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title: So they left their home in the spring When the bluebird began his so… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics
description: So they left their home in the spring When the bluebird began his song, And walked till the autumn frosts, And then into the winter, Ever steadily onward Till the next midsummer came; And being in a forest They found a winding path Which they followed till they came To a very beautiful river Which l
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# Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 6, sentence 107

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So they left their home in the spring When the bluebird began his song, And walked till the autumn frosts, And then into the winter, Ever steadily onward Till the next midsummer came; And being in a forest They found a winding path Which they followed till they came To a very beautiful river Which led to a great fair lake; And still they kept to the path, Yet where it failed, the trees Were blazed, or the bark removed On the side of the trunk, but ever Opposite to the place Where the wigwam or village lies Towards which the pathway leads, So the mark can aye be seen As the traveller goes to the goal, But not while leaving it.

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**Who acts:** Twas, bluebird, autumn, next midsummer, beautiful river, midsummer · **What happens:** leave, begin, walk, frost, come, be · **To what, where:** home, song, forest, winding path, beautiful river, side

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This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Twas, bluebird, autumn, next midsummer), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg78673:6:107
# text = So they left their home in the spring When the bluebird began his song, And walked till the autumn frosts, And then into the winter, Ever steadily onward Till the next midsummer came; And being in a forest They found a winding path Which they followed till they came To a very beautiful river Which led to a great fair lake; And still they kept to the path, Yet where it failed, the trees Were blazed, or the bark removed On the side of the trunk, but ever Opposite to the place Where the wigwam or village lies Towards which the pathway leads, So the mark can aye be seen As the traveller goes to the goal, But not while leaving it.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bluebird	bluebird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	frosts	frost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
24	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	27	advmod	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	Ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	31	advmod	_	_
30	steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	onward	onward	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
32	Till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	midsummer	midsummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	nsubj	_	_
36	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
38	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
39	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	42	cop	_	_
40	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
43	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	44	nsubj	_	_
44	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	acl:relcl	_	_
45	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
46	winding	winding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	compound	_	_
47	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	obj	_	_
48	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	50	obj	_	_
49	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	50	nsubj	_	_
50	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	47	acl:relcl	_	_
51	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	53	mark	_	_
52	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
53	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	50	advcl	_	_
54	To	to	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
56	very	very	ADV	RB	_	57	advmod	_	_
57	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
59	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	60	nsubj	_	_
60	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	acl:relcl	_	_
61	to	to	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
63	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
64	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	65	amod	_	_
65	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	60	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	70	punct	_	_
67	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
68	still	still	ADV	RB	_	70	advmod	_	_
69	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	70	nsubj	_	_
70	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
71	to	to	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
72	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	83	punct	_	_
75	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	83	cc	_	_
76	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	78	advmod	_	_
77	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	78	nsubj	_	_
78	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	83	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	78	punct	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
81	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	83	nsubj	_	_
82	Were	Were	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	83	nsubj	_	_
83	blazed	blaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	70	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	88	punct	_	_
85	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	nsubj	_	_
88	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
89	On	on	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	88	obl	_	_
92	of	of	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	94	det	_	_
94	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
96	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
97	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	98	advmod	_	_
98	Opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
99	to	to	ADP	IN	_	101	case	_	_
100	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	101	det	_	_
101	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	obl	_	_
102	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	107	advmod	_	_
103	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	104	det	_	_
104	wigwam	wigwam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nsubj	_	_
105	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	106	cc	_	_
106	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	104	conj	_	_
107	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	101	advcl	_	_
108	Towards	Towards	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	107	obj	_	_
109	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	112	obj	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	nsubj	_	_
112	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	108	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
113	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	120	punct	_	_
114	So	so	ADV	RB	_	120	advmod	_	_
115	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	116	det	_	_
116	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	120	nsubj:pass	_	_
117	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	120	aux	_	_
118	aye	aye	ADV	RB	_	120	advmod	_	_
119	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	120	aux:pass	_	_
120	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	98	parataxis	_	_
121	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	124	mark	_	_
122	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	123	det	_	_
123	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	nsubj	_	_
124	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	120	advcl	_	_
125	to	to	ADP	IN	_	127	case	_	_
126	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	127	det	_	_
127	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	124	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
128	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	132	punct	_	_
129	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	132	cc	_	_
130	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	132	advmod	_	_
131	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	132	mark	_	_
132	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
133	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	132	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
134	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Twas *= twa* | Twas's home |  |  | spring |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the bluebird | bluebird's song |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Eventuality |
| 3 | **walk** | past | Twas *= twa* *not said here* |  |  |  | ever; winter | onward *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **frost** | present | the autumn |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **come** | past | the next midsummer |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | a forest |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **find** | past | Twas *= twa* | a winding path |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Topic |
| 8 | **follow** | past | Twas *= twa* | a winding path |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 9 | **come** | past | Twas *= twa* |  |  | a beautiful river |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to river=Initial\_Location |
| 10 | **lead** | past | a beautiful river |  |  |  |  | to a great fair lake | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to lake=Patient |
| 11 | **keep** | past | Twas *= twa* |  |  |  | still | to the path | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **fail** | past | midsummer |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 13 | **blaze** | past | the trees |  |  |  |  | Were *nsubj* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 14 | **remove** | past | the bark |  |  | the side of the trunk |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 15 | **lie** | present | the wigwam or village | Towards |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location towards=Theme |
| 16 | **lead** | present | the pathway | Towards |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 17 | **see** | can · passive |  | the mark |  |  |  | aye *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 18 | **go** | present | the traveller |  |  | the goal |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to goal=Initial\_Location |
| 19 | **not** **leave** | gerund | Twas *= twa* *not said here* | traveller |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 20 | **sing** |  | bluebird |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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**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.

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