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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 (Passamaquoddy chief, few men, man, women), 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:pg78673:2:68 # text = As the Passamaquoddy chief had very few men able to bear arms, he made the women attire themselves like warriors so that from a distance they might be mistaken for men, and directed them to play on the beach shouting and laughing as if entirely fearless. 1 As as SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 Passamaquoddy Passamaquoddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 6 very very ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 9 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj _ _ 18 attire attire VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 parataxis _ _ 19 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 18 obj _ _ 20 like like ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 warriors warrior NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ _ 22 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 30 mark _ _ 23 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 22 fixed _ _ 24 from from ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 distance distance NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 27 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 mistaken mistake VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 advcl _ _ 31 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 directed direct VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 36 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 xcomp _ _ 39 on on ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 beach beach NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 42 shouting shout VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 38 advcl _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 laughing laugh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 42 conj _ _ 45 as as SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 46 if if SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 47 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 fearless fearless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the Passamaquoddy chief | few men | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient | | 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | few men *not said here* | arms | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient | | 3 | **make** | past | man | | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **attire** | present | the women | chiefs *= chief* | | | | like warriors | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient | | 5 | **mistake** | might · passive | | chiefs *= chief* | | | | from a distance; for men | tree rules | | 6 | **direct** | past | man *not said here* | chiefs *= chief* | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **play** | to-infinitive | man *not said here* | | | the beach | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | man *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **laugh** | gerund | man *not said here* | | | | | fearless *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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 67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/67/) - next →: [sentence 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/69/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/)