--- title: And like oxen, we are goaded, by the biting sting of one woman's evi… — The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth · tree and pragmatics description: And like oxen, we are goaded, by the biting sting of one woman's evil, and like elephants, we are tamed, by the subtle spell of another's purity; and like birds, we are decoyed, by the lure of the bower of one girl's arms, and like bees, we hover and sip, around the honey of another's lips, and like --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/2/41/) [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 descent of the sun: A cycle of birth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/) / [An Evil Eye.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/2/) / 41 # The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, An Evil Eye., sentence 41 And like oxen, we are goaded, by the biting sting of one woman's evil, and like elephants, we are tamed, by the subtle spell of another's purity; and like birds, we are decoyed, by the lure of the bower of one girl's arms, and like bees, we hover and sip, around the honey of another's lips, and like snakes, we wind and coil\[12\] round the slender stem of one girl's waist, and like weary travellers, we long to sleep on the living pillow of another's bosom. **Who acts:** biting sting, subtle spell, lure, we · **What happens:** goad, bite, tame, decoy, hover, sip · **To what, where:** we, honey, living pillow, evil, purity, waist This is a sentence of «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, An Evil Eye.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (biting sting, subtle spell, lure, we), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg68641:2:41 # text = And like oxen, we are goaded, by the biting sting of one woman's evil, and like elephants, we are tamed, by the subtle spell of another's purity; and like birds, we are decoyed, by the lure of the bower of one girl's arms, and like bees, we hover and sip, around the honey of another's lips, and like snakes, we wind and coil[12] round the slender stem of one girl's waist, and like weary travellers, we long to sleep on the living pillow of another's bosom. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 2 like like ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 oxen ox NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 goaded goad VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 biting bite VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 amod _ _ 12 sting sting NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 evil evil NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 20 like like ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 elephants elephant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 23 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux:pass _ _ 25 tamed tame VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 by by ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 subtle subtle ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 spell spell NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 32 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 34 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 33 's 's PART POS _ 32 case _ _ 34 purity purity NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 37 like like ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 40 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj:pass _ _ 41 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux:pass _ _ 42 decoyed decoy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 44 by by ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 lure lure NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 bower bower NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 51 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 52 nummod _ _ 52 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 53 's 's PART POS _ 52 case _ _ 54 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 57 like like ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 bees bee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 60 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 61 hover hover VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 63 sip sip VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 61 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 65 around around ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 honey honey NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 69 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 71 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 70 's 's PART POS _ 69 case _ _ 71 lips lip NOUN NNS Number=Plur 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 74 like like ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 snakes snake NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 77 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 78 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 conj _ _ 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 coil coil NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 81 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 82 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 82 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 78 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 83 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 82 punct _ _ 84 round round ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 86 slender slender ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 87 amod _ _ 87 stem stem NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nmod _ _ 88 of of ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 89 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 90 nummod _ _ 90 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 91 's 's PART POS _ 90 case _ _ 92 waist waist NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 93 , , PUNCT , _ 102 punct _ _ 94 and and CCONJ CC _ 102 cc _ _ 95 like like ADP IN _ 97 case _ _ 96 weary weary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 97 amod _ _ 97 travellers traveller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 102 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 98 , , PUNCT , _ 97 punct _ _ 99 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 102 nsubj _ _ 100 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 102 advmod _ _ 101 to to PART TO _ 102 mark _ _ 102 sleep sleep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 82 conj _ _ 103 on on ADP IN _ 106 case _ _ 104 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 106 det _ _ 105 living living NOUN NN Number=Sing 106 compound _ _ 106 pillow pillow NOUN NN Number=Sing 102 obl _ _ 107 of of ADP IN _ 110 case _ _ 108 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 110 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 109 's 's PART POS _ 108 case _ _ 110 bosom bosom NOUN NN Number=Sing 106 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 111 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **goad** | present · passive | the biting sting of one woman's evil | we | | | | like oxen | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | | 2 | **bite** | gerund | | | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **tame** | present · passive | the subtle spell of another's purity | we | | | | like elephants | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | | 4 | **decoy** | present · passive | the lure of the bower of one girl's arms | we | | | | like birds | tree rules | | 5 | **hover** | present | we | | | the honey of another's lips | | like bees; like snakes and wind and coil | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around honey=Location | | 6 | **sip** | present | we *not said here* | | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **wind** | | we | | | | | coil *conj*; 12 round the slender stem of one girl's waist *appos* | tree rules | | 8 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | we | | | the living pillow of another's bosom | | like weary travellers; long *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **sting** | | | one woman's evil | | | | | nom sting «state transitive»: of=patient | | 10 | **spell** | | | another's purity | | | | | nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient | | 11 | **stem** | | | one girl's waist | | | | | nom stem «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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 descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, Project Gutenberg book 68641 (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 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/2/40/) - next →: [sentence 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/2/42/) - ↑ back to [An Evil Eye.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg68641/2/)