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title: Next day, holding her wild head high that her wild horns should not… — Just so stories · tree and pragmatics
description: Next day, holding her wild head high that her wild horns should not catch in the wild trees, Wild Cow came up to the Cave, and the Cat followed, and hid himself just the same as before; and everything happened just the same as before; and the Cat said the same things as before, and when Wild Cow had
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# Just so stories, The Cat That Walked By Himself, sentence 62

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Next day, holding her wild head high that her wild horns should not catch in the wild trees, Wild Cow came up to the Cave, and the Cat followed, and hid himself just the same as before; and everything happened just the same as before; and the Cat said the same things as before, and when Wild Cow had promised to give her milk to the Woman every day in exchange for the wonderful grass, the Cat went back through the Wet Wild Woods waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone, just the same as before.

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**Who acts:** Next day, wild horns, Cat, everything, Wild Cow · **What happens:** hold, not catch, come up, follow, hide, happen · **To what, where:** wild head high, wild trees, Cave, Cat, same things, milk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, The Cat That Walked By Himself. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Next day, wild horns, Cat, everything), 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:pg2781:12:62
# text = Next day, holding her wild head high that her wild horns should not catch in the wild trees, Wild Cow came up to the Cave, and the Cat followed, and hid himself just the same as before; and everything happened just the same as before; and the Cat said the same things as before, and when Wild Cow had promised to give her milk to the Woman every day in exchange for the wonderful grass, the Cat went back through the Wet Wild Woods waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone, just the same as before.
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	high	high	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	Wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
23	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
24	up	up	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
32	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
36	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	35	obj	_	_
37	just	just	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	obj	_	_
40	as	as	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
41	before	before	ADV	RB	_	39	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
44	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	45	nsubj	_	_
45	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
46	just	just	ADV	RB	_	48	advmod	_	_
47	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	xcomp	_	_
49	as	as	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	before	before	ADV	RB	_	48	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	55	punct	_	_
52	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
53	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
54	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	nsubj	_	_
55	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
57	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	obj	_	_
59	as	as	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	before	before	ADV	RB	_	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
63	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	67	mark	_	_
64	Wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
65	Cow	Cow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	67	nsubj	_	_
66	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	67	aux	_	_
67	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	55	conj	_	_
68	to	to	PART	TO	_	69	mark	_	_
69	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	67	xcomp	_	_
70	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	71	nmod:poss	_	_
71	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obj	_	_
72	to	to	ADP	IN	_	74	case	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	Woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obl	_	_
75	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	76	det	_	_
76	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obl:unmarked	_	_
77	in	in	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
78	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obl	_	_
79	for	for	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
81	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
82	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	nsubj	_	_
86	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	55	conj	_	_
87	back	back	ADV	RB	_	86	advmod	_	_
88	through	through	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
89	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
90	Wet	Wet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	92	compound	_	_
91	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	92	compound	_	_
92	Woods	Woods	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	86	obl	_	_
93	waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	86	advcl	_	_
94	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	96	nmod:poss	_	_
95	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	96	amod	_	_
96	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obj	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
98	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	93	conj	_	_
99	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	102	mark	_	_
100	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	102	nmod:poss	_	_
101	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	102	amod	_	_
102	lone	lone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	106	punct	_	_
104	just	just	ADV	RB	_	106	advmod	_	_
105	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	106	det	_	_
106	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	parataxis	_	_
107	as	as	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
108	before	before	ADV	RB	_	106	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
109	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | Next day *not said here* | Woman's wild head high |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent high=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **catch** | should | Woman's wild horns |  |  | the wild trees and Wild Cow |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come up** | past | Next day |  |  | the Cave |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cave=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **follow** | past | the Cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **hide** | past | Next day *not said here* | Cat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **happen** | past | everything |  |  |  |  | same *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Cat | the same things |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 8 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · perfect | Wild Cow |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 9 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Wild Cow *not said here* | Cow's milk | the Woman | exchange for the wonderful grass | day |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent milk=Theme to woman=Recipient |
| 10 | **go back** | past | the Cat |  |  | the Wet Wild Woods |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 11 | **wave** | gerund | the Cat *not said here* | Cat's wild tail |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |
| 12 | **walk** | gerund | the Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:** «Just so stories» by Rudyard Kipling, Project Gutenberg book 2781 (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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