--- title: And as he wished to excel In magic song and music, The Master gave h… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: And as he wished to excel In magic song and music, The Master gave him a flute, Which would charm all living beings; And, singing, he bade him join In the air, and as he did so, He found he knew all the art; And from that day, thereafter, He had a wondrous voice. 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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 (Badger, Master, flute, charm), 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:pg78673:5:60 # text = And as he wished to excel In magic song and music, The Master gave him a flute, Which would charm all living beings; And, singing, he bade him join In the air, and as he did so, He found he knew all the art; And from that day, thereafter, He had a wondrous voice. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 2 as as SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 excel excel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 In in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 music music NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 13 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Master Master PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 iobj _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 flute flute NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 22 nsubj _ _ 21 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 charm charm NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 23 all all ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 living live VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 22 acl _ _ 25 beings being NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 And and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 singing sing VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 bade bade NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 join join VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 35 In in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 40 as as SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 41 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 advcl _ _ 43 so so ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 45 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 47 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 ccomp _ _ 49 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 51 det:predet _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 art art NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 53 And and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 54 from from ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 56 det _ _ 56 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 57 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 58 thereafter thereafter ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 60 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 61 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 62 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 63 wondrous wondrous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 65 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | Badger | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **excel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Badger *not said here* | | | magic song and music | | | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in song=Eventuality | | 3 | **give** | past | the Master | a flute | Badger | | day | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient flute=Theme | | 4 | **charm** | would | a flute | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **live** | gerund | charm *not said here* | beings | | | | all *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme being=Location | | 6 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | the Master *not said here* | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **bade** | | Badger | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **join** | present | Badger | bade *not said here* | | the air | | | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bade=Patient | | 9 | **do** | past | Badger | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **find** | past | Badger | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 11 | **know** | past | Badger | all art | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer art=Stimulus | | 12 | **have** | past | Badger | a wondrous voice | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=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 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/59/) - next →: [sentence 61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/61/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/)