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title: And on the isle he met With Kitpûsâgunâû, Whose mother had been slai… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics
description: And on the isle he met With Kitpûsâgunâû, Whose mother had been slain By a fearful cannibal giant: Therefore, like Kulóskap, He warred through all his life Upon the monstrous race; From which it came to pass That they were loving friends, Which did not hinder them From a hearty, merry strife In whic
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# Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 10, sentence 18

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And on the isle he met With Kitpûsâgunâû, Whose mother had been slain By a fearful cannibal giant: Therefore, like Kulóskap, He warred through all his life Upon the monstrous race; From which it came to pass That they were loving friends, Which did not hinder them From a hearty, merry strife In which they barely missed Taking each other’s lives In the most good-natured way As ye shall hear anon.

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**Who acts:** KULÓSKAP, fearful cannibal giant, race, places, loving friends, ye · **What happens:** meet, slay, war, come, pass, be · **To what, where:** isle, mother, life, That, loving friends, places

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This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 10. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (KULÓSKAP, fearful cannibal giant, race, places), 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:pg78673:10:18
# text = And on the isle he met With Kitpûsâgunâû, Whose mother had been slain By a fearful cannibal giant: Therefore, like Kulóskap, He warred through all his life Upon the monstrous race; From which it came to pass That they were loving friends, Which did not hinder them From a hearty, merry strife In which they barely missed Taking each other’s lives In the most good-natured way As ye shall hear anon.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	isle	isle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	With	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Kitpûsâgunâû	Kitpûsâgunâû	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	Whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	By	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	fearful	fearful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	cannibal	cannibal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
21	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Kulóskap	Kulóskap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	warred	war	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
28	through	through	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	31	det:predet	_	_
30	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
32	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
37	From	from	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	40	obl	_	_
39	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	42	mark	_	_
42	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	xcomp	_	_
43	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	42	obj	_	_
44	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	47	nsubj	_	_
45	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	cop	_	_
46	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
47	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	42	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
49	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	52	nsubj	_	_
50	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	52	aux	_	_
51	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	52	advmod	_	_
52	hinder	hinder	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	47	acl:relcl	_	_
53	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	obj	_	_
54	From	from	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
56	hearty	hearty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	strife	strife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	appos	_	_
60	In	in	ADP	IN	_	61	case	_	_
61	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	64	obl	_	_
62	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
63	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	64	advmod	_	_
64	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	59	acl:relcl	_	_
65	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	64	advcl	_	_
66	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	67	det	_	_
67	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	69	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	’s	's	PART	POS	_	67	case	_	_
69	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	65	ccomp	_	_
70	In	in	ADP	IN	_	76	case	_	_
71	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
72	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	73	advmod	_	_
73	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	73	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
75	natured	natured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	obl	_	_
77	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	80	mark	_	_
78	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	80	nsubj	_	_
79	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	80	aux	_	_
80	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	76	acl	_	_
81	anon	anon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* |  |  | the isle |  | with Kitpûsâgunâû; like Kulóskap; therefore *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with kitpûsâgunâû=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **slay** | past · perfect · passive | a fearful cannibal giant | mother |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **war** | past | KULÓSKAP *= kulóskap* |  |  | KULÓSKAP's life |  | upon the monstrous race | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **come** | past | race |  |  |  |  | which *obl* | tree rules |
| 5 | **pass** | to-infinitive | race *not said here* | That |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme that=Trajectory |
| 6 | **is a** | past | places *= place* | loving friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **not** **hinder** | past · do-support | loving friends | places *= place* |  | a hearty |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP PP.eventuality»: agent=Causer they=Beneficiary from hearty=Eventuality |
| 8 | **miss** | past | places *= place* |  |  | merry strife |  | barely *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **take** | gerund | places *= place* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 10 | **live** | present | places *= place* *not said here* |  |  | the good natured way |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Location |
| 11 | **hear** | shall | ye | anon |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer anon=Stimulus |

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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:** «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.

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