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 -- -- PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 29 down down ADP RP _ 28 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 cross-legged cross-legged ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 before before ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 Kala Kala PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 compound _ _ 35 Nag Nag PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 36 as as SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 stars star NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 nsubj _ _ 39 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 advcl _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 41 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 xcomp _ _ 42 out out ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 45 tom tom NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 46 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 47 tom tom NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 48 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ _ 50 lap lap NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 54 thumped thump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 56 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 57 thumped thump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 conj _ _ 58 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 thumped thump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 66 cc _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 66 advmod _ _ 65 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 66 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 67 of of ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 69 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 honor honor NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obl _ _ 71 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 74 obj _ _ 72 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 73 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 74 aux:pass _ _ 74 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 70 acl:relcl _ _ 75 to to ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 76 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 79 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 81 advmod _ _ 80 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 81 thumped thump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 83 all all ADV RB _ 84 advmod _ _ 84 alone alone ADV RB _ 81 advmod _ _ 85 among among ADP IN _ 88 case _ _ 86 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 88 det _ _ 87 elephant elephant NOUN NN Number=Sing 88 compound _ _ 88 fodder fodder NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lend** | past | the sweetmeat seller in the camp | a little tom tom | Little | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient tom=Theme | | 2 | **beat** | participle | | a drum *not said here* | | | | with the flat of the hand | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flat=Theme | | 3 | **sit down** | past | Little | | | Kala Nag | | cross-legged *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before nag=Location | | 4 | **begin** | past | the stars | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **come out** | to-infinitive | the stars *not said here* | the tom tom in Little's lap | | | | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 6 | **thump** | past | Little | | | | | | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **thump** | past | Little | | | | | | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **thump** | past | Little | | | | | | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Little | | | | | of the great honor | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **do** | past · perfect · passive | | the great honor | Little | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: that=Eventuality | | 11 | **thump** | past | Little | | | | | alone *property* | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=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:** «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling, Project Gutenberg book 236 (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 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/17/5/) - next →: [sentence 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/17/7/) - ↑ back to [The Jungle Book, part 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/17/)