--- title: He was the first to fight And last one to give in (Indeed, he never… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: He was the first to fight And last one to give in (Indeed, he never did Give in, nor meant to do), From which it came that he Was specially admired By all the blackguard beasts Who prowled about the woods; Wherein they differed little From many among men. 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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 (One, soul, blackguard beasts, beasts), 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:pg78673:19:2 # text = He was the first to fight And last one to give in (Indeed, he never did Give in, nor meant to do), From which it came that he Was specially admired By all the blackguard beasts Who prowled about the woods; Wherein they differed little From many among men. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 fight fight VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 And and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 12 in in ADP RP _ 11 compound:prt _ _ 13 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 Indeed indeed ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 17 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 18 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 20 in in ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 23 cc _ _ 23 meant mean VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 advcl _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 From from ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 31 obl _ _ 30 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 advcl _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 34 Was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 aux:pass _ _ 35 specially specially ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 36 admired admire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 advcl _ _ 37 By by ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 38 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 41 det:predet _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 40 blackguard blackguard NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 compound _ _ 41 beasts beast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl _ _ 42 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ _ 43 prowled prowl VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 acl:relcl _ _ 44 about about ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 woods wood NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ; ; PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 48 Wherein wherein ADV WRB PronType=Int 50 advmod _ _ 49 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 differed differ VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 51 little little ADV RB Degree=Pos 53 advmod _ _ 52 From from ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 obj _ _ 54 among among ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | One | | | | | first *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **fight** | to-infinitive | | | | | | last one *conj* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **give in** | to-infinitive | | | | | | indeed *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **give in** | past · do-support | One | | | | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **mean** | participle | One *not said here* | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | One *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **come** | past | soul | | | | | which *obl* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from which=Initial\_Location | | 8 | **admire** | past · passive | all blackguard beasts | One | | | | specially *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus | | 9 | **prowl** | past | all blackguard beasts | | | | | about the woods | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about wood=Trajectory | | 10 | **differ** | past | beasts *= beast* | many | | | | among men; wherein *property* | tree rules | 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 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/19/1/) - next →: [sentence 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/19/3/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/19/)