--- title: The sun makes the rocks dance in the heat, and the herd children hea… — The Jungle Book · tree and pragmatics description: The sun makes the rocks dance in the heat, and the herd children hear one kite (never any more) whistling almost out of sight overhead, and they know that if they died, or a cow died, that kite would sweep down, and the next kite miles away would see him drop and follow, and the next, and the next, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/8/87/) [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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/8/) / 87 # The Jungle Book, The Jungle Book, part 8, sentence 87 The sun makes the rocks dance in the heat, and the herd children hear one kite (never any more) whistling almost out of sight overhead, and they know that if they died, or a cow died, that kite would sweep down, and the next kite miles away would see him drop and follow, and the next, and the next, and almost before they were dead there would be a score of hungry kites come out of nowhere. **Who acts:** sun, rocks, herd children, children, cow, kite · **What happens:** make, dance, hear, not whistle, know, die · **To what, where:** heat, one kite, sight, sun, score This is a sentence of «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, part 8. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sun, rocks, herd children, children), 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:pg236:8:87 # text = The sun makes the rocks dance in the heat, and the herd children hear one kite (never any more) whistling almost out of sight overhead, and they know that if they died, or a cow died, that kite would sweep down, and the next kite miles away would see him drop and follow, and the next, and the next, and almost before they were dead there would be a score of hungry kites come out of nowhere. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 rocks rock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 dance dance VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 xcomp _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 heat heat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 herd herd NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 15 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 16 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 17 kite kite NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 20 any any ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ _ 21 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 21 punct _ _ 23 whistling whistle VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 24 almost almost ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 25 out out ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 28 overhead overhead ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 31 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 33 that that SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 34 if if SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 or or CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 cow cow NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 41 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 44 det _ _ 44 kite kite NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nsubj _ _ 45 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 46 sweep sweep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 advcl _ _ 47 down down ADP RP _ 46 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 51 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 52 kite kite NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 53 miles mile NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 nsubj _ _ 54 away away ADV RB _ 53 advmod _ _ 55 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 56 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 57 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 obj _ _ 58 drop drop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 xcomp _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 58 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 66 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 67 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 70 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 71 almost almost ADV RB _ 75 advmod _ _ 72 before before SCONJ IN _ 75 mark _ _ 73 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 nsubj _ _ 74 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 75 cop _ _ 75 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 80 csubj _ _ 76 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 75 advmod _ _ 77 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ _ 78 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 80 cop _ _ 79 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 score score NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 82 hungry hungry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 83 amod _ _ 83 kites kite NOUN NNS Number=Plur 84 nsubj _ _ 84 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 acl:relcl _ _ 85 out out ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 86 of of ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 87 nowhere nowhere ADV RB PronType=Neg 84 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 88 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | the sun | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **dance** | present | the rocks | | | the heat | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in heat=Location | | 3 | **hear** | present | the herd children | one kite | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer kite=Stimulus | | 4 | **not** **whistle** | gerund | the sun *not said here* | | | sight | | overhead *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out sight=Location | | 5 | **know** | present | children *= child* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **die** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | children *= child* | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 7 | **die** | past | a cow | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 8 | **sweep down** | would | that kite | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **see** | would | the next kite miles | sun | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **drop** | infinitive | sun *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **follow** | infinitive | sun *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **is** | past | miles *= mile* | | | there | | almost, dead *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **is a** | would | | a score | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **come out** | present | hungry kites | a score *not said here* | | | | | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient nowhere=Result | 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 86](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/8/86/) - next →: [sentence 88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/8/88/) - ↑ back to [The Jungle Book, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg236/8/)