--- title: “It--it is the Bandar-log that we follow now,” said Baloo, but the w… — The Jungle Book · tree and pragmatics description: “It--it is the Bandar-log that we follow now,” said Baloo, but the words stuck in his throat, for that was the first time in his memory that one of the Jungle-People had owned to being interested in the doings of the monkeys. Who acts: log, we, Baloo, words. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (log, we, Baloo, words), 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:pg236:5:109 # text = “It--it is the Bandar-log that we follow now,” said Baloo, but the words stuck in his throat, for that was the first time in his memory that one of the Jungle-People had owned to being interested in the doings of the monkeys. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 -- -- PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 Bandar Bandar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 log log NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obj _ _ 11 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 follow follow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ” " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 16 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 Baloo Baloo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 19 but but CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nsubj _ _ 22 stuck stick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 throat throat NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 27 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 28 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 32 nsubj _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 32 amod _ _ 32 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 memory memory NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 36 that that SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 37 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 42 nummod _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 40 Jungle Jungle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 41 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 People People PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 44 nsubj _ _ 43 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 44 owned own VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 22 advcl _ _ 45 to to ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 cop _ _ 47 interested interested ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 xcomp _ _ 48 in in ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 doings doing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obl _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 monkeys monkey NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | log | the Bandar log | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **follow** *in a quote* | present | we | the Bandar log | | | now | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Baloo | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **stick** | past | the words | | | word's throat | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in throat=Destination | | 5 | **is** | past | that | | | word's memory | for the first time | | tree rules | | 6 | **own** | past · perfect | the one Jungle People | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **is** | gerund | the one Jungle People *not said here* | | | the doings of the monkeys | | interested *property* | 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:** «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 108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/5/108/) - next →: [sentence 110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/5/110/) - ↑ back to [The Jungle Book, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/5/)