--- title: While he was doing this, He rested his head for an instant On the ov… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: While he was doing this, He rested his head for an instant On the over-arching log, When, with a blow of his hatchet The Indian severed the neck; Then, taking the head by one Of its shining yellow horns, He bore it to his friend Who gave it in the morning Unto the chief, who said: “This time I fear --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/76/) [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 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/) / 76 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 5, sentence 76 While he was doing this, He rested his head for an instant On the over-arching log, When, with a blow of his hatchet The Indian severed the neck; Then, taking the head by one Of its shining yellow horns, He bore it to his friend Who gave it in the morning Unto the chief, who said: “This time I fear indeed, That I must lose my child, Yet thou hast more to do.” **Who acts:** Thunder, blow, head, friend, chief, That · **What happens:** do, rest, sever, take, shine, bear · **To what, where:** this, head, over-arching log, neck, yellow horns, child · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Thunder, blow, head, friend), 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:pg78673:5:76 # text = While he was doing this, He rested his head for an instant On the over-arching log, When, with a blow of his hatchet The Indian severed the neck; Then, taking the head by one Of its shining yellow horns, He bore it to his friend Who gave it in the morning Unto the chief, who said: “This time I fear indeed, That I must lose my child, Yet thou hast more to do.” 1 While while SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 doing do VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 5 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 7 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 rested rest VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 instant instant NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 On on ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 over-arching over-arching ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 log log NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 19 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 29 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 hatchet hatchet NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 nsubj _ _ 29 severed sever VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 33 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 29 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 35 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 advcl _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ _ 38 by by ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 35 obj _ _ 40 Of of SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 41 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 shining shine VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 advcl _ _ 43 yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 horns horn NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 48 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 to to ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 52 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 53 nsubj _ _ 53 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 acl:relcl _ _ 54 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 obj _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ _ 58 Unto unto ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 62 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 63 nsubj _ _ 63 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 60 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 : : PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 65 “ " PUNCT `` _ 69 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 66 This this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 67 det _ _ 67 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl:unmarked _ _ 68 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj _ _ 69 fear fear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 ccomp _ _ 70 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 72 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 75 nsubj _ _ 73 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 75 nsubj _ _ 74 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 75 aux _ _ 75 lose lose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 69 conj _ _ 76 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 77 nmod:poss _ _ 77 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ _ 79 Yet yet CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 80 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 81 nsubj _ _ 81 hast have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 82 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 81 obj _ _ 83 to to PART TO _ 84 mark _ _ 84 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 82 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 86 ” " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · progressive | Thunder | this | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality | | 2 | **rest** | past | Thunder | Thunder's head | | the over-arching log | | for a instant | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent head=Theme on log=Location | | 3 | **sever** | past | a blow of Thunder's hatchet | the neck | | | then | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme | | 4 | **take** | gerund | a blow of Thunder's hatchet *not said here* | the head | | | | one *obj* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument head=Theme one=Destination | | 5 | **shine** | gerund | head | yellow horns | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horn=Theme | | 6 | **bear** | past | Thunder | head | | | | to Thunder's friend | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 7 | **give** | past | Thunder's friend | head | | | morning | unto the chief | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the chief | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 9 | **fear** *in a quote* | present | the chief *= chief* | | | | time | indeed *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **lose** *in a quote* | must | That | my child | | | | I *nsubj* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Eventuality | | 11 | **have** *in a quote* | present | thou | more | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient | | 12 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 13 | **blow** | | Thunder's hatchet | | | | | | nom blow «act intransitive»: of=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 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/75/) - next →: [sentence 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/77/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/5/)