--- title: Whereupon, the thought occurred to me that this fully qualified scho… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: Whereupon, the thought occurred to me that this fully qualified scholar might revise, correct, and compare my metrical version with the original text, which task would be much facilitated by the fact that he also was well acquainted with Louis Mitchell, and I may here mention that, while I had at on --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/102/) [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/) / [Kulóskap the master, and other Algonki…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/) / [Opening, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/) / 102 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 1, sentence 102 Whereupon, the thought occurred to me that this fully qualified scholar might revise, correct, and compare my metrical version with the original text, which task would be much facilitated by the fact that he also was well acquainted with Louis Mitchell, and I may here mention that, while I had at one time obtained an accurate copy of the celebrated Algonkin “Wampum Record” which was recited annually in bygone days at the Council of the Tribes, and had it read to me, and written out in Indian English. **Who acts:** thought, qualified scholar, fact, I, one time, copy · **What happens:** occur, revise, correct, compare, facilitate, acquaint · **To what, where:** me, metrical version, task, scholar, that, accurate copy This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (thought, qualified scholar, fact, I), 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:pg78673:1:103 # text = Whereupon, the thought occurred to me that this fully qualified scholar might revise, correct, and compare my metrical version with the original text, which task would be much facilitated by the fact that he also was well acquainted with Louis Mitchell, and I may here mention that, while I had at one time obtained an accurate copy of the celebrated Algonkin “Wampum Record” which was recited annually in bygone days at the Council of the Tribes, and had it read to me, and written out in Indian English. 1 Whereupon whereupon ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 occurred occur VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 10 fully fully ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 qualified qualified ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 scholar scholar NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 revise revise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 correct correct VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 19 compare compare VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 20 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 21 metrical metrical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 version version NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 23 with with ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 original original ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 28 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 obj _ _ 29 task task NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj:pass _ _ 30 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 31 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 33 aux:pass _ _ 32 much much ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 33 facilitated facilitate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl:relcl _ _ 34 by by ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 fact fact NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 37 that that SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 39 also also ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 40 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux:pass _ _ 41 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 42 advmod _ _ 42 acquainted acquaint VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 acl _ _ 43 with with ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 Louis Louis PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 45 Mitchell Mitchell PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 48 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 49 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 51 mention mention VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 52 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 54 while while SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 55 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 57 at at ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 59 nummod _ _ 59 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 obtained obtain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 59 acl _ _ 61 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 62 accurate accurate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 63 amod _ _ 63 copy copy NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 66 celebrated celebrate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 70 amod _ _ 67 Algonkin Algonkin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 70 nsubj _ _ 68 “ " PUNCT `` _ 70 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 69 Wampum wampum NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 compound _ _ 70 Record record NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 71 ” " PUNCT '' _ 70 punct _ _ 72 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 74 nsubj:pass _ _ 73 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 aux:pass _ _ 74 recited recite VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 70 acl:relcl _ _ 75 annually annually ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 76 in in ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 77 bygone bygone ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 78 amod _ _ 78 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 obl _ _ 79 at at ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 Council Council PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 nmod _ _ 82 of of ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 Tribes Tribe PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 81 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ _ 87 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 88 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 87 obj _ _ 89 read read VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 87 xcomp _ _ 90 to to ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 89 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 94 punct _ _ 93 and and CCONJ CC _ 94 cc _ _ 94 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 95 out out ADP RP _ 94 compound:prt _ _ 96 in in ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 97 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 98 amod _ _ 98 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 94 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **occur** | past | the thought | | me | here | | whereupon *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **revise** | might | this qualified scholar | | | | | | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | infinitive | this qualified scholar *not said here* | | | | | | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **compare** | infinitive | | my metrical version | | | | with the original text | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent version=Patient with text=Co-Patient | | 5 | **facilitate** | would · passive | the fact | task | | | | the original text *obj* | tree rules | | 6 | **acquaint** *speech: other* | past · passive | | scholar | | | | with Louis; well *property* | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 7 | **mention** *speech: other* | infinitive | the thought *not said here* | that | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic | | 8 | **have** | past | I | | | | time | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **obtain** | participle | one time *not said here* | a accurate copy of the celebrated Wampum Record Algonkin | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset copy=Theme | | 10 | **celebrate** | participle | | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **recite** | past · passive | | the celebrated Wampum Record Algonkin | | | day | annually *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 12 | **have** | past | | copy | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **read** | participle | copy *not said here* | | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to i=Recipient | | 14 | **write out** | participle | the thought *not said here* | | | Indian English | | | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in english=Destination | | 15 | **copy** | | | the celebrated Wampum Record Algonkin | | | | | nom copy «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:** «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (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 101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/101/) - next →: [sentence 103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/103/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/)