--- title: “After the great Micmac war was ended, the Passamaquoddies lived at… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: “After the great Micmac war was ended, the Passamaquoddies lived at peace except for occasional raids of Mohawks, but the latter finally received a blow from which they never recovered, the details of which are as follows: It was the custom of the Mohawks to make night attacks, and at one time, when --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/76/) [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 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/) / 76 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 2, sentence 76 “After the great Micmac war was ended, the Passamaquoddies lived at peace except for occasional raids of Mohawks, but the latter finally received a blow from which they never recovered, the details of which are as follows: It was the custom of the Mohawks to make night attacks, and at one time, when the Passamaquoddies were at the head of Passamaquoddy Bay, the Mohawks approached the camp, which was called Quenasquamcook, with the purpose of utterly destroying it. **Who acts:** great Micmac war, ended Passamaquoddies, latter, ceremonies, war, Passamaquoddies · **What happens:** be, live, receive, not recover, make, approach · **To what, where:** peace, blow, details, custom, night attacks, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (great Micmac war, ended Passamaquoddies, latter, ceremonies), 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:pg78673:2:76 # text = “After the great Micmac war was ended, the Passamaquoddies lived at peace except for occasional raids of Mohawks, but the latter finally received a blow from which they never recovered, the details of which are as follows: It was the custom of the Mohawks to make night attacks, and at one time, when the Passamaquoddies were at the head of Passamaquoddy Bay, the Mohawks approached the camp, which was called Quenasquamcook, with the purpose of utterly destroying it. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 After after SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 Micmac Micmac PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 ended ended ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Passamaquoddies Passamaquoddy PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 12 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 15 except except ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 15 fixed _ _ 17 occasional occasional ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 raids raid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 Mohawks mohawk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 22 but but CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 latter latter ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 nsubj _ _ 25 finally finally ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 26 received receive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 from from ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 obl _ _ 31 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 33 advmod _ _ 33 recovered recover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 details detail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 obl _ _ 39 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 40 as as SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 41 follows follow VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 : : PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 43 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 44 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 custom custom NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 Mohawks mohawk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 nmod _ _ 50 to to PART TO _ 51 mark _ _ 51 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 acl _ _ 52 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 53 attacks attack NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 56 at at ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 58 nummod _ _ 58 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 60 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 66 advmod _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 Passamaquoddies Passamaquoddy PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 66 nsubj _ _ 63 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 cop _ _ 64 at at ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 nmod _ _ 67 of of ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 Passamaquoddy Passamaquoddy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 69 compound _ _ 69 Bay Bay PROPN NNP Number=Sing 66 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 Mohawks mohawk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 73 nsubj _ _ 73 approached approach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 conj _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 camp camp NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 77 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 79 nsubj:pass _ _ 78 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 79 aux:pass _ _ 79 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 75 acl:relcl _ _ 80 Quenasquamcook Quenasquamcook PROPN NNP Number=Sing 79 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 82 with with ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 advcl _ _ 85 of of SCONJ IN _ 87 mark _ _ 86 utterly utterly ADV RB _ 87 advmod _ _ 87 destroying destroy VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 84 acl _ _ 88 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 87 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 89 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the great Micmac war | | | | | ended *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **live** *in a quote* | past | the ended Passamaquoddies | | | peace except occasional raids of Mohawks | time | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at peace=Location | | 3 | **receive** *in a quote* | past | the latter | a blow | | | | finally *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Theme | | 4 | **not** **recover** *in a quote* | past | ceremonies *= ceremony* | the details | | a blow | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from which=Source | | 5 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | of the details; follow *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | war | the custom | | | | of the Mohawks | tree rules | | 7 | **make** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | war *not said here* | night attacks | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset attack=Product | | 8 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the Passamaquoddies | | | the head | | of Passamaquoddy Bay | tree rules | | 9 | **approach** *in a quote* | past | the Mohawks | the camp | | | | | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camp=Theme | | 10 | **call** *in a quote* | past · passive | | the camp | | | | Quenasquamcook *xcomp*; the purpose *advcl* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 11 | **destroy** *in a quote* | gerund | the purpose *not said here* | camp | | | | utterly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 12 | **raid** *in a quote* | | | Mohawks | | | | | nom raid «act 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 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/75/) - next →: [sentence 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/77/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/2/)