--- title: She wanted the youth to wed her, But he at that time was busy, Very… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: She wanted the youth to wed her, But he at that time was busy, Very busy in getting ready To go on his autumn hunt, Which would last far into the winter; And he had no time for wooing, As he very plainly told her. Who acts: perchance, youth, spirit, autumn hunt. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (perchance, youth, spirit, autumn hunt), 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:pg78673:15:132 # text = She wanted the youth to wed her, But he at that time was busy, Very busy in getting ready To go on his autumn hunt, Which would last far into the winter; And he had no time for wooing, As he very plainly told her. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 youth youth NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 wed wed VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 9 But but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 det _ _ 13 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 Very very ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 conj _ _ 19 in in SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 20 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 21 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 xcomp _ _ 22 To to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 26 autumn autumn NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 compound _ _ 27 hunt hunt NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 31 nsubj _ _ 30 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 last last VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 acl:relcl _ _ 32 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 31 advmod _ _ 33 into into ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 winter winter NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 37 And and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 40 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 41 det _ _ 41 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 for for SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 43 wooing woo VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 41 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 As as SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 47 very very ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 plainly plainly ADV RB _ 49 advmod _ _ 49 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 conj _ _ 50 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | perchance | the youth | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **wed** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the youth *not said here* | perchance | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 3 | **is** | past | spirit | | | | | busy *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **be** | | spirit *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **get** | gerund | spirit *not said here* | | | | | ready *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **go** | to-infinitive | spirit *not said here* | | | spirit's autumn hunt | | | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on hunt=Location | | 7 | **last** | would | spirit's autumn hunt | | | | | far *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **have** | past | spirit | | | | time | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **woo** | gerund | no time *not said here* | | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | spirit | | perchance | | | plainly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | 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 126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/126/) - next →: [sentence 128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/128/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/)