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title: “THEN THEY WENT SEAWARD” Frontispiece “HE SAW A BALD-HEADED EAGLE” F… — The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian S… · tree and pragmatics
description: “THEN THEY WENT SEAWARD” Frontispiece “HE SAW A BALD-HEADED EAGLE” Facing p. 8 “THE BIRD CAME DOWN” 10 “FIVE TIMES HE CIRCLED AROUND THEM” 12 “THERE WAS NO BOY THERE, ONLY A PILE OF BONES” 38 “ONLY BONES LAY THERE” 40 “ITS HEAD WAS SO HEAVY THAT IT THREW IT DOWN” 42 THE STICK GAME 50 SWINGING THE GI
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# The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories, Opening, sentence 9

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“THEN THEY WENT SEAWARD” Frontispiece “HE SAW A BALD-HEADED EAGLE” Facing p. 8 “THE BIRD CAME DOWN” 10 “FIVE TIMES HE CIRCLED AROUND THEM” 12 “THERE WAS NO BOY THERE, ONLY A PILE OF BONES” 38 “ONLY BONES LAY THERE” 40 “ITS HEAD WAS SO HEAVY THAT IT THREW IT DOWN” 42 THE STICK GAME 50 SWINGING THE GIRL TO CALL THE BUFFALO 52 COYOTE HOLDS A COUNCIL OF WAR 54 “‘I CAN TELL WHICH STICK IS THE NEARER’” 58 “SNORTED ‘WHOOF,’ AND BLEW RED DUST FROM HIS NOSTRILS” 92 “THEY COULD NOT HURT HIM” 100 THE CONFERENCE IN THE LODGE 106 “SU-YE-SAI-PI CLUNG TO HIM” 226 “‘OH, LITTLE WOLF,’ SHE CRIED” 230

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**Who acts:** STORIES, ix, HEADED EAGLE, BIRD, 12, BONES · **What happens:** go, see, head, face, come down, circle · **To what, where:** WENT Frontispiece, p., 10, BOY, BIRD, GIRL · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, Opening. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (STORIES, ix, HEADED EAGLE, BIRD), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg66596:1:9
# text = “THEN THEY WENT SEAWARD” Frontispiece “HE SAW A BALD-HEADED EAGLE” Facing p. 8 “THE BIRD CAME DOWN” 10 “FIVE TIMES HE CIRCLED AROUND THEM” 12 “THERE WAS NO BOY THERE, ONLY A PILE OF BONES” 38 “ONLY BONES LAY THERE” 40 “ITS HEAD WAS SO HEAVY THAT IT THREW IT DOWN” 42 THE STICK GAME 50 SWINGING THE GIRL TO CALL THE BUFFALO 52 COYOTE HOLDS A COUNCIL OF WAR 54 “‘I CAN TELL WHICH STICK IS THE NEARER’” 58 “SNORTED ‘WHOOF,’ AND BLEW RED DUST FROM HIS NOSTRILS” 92 “THEY COULD NOT HURT HIM” 100 THE CONFERENCE IN THE LODGE 106 “SU-YE-SAI-PI CLUNG TO HIM” 226 “‘OH, LITTLE WOLF,’ SHE CRIED” 230
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	THEN	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	THEY	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	WENT	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	compound	_	_
5	SEAWARD	SEAWARD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Frontispiece	frontispiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:desc	_	_
8	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	HE	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	SAW	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	BALD	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	HEADED	head	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	EAGLE	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	Facing	face	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	p.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	flat	_	_
20	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	BIRD	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	CAME	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
24	DOWN	down	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
26	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	obl	_	_
27	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	FIVE	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	TIMES	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl:unmarked	_	_
30	HE	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	CIRCLED	circle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
32	AROUND	around	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	THEM	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
35	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	40	nsubj	_	_
36	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	THERE	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	38	expl	_	_
38	WAS	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	cop	_	_
39	NO	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	40	det	_	_
40	BOY	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	parataxis	_	_
41	THERE	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	40	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	45	punct	_	_
43	ONLY	only	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
44	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	PILE	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	conj	_	_
46	OF	of	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
47	BONES	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	45	punct	_	_
49	38	38	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	45	nmod	_	_
50	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	53	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	ONLY	only	ADV	RB	_	52	advmod	_	_
52	BONES	Bones	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	53	nsubj	_	_
53	LAY	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	49	parataxis	_	_
54	THERE	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	53	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	53	punct	_	_
56	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	69	compound	_	_
57	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	ITS	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
59	HEAD	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nsubj	_	_
60	WAS	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	cop	_	_
61	SO	so	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
62	HEAVY	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	parataxis	_	_
63	THAT	that	SCONJ	IN	_	65	mark	_	_
64	IT	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	nsubj	_	_
65	THREW	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	advcl	_	_
66	IT	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	65	obj	_	_
67	DOWN	down	ADP	RP	_	65	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	62	punct	_	_
69	42	42	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	83	obl	_	_
70	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	72	det	_	_
71	STICK	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	compound	_	_
72	GAME	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	nsubj	_	_
73	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	72	flat	_	_
74	SWINGING	swing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	72	acl	_	_
75	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	GIRL	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	_
77	TO	to	PART	TO	_	78	mark	_	_
78	CALL	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	advcl	_	_
79	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	80	det	_	_
80	BUFFALO	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obj	_	_
81	52	52	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	82	nummod	_	_
82	COYOTE	coyote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	xcomp	_	_
83	HOLDS	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	53	parataxis	_	_
84	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	COUNCIL	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	obj	_	_
86	OF	of	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
87	WAR	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	nmod	_	_
88	54	54	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	87	flat	_	_
89	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	93	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	93	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
