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title: When fall is coming and days are shorter, Mĭpis dresses himself in s… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics
description: When fall is coming and days are shorter, Mĭpis dresses himself in scarlet; Glad and gay in the Indian Summer; But as the nights grow cold and longer, He puts on a coat of brown or yellow, Curls himself up like a bear for winter, Lets go his hold and falls to the ground; There he sleeps, all under t
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# Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 17, sentence 36

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When fall is coming and days are shorter, Mĭpis dresses himself in scarlet; Glad and gay in the Indian Summer; But as the nights grow cold and longer, He puts on a coat of brown or yellow, Curls himself up like a bear for winter, Lets go his hold and falls to the ground; There he sleeps, all under the snow-drift Till he hears in the spring the blue-bird calling, And the stream fighting its enemy ice-- Carrying proudly in pieces as prisoners The foe which kept it a frozen captive, All the winter under its wigwam.

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**Who acts:** fall, days, Mĭpis, Lets, stream, foe · **What happens:** come, be, dress, grow, put, curl up · **To what, where:** Mĭpis, scarlet, coat, hold, all, snow drift

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This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 17. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (fall, days, Mĭpis, Lets), 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:pg78673:17:36
# text = When fall is coming and days are shorter, Mĭpis dresses himself in scarlet; Glad and gay in the Indian Summer; But as the nights grow cold and longer, He puts on a coat of brown or yellow, Curls himself up like a bear for winter, Lets go his hold and falls to the ground; There he sleeps, all under the snow-drift Till he hears in the spring the blue-bird calling, And the stream fighting its enemy ice-- Carrying proudly in pieces as prisoners The foe which kept it a frozen captive, All the winter under its wigwam.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	Mĭpis	Mĭpis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dresses	dress	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	scarlet	scarlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	gay	gay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	Summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
24	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	_
28	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
29	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	xcomp	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
34	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	parataxis	_	_
35	on	on	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	nmod	_	_
40	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
41	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
43	Curls	curl	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	conj	_	_
44	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	43	obj	_	_
45	up	up	ADP	RP	_	43	compound:prt	_	_
46	like	like	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
47	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
48	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	obl	_	_
49	for	for	ADP	IN	_	50	case	_	_
50	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	Lets	let	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	53	nsubj	_	_
53	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	43	parataxis	_	_
54	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	55	nmod:poss	_	_
55	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obj	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
57	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	53	conj	_	_
58	to	to	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	64	punct	_	_
62	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	64	expl	_	_
63	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	64	nsubj	_	_
64	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
66	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	64	obj	_	_
67	under	under	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
69	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	69	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	drift	drift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nmod	_	_
72	Till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
73	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	74	nsubj	_	_
74	hears	hear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	64	advcl	_	_
75	in	in	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obl	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
79	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	81	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	82	compound	_	_
82	calling	calling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
84	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	86	cc	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	obl	_	_
87	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	86	acl	_	_
88	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	90	nmod:poss	_	_
89	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	compound	_	_
90	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
92	Carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	87	conj	_	_
93	proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	_
94	in	in	ADP	IN	_	95	case	_	_
95	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	92	obl	_	_
96	as	as	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
97	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	92	obl	_	_
98	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	foe	foe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	appos	_	_
100	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	101	nsubj	_	_
101	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	99	acl:relcl	_	_
102	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	101	obj	_	_
103	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
104	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	105	amod	_	_
105	captive	captive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	109	punct	_	_
107	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	109	det:predet	_	_
108	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	109	det	_	_
109	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	conj	_	_
110	under	under	ADP	IN	_	112	case	_	_
111	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	112	nmod:poss	_	_
112	wigwam	wigwam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · progressive | fall |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | days |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dress** | present | Mĭpis | Mĭpis |  | scarlet |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 4 | **be** |  | days *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **grow** | present | days *not said here* |  |  |  | night | cold *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **put** | present | Mĭpis |  |  | a coat of brown |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on coat=Destination |
| 7 | **curl up** | present | Mĭpis *not said here* | Mĭpis |  |  |  | like a bear for winter | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 8 | **go** | present | Lets | Mĭpis's hold |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hold=Theme |
| 9 | **fall** | present | Lets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the ground | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme |
| 10 | **sleep** | present | Mĭpis | all |  | the snow drift; there |  | the stream *obl* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Theme |
| 11 | **hear** | present | Mĭpis | the bird calling |  |  | spring |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer calling=Stimulus |
| 12 | **fight** | gerund | the stream *not said here* | fall's enemy ice |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ice=Co-Agent |
| 13 | **carry** | gerund | the stream *not said here* |  |  | pieces |  | as prisoners; proudly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in piece=Location |
| 14 | **keep** | past | the foe | ice |  |  |  | a frozen captive and all winter under fall's wigwam *obj* | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent it=Theme captive=Attribute |
| 15 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 16 | **hold** |  | Mĭpis |  |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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