--- title: The boy had wondrous gifts; The sages of the tribe Said he was soon… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The boy had wondrous gifts; The sages of the tribe Said he was soon to be A mighty sorcerer; For when he did but point His finger at the moose, Or anything which ran, At once it would drop dead, Killed by his magic will; And, when in a canoe He pointed at the ducks, The wild fowl swam no more, And a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/18/96/) [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 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/18/) / 96 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 18, sentence 96 The boy had wondrous gifts; The sages of the tribe Said he was soon to be A mighty sorcerer; For when he did but point His finger at the moose, Or anything which ran, At once it would drop dead, Killed by his magic will; And, when in a canoe He pointed at the ducks, The wild fowl swam no more, And all the water round Was full of floating game Which all might gather in, As freely as they would. **Who acts:** boy, sages, finger, wild fowl, water round, floating game · **What happens:** have, say, be, point, run, drop · **To what, where:** wondrous gifts, mighty sorcerer, finger, moose, dead, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 18. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (boy, sages, finger, wild fowl), 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:pg78673:18:96 # text = The boy had wondrous gifts; The sages of the tribe Said he was soon to be A mighty sorcerer; For when he did but point His finger at the moose, Or anything which ran, At once it would drop dead, Killed by his magic will; And, when in a canoe He pointed at the ducks, The wild fowl swam no more, And all the water round Was full of floating game Which all might gather in, As freely as they would. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 wondrous wondrous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 gifts gift NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 7 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 sages sage NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 Said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 15 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 20 advmod _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 17 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 20 cop _ _ 18 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 sorcerer sorcerer NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 22 For for SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 25 advmod _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 26 but but CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 point point VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 12 parataxis _ _ 28 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 finger finger NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 30 at at ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 moose moose NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 Or or CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 32 conj _ _ 36 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 37 nsubj _ _ 37 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 39 At at ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 43 obl _ _ 41 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 drop drop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 conj _ _ 44 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 Killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 43 conj _ _ 47 by by ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 50 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ; ; PUNCT : _ 67 punct _ _ 52 And and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 54 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 59 advmod _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 canoe canoe NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obl _ _ 58 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 pointed point VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 advcl _ _ 60 at at ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 ducks duck NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 64 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 65 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 amod _ _ 66 fowl fowl NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 67 swam swim VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 68 no no ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 69 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 67 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 71 And and CCONJ CC _ 77 cc _ _ 72 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 75 det:predet _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 74 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 compound _ _ 75 round round NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 nsubj _ _ 76 Was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 77 cop _ _ 77 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 conj _ _ 78 of of ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 79 floating float VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 80 amod _ _ 80 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 obl _ _ 81 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 84 nsubj _ _ 82 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 84 nsubj _ _ 83 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 84 aux _ _ 84 gather gather VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 80 acl:relcl _ _ 85 in in ADV RB _ 84 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 86 , , PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 87 As as ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ _ 88 freely freely ADV RB _ 84 advmod _ _ 89 as as SCONJ IN _ 91 mark _ _ 90 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 91 nsubj _ _ 91 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 88 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 92 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the boy | wondrous gifts | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sages of the tribe | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | past | boy | a mighty sorcerer | | | | soon *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **point** | past · do-support | | boy's finger | | the moose anything | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient | | 5 | **run** | past | | | | | | which *nsubj* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **drop** | would | finger | dead | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dead=Theme at once=Destination | | 7 | **kill** | participle | finger *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 8 | **point** | past | boy | | | | | at the ducks; in a canoe | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in canoe=Theme | | 9 | **swim** | past | the wild fowl | more | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme more=Trajectory | | 10 | **is** | past | all water round | | | | | of floating game; full *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **float** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **gather** | might | floating game | | | | | freely *property* | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/18/95/) - next →: [sentence 97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/18/97/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/18/)