--- title: The elder brother with him Was a brave among the braves, A fierce an… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The elder brother with him Was a brave among the braves, A fierce and terrible man Who had no dream of fear: And as he could do naught else He did the most desperate deed Which the wildest of the warriors Among the Wabanaki Has ever dared to do; For he went down to the river At midnight and alone, A --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/131/) [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 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/) / 131 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 15, sentence 131 The elder brother with him Was a brave among the braves, A fierce and terrible man Who had no dream of fear: And as he could do naught else He did the most desperate deed Which the wildest of the warriors Among the Wabanaki Has ever dared to do; For he went down to the river At midnight and alone, And sang the terrible song Which calls the Wîwilmekw, The Demon of the Worm, Even to devils a terror. **Who acts:** fierce man, brother, terrible song · **What happens:** have, do, dare, go down, sing, call · **To what, where:** dream, naught, warriors, terrible song, devils, fear · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 15. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (fierce man, brother, terrible song), 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:pg78673:15:136 # text = The elder brother with him Was a brave among the braves, A fierce and terrible man Who had no dream of fear: And as he could do naught else He did the most desperate deed Which the wildest of the warriors Among the Wabanaki Has ever dared to do; For he went down to the river At midnight and alone, And sang the terrible song Which calls the Wîwilmekw, The Demon of the Worm, Even to devils a terror. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 elder elder ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nmod _ _ 6 Was Be PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 9 among among ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 braves brave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 13 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 14 fierce fierce ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 terrible terrible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 conj _ _ 17 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 18 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 19 nsubj _ _ 19 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 acl:relcl _ _ 20 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 21 det _ _ 21 dream dream NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 : : PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 25 And and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 26 as as SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 30 naught naught PRON NN PronType=Neg 29 obj _ _ 31 else else ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 acl:relcl _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 35 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 36 advmod _ _ 36 desperate desperate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 deed deed NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 38 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 40 nsubj _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 wildest wild ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 29 parataxis _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 warriors warrior NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 obl _ _ 44 Among among ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 Wabanaki Wabanaki PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 47 Has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 48 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 49 advmod _ _ 49 dared dare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 43 acl:relcl _ _ 50 to to PART TO _ 51 mark _ _ 51 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ; ; PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 For for SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 54 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 55 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 56 down down ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 57 to to ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 60 At at ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 midnight midnight NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 63 alone alone ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 65 And and CCONJ CC _ 66 cc _ _ 66 sang sing VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 55 conj _ _ 67 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 68 terrible terrible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 69 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obj _ _ 70 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 71 nsubj _ _ 71 calls call VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 acl:relcl _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 Wîwilmekw Wîwilmekw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 71 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 75 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 Demon Demon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 73 conj _ _ 77 of of ADP IN _ 79 case _ _ 78 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 79 Worm worm NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 80 , , PUNCT , _ 83 punct _ _ 81 Even even ADV RB _ 83 advmod _ _ 82 to to ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 83 devils devil NOUN NNS Number=Plur 71 obl _ _ 84 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 85 det _ _ 85 terror terror NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | a fierce man | no dream of fear | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient | | 2 | **do** | could | brother | naught | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent naught=Eventuality | | 3 | **do** | past | brother | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **dare** | present · perfect | | the warriors *not said here* | | | ever | among the Wabanaki | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **go down** | past | brother | | | | midnight | to the river; alone, down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 7 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | brother *not said here* | the terrible song | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme | | 8 | **call** | present | the terrible song | | devils a terror | | | the Wîwilmekw and the Demon of the Worm *xcomp* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to devil=Recipient | | 10 | **dream** | | | fear | | | | | nom dream «cognition 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 130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/130/) - next →: [sentence 132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/132/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/15/)