--- title: So all went well for a time, But anon the chief grew weary, And open… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: So all went well for a time, But anon the chief grew weary, And opening one eye a little It seemed to him that truly They were not ten feet from the shore, And being of little faith He thought--for he spoke not aloud: “We shall never get to land:” But the Fox who read his thought, Replied, “Do not b --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/64/) [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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/) / 64 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 12, sentence 64 So all went well for a time, But anon the chief grew weary, And opening one eye a little It seemed to him that truly They were not ten feet from the shore, And being of little faith He thought--for he spoke not aloud: “We shall never get to land:” But the Fox who read his thought, Replied, “Do not believe it, I \_will\_ that we reach the shore.” **Who acts:** anon, It, eyes, We, Fox · **What happens:** go, grow, open, seem, not be, be · **To what, where:** one eye, anon, ten feet, shore, little faith, thought · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (anon, It, eyes, 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:pg78673:12:64 # text = So all went well for a time, But anon the chief grew weary, And opening one eye a little It seemed to him that truly They were not ten feet from the shore, And being of little faith He thought--for he spoke not aloud: “We shall never get to land:” But the Fox who read his thought, Replied, “Do not believe it, I _will_ that we reach the shore.” 1 So so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 advmod _ _ 3 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 But but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 anon anon NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 grew grow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 weary weary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 16 And and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 17 opening open VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 23 advcl _ _ 18 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 obl:unmarked _ _ 22 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 seemed seem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 24 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 26 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 27 truly truly ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 28 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 29 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 30 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 32 advmod _ _ 31 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 32 nummod _ _ 32 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 xcomp _ _ 33 from from ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 37 And and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 38 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 cop _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 amod _ _ 41 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 42 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 -- -- PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 for for SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 48 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 47 advmod _ _ 49 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 50 : : PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 51 “ " PUNCT `` _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 53 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 54 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 55 advmod _ _ 55 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 ccomp _ _ 56 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 : : PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 ” " PUNCT '' _ 55 punct _ _ 60 But but CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nsubj _ _ 63 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 64 nsubj _ _ 64 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 65 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 68 Replied reply VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 66 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 70 “ " PUNCT `` _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 71 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 72 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 73 advmod _ _ 73 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 ccomp _ _ 74 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 76 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 79 nsubj _ _ 77 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 76 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 79 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 79 _ _ VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 73 conj _ _ 80 that that SCONJ IN _ 82 mark _ _ 81 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 82 nsubj _ _ 82 reach reach VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 79 advcl _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 85 . . PUNCT . _ 73 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 86 ” " PUNCT '' _ 73 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | | | | | time | well *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **grow** | past | anon | | | | | the chief *nsubj*; weary *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **open** | gerund | | one eye | | | | a little *obl:unmarked* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme | | 4 | **seem** | past | It | | anon | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **not** **is a** | past | eyes *= eye* | ten feet | | the shore | | truly *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** | gerund | | | | | | of little faith | tree rules | | 7 | **think** *speech: other* | past | anon | little faith *not said here* | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot faith=Theme | | 8 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | past | anon | | | | | aloud *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | shall | We | | | | | to land *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to land=Result | | 10 | **read** | past | the Fox | Fox's thought | | | | who *nsubj* | tree rules | | 11 | **reply** *speech: assert* | participle | | Fox's thought *not said here* | | | | | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **not** **believe** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | the Fox *not said here* | chief | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 13 | **\_** *in a quote* | future | the Fox *= fox* | | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **reach** *in a quote* | present | we | the shore | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shore=Theme | | 15 | **think** | | Fox | | | | | | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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 63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/63/) - next →: [sentence 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/65/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/)