--- title: But he ere long began To weary of himself, When, seeing in a glade A… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: But he ere long began To weary of himself, When, seeing in a glade A deer, he bent his bow; When, just as he would shoot, The wild unearthly sound Broke out, despite himself, Even like a demon warble, The deer took flight and fled; And the young man cursed aloud! 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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 (Kulóskap, long, wild unearthly sound, deer), 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:pg78673:5:43 # text = But he ere long began To weary of himself, When, seeing in a glade A deer, he bent his bow; When, just as he would shoot, The wild unearthly sound Broke out, despite himself, Even like a demon warble, The deer took flight and fled; And the young man cursed aloud! 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 ere ere VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 nsubj _ _ 5 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 To to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 weary weary VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 glade glade NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 17 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 deer deer NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 bent bend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 25 When when SCONJ WRB _ 31 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 27 just just ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 28 as as SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 30 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 shoot shoot VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 34 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 35 unearthly unearthly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 37 Broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 conj _ _ 38 out out ADP RP _ 37 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 despite despite ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 Even even ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 44 like like ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 46 demon demon NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 compound _ _ 47 warble warble NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 deer deer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 nsubj _ _ 51 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 parataxis _ _ 52 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 fled flee VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 60 punct _ _ 56 And and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 58 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 amod _ _ 59 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nsubj _ _ 60 cursed curse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 61 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 60 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ere** | past | Kulóskap | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **begin** | past | long | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **weary** | to-infinitive | long *not said here* | | | | | of Kulóskap | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **see** | gerund | Kulóskap *not said here* | a deer | | a glade | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer deer=Stimulus | | 5 | **bend** | past | Kulóskap | Kulóskap's bow | | | | | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent bow=Material | | 6 | **shoot** | would | Kulóskap | | | | | despite Kulóskap; like a demon warble | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **break out** | past | the wild unearthly sound | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 8 | **take** | past | the deer | flight | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flight=Theme | | 9 | **flee** | past | the deer *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **curse** | participle | the young man | | | | | aloud *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: 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 42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/42/) - next →: [sentence 44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/44/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/)