92	CAN	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	93	aux	_	_
93	TELL	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	83	conj	_	_
94	WHICH	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	95	det	_	_
95	STICK	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	nsubj	_	_
96	IS	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	99	cop	_	_
97	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
98	NEARER	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	99	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	’	'	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	99	punct	_	_
101	58	58	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	93	obj	_	_
102	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	103	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
103	SNORTED	snort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	93	ccomp	_	_
104	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	WHOOF	whoof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	83	punct	_	_
108	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
109	BLEW	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	conj	_	_
110	RED	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	amod	_	_
111	DUST	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	obj	_	_
112	FROM	from	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
113	HIS	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	114	nmod:poss	_	_
114	NOSTRILS	nostril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	109	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	40	punct	_	_
116	92	92	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	124	nsubj	_	_
117	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	121	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
118	THEY	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	nsubj	_	_
119	COULD	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	121	aux	_	_
120	NOT	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	121	advmod	_	_
121	HURT	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	124	parataxis	_	_
122	HIM	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	121	punct	_	_
124	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	obl	_	_
125	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	126	det	_	_
126	CONFERENCE	conference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	nmod:unmarked	_	_
127	IN	in	ADP	IN	_	129	case	_	_
128	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	129	det	_	_
129	LODGE	lodge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	126	nmod	_	_
130	106	106	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	129	flat	_	_
131	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	139	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	SU	SU	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	139	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	139	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
134	YE	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	139	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
135	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	136	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
136	SAI	SAI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	139	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
137	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	138	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
138	PI	PI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	136	conj	_	_
139	CLUNG	CLUNG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	126	appos	_	_
140	TO	to	ADP	IN	_	141	case	_	_
141	HIM	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	139	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
142	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	139	punct	_	_
143	226	226	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	126	list	_	_
144	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	153	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
145	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	149	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
146	OH	oh	INTJ	UH	_	149	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
147	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	146	punct	_	_
148	LITTLE	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	149	amod	_	_
149	WOLF	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	153	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
150	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	153	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
151	’	'	CCONJ	CC	_	153	cc	_	_
152	SHE	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	153	nsubj	_	_
153	CRIED	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	143	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
154	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	153	punct	_	_
155	230	230	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	143	conj	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | past | STORIES *= story* |  |  |  | then | SEAWARD *flat* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | past | ix | WENT Frontispiece |  |  |  | a HEADED EAGLE *obj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eagle=Stimulus |
| 3 | **head** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **face** | gerund | a HEADED EAGLE *not said here* |  | p. |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme p.=Destination |
| 5 | **come down** *in a quote* | past | the BIRD |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **circle** *in a quote* | past | ix | 10 |  |  | time | around STORIES *= story*; 100  the CONFERENCE in the LODGE *obl* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | 12 | no BOY and a PILE of BONES  38 |  | there |  | a PILE of BONES  38 *conj* | tree rules |
| 8 | **lie** *in a quote* | past | BONES |  |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **is** *in a quote* | past | BIRD's HEAD |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **throw down** *in a quote* | past | Head | BIRD |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 11 | **swing** | gerund | the STICK GAME *not said here* | the GIRL |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme girl=Result |
| 12 | **call** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the BUFFALO | 52 COYOTE |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **hold** | present | the STICK GAME | 40 42 |  |  |  | a COUNCIL of WAR *obj* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent council=Theme |
| 14 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | can | the BUFFALO *= buffalo* | 58 |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent 58=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 15 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | which STICK | the NEARER ’ |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 16 | **snort** *in a quote* | participle |  | WHOOF |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whoof=Patient |
| 17 | **blow** *in a quote* | past | BONES *not said here* | RED DUST |  |  |  | from ix's NOSTRILS | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent dust=Patient from nostril=Co-Patient |
| 18 | **not** **hurt** *in a quote* | could | BONES | ix |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Patient |
| 19 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | GAME | LITTLE WOLF |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:** «The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, Project Gutenberg book 66596 (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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