--- title: “And when you are there,” he said, “Build up a mighty fire, A fire o… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: “And when you are there,” he said, “Build up a mighty fire, A fire of hemlock bark, And take the Pitcher’s babe, Whom she so dearly loves, And has given to you to tend, And throw it into the fire; Then run to me for your life, For verily thou wilt be In direst need to do it.” Who acts: you, Brother, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/76/) [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/) / 76 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 12, sentence 76 “And when you are there,” he said, “Build up a mighty fire, A fire of hemlock bark, And take the Pitcher’s babe, Whom she so dearly loves, And has given to you to tend, And throw it into the fire; Then run to me for your life, For verily thou wilt be In direst need to do it.” **Who acts:** you, Brother, mother, thou, direst · **What happens:** be, say, build up, take, love, give · **To what, where:** mighty fire, babe, you, fire, Brother, hemlock bark · **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 (you, Brother, mother, thou), 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:pg78673:12:76 # text = “And when you are there,” he said, “Build up a mighty fire, A fire of hemlock bark, And take the Pitcher’s babe, Whom she so dearly loves, And has given to you to tend, And throw it into the fire; Then run to me for your life, For verily thou wilt be In direst need to do it.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 And and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 3 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 “ " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 Build build VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 14 up up ADP RP _ 13 compound:prt _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 hemlock hemlock NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 compound _ _ 23 bark bark NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 And and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 ccomp _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 Pitcher Pitcher PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ’s 's PART POS _ 28 case _ _ 30 babe babe NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 32 Whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 36 obj _ _ 33 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 34 so so ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 35 dearly dearly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 loves love VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 And and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 tend tend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 And and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 47 throw throw VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 40 parataxis _ _ 48 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 into into ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 53 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 54 advmod _ _ 54 run run VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 54 obl _ _ 57 for for ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 59 nmod:poss _ _ 59 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 61 For for ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 62 verily verily ADV RB _ 67 advmod _ _ 63 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 67 nsubj _ _ 64 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 65 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 67 cop _ _ 66 In in ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 direst dire ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 68 nsubj _ _ 68 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 parataxis _ _ 69 to to PART TO _ 70 mark _ _ 70 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 xcomp _ _ 71 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 70 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 72 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 73 ” " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Brother | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **build up** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a mighty fire | | | | a fire of hemlock bark *obl* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer fire=Patient | | 4 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive | | the Pitcher's babe | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent babe=Theme | | 5 | **love** *in a quote* | present | mother | the Pitcher's babe | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus | | 6 | **give** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Brother *not said here* | | you | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to you=Recipient | | 7 | **tend** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Brother *not said here* | | | | | | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **throw** *in a quote* | infinitive | | babe | | | | into the fire *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer it=Theme into fire=Result | | 9 | **run** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | Brother | | then | for your life | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to i=Result | | 10 | **is** *in a quote* | future | thou | | | | | dire, verily *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **need** *in a quote* | present | direst | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 12 | **do** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | direst *not said here* | babe | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 13 | **fire** *in a quote* | | | hemlock bark | | | | | nom fire «event 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 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/75/) - next →: [sentence 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/77/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/)