--- title: The small wampum string called _kellhoweyi_ or prolongation of the s… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The small wampum string called _kellhoweyi_ or prolongation of the stay was produced at this point, which read that the whole tribe, men, women and children, were glad to see their brothers with them and begged them to remain a day or two longer; that “our mothers” (_kigwusin_), _i.e._, all the trib --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/48/) [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 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/) / 48 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 20, sentence 48 The small wampum string called \_kellhoweyi\_ or prolongation of the stay was produced at this point, which read that the whole tribe, men, women and children, were glad to see their brothers with them and begged them to remain a day or two longer; that “our mothers” (\_kigwusin\_), \_i.e.\_, all the tribal women, would keep their paddles yet a little while. **Who acts:** point, that · **What happens:** call, produce, read, be, see, beg · **To what, where:** small wampum string, point, brothers, paddles, stay · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 20. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (point, that), 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:pg78673:20:48 # text = The small wampum string called _kellhoweyi_ or prolongation of the stay was produced at this point, which read that the whole tribe, men, women and children, were glad to see their brothers with them and begged them to remain a day or two longer; that “our mothers” (_kigwusin_), _i.e._, all the tribal women, would keep their paddles yet a little while. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 wampum wampum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 string string NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 kellhoweyi kellhoweyi X FW Foreign=Yes 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 7 punct _ _ 9 or or CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 prolongation prolongation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 stay stay NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 produced produce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 16 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 acl:relcl _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 33 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 advcl _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obj _ _ 39 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obl _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 begged beg VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 43 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 45 remain remain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl:unmarked _ _ 48 or or CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 49 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 47 conj _ _ 50 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 45 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 52 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 55 nsubj _ _ 53 “ " PUNCT `` _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 mothers mother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 ” " PUNCT '' _ 55 punct _ _ 57 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 kigwusin kigwusin NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 60 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 59 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 63 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 i.e. i.e. ADV FW _ 55 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 65 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 67 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 70 det:predet _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 69 tribal tribal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 72 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 73 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 conj _ _ 74 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 75 nmod:poss _ _ 75 paddles paddle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 73 obj _ _ 76 yet yet ADV RB _ 79 advmod _ _ 77 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 79 det _ _ 78 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 amod _ _ 79 while while NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 80 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | participle | | the small wampum string or prolongation of the stay *not said here* | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **produce** | past · passive | | the small wampum string or prolongation of the stay | | this point | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | | 3 | **read** | past | this point | | | | | the whole tribe *ccomp* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | past | this point *not said here* | | | | | glad *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **see** | to-infinitive | this point *not said here* | men's brothers | | | | with brothers *= brother* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brother=Stimulus | | 6 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | this point *not said here* | | brothers *= brother* | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **remain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | this point *not said here* | | | | day | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **mother** *in a quote* | | that | | | | | our *nmod:poss*; kigwusin *appos*; all tribal women *conj* | tree rules | | 9 | **keep** | would | | brothers's paddles | | | while | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paddle=Theme | | 10 | **prolong** | | | the stay | | | | | nom prolongation «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 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/47/) - next →: [sentence 49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/49/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/20/)