--- title: [4] It was Bryant, I think, who declared that the forest trees of Ne… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: [4] It was Bryant, I think, who declared that the forest trees of New England were all the summer time repeating in Indian words “their old poetic legends to the wind,” and it is a tradition that there are ancient Indians who understand the language of Mūūin the Bear--wherein may lurk more truth tha --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/142/) [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/) / 142 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 1, sentence 142 \[4\] It was Bryant, I think, who declared that the forest trees of New England were all the summer time repeating in Indian words “their old poetic legends to the wind,” and it is a tradition that there are ancient Indians who understand the language of Mūūin the Bear--wherein may lurk more truth than most would deem, according to the latest faith!--but these were unto all lost tongues, and the dreams were thinnest air. **Who acts:** goblin, I, forest trees, summer time, ancient Indians, most · **What happens:** be, think, declare, repeat, understand, lurk · **To what, where:** Bryant, summer time, Indian words, tradition, language, more truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (goblin, I, forest trees, summer time), 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:pg78673:1:143 # text = [4] It was Bryant, I think, who declared that the forest trees of New England were all the summer time repeating in Indian words “their old poetic legends to the wind,” and it is a tradition that there are ancient Indians who understand the language of Mūūin the Bear--wherein may lurk more truth than most would deem, according to the latest faith!--but these were unto all lost tongues, and the dreams were thinnest air. 1 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 4 4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ 4 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 Bryant Bryant PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 12 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 13 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 New New PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 flat _ _ 19 England England PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 20 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 21 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 24 det:predet _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 summer summer NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ _ 24 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 ccomp _ _ 25 repeating repeat VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 24 acl _ _ 26 in in ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 amod _ _ 28 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obl _ _ 29 “ " PUNCT `` _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 31 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 32 poetic poetic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 legends legend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 appos _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 ” " PUNCT '' _ 33 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 41 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 tradition tradition NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ _ 44 that that SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 45 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 46 expl _ _ 46 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 advcl _ _ 47 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 Indians Indian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 50 nsubj _ _ 49 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 50 nsubj _ _ 50 understand understand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 parataxis _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 language language NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 Mūūin Mūūin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 nmod _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 Bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 57 -- -- PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 wherein wherein ADV WRB PronType=Int 60 advmod _ _ 59 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 60 lurk lurk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 acl:relcl _ _ 61 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 62 amod _ _ 62 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 63 than than SCONJ IN _ 66 mark _ _ 64 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 66 nsubj _ _ 65 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 66 aux _ _ 66 deem deem VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 68 according accord VERB VBG ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 72 case _ _ 69 to to ADP IN _ 68 fixed _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 71 latest late ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 72 amod _ _ 72 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 73 ! ! PUNCT . _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 74 -- -- PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 75 but but CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 76 these this PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 81 nsubj _ _ 77 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 81 cop _ _ 78 unto unto ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 79 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 81 det _ _ 80 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 81 amod _ _ 81 tongues tongue NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 83 and and CCONJ CC _ 88 cc _ _ 84 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 85 dreams dream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 88 nsubj _ _ 86 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 88 cop _ _ 87 thinnest thin ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 88 amod _ _ 88 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | goblin | Bryant | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | I | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | | | | | | who *nsubj* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is a** | past | the forest trees of New England | all summer time | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **repeat** | gerund | all summer time *not said here* | | | Indian words | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 6 | **is a** | present | goblin | a tradition | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **be** | present | ancient Indians *not said here* | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **understand** | present | ancient Indians | the language of Mūūin | | | | a tradition *nsubj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer language=Stimulus | | 9 | **lurk** | may | | more truth | | | | the latest faith *parataxis*; wherein *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **deem** | would | most | more truth *not said here* | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent truth=Attribute | | 11 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **lose** | participle | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **is** | past | these | | | | | unto all lost tongues | tree rules | | 14 | **is a** | past | the dreams | thinnest air | | | | | tree rules | 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 141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/141/) - next →: [sentence 143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/143/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/1/)