--- title: Before the sun had set They were among their people, Each by his wig… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: Before the sun had set They were among their people, Each by his wigwam fire; At first sight no one knew them, Because of a wondrous change; The like of their fair attire Had never in those days Been seen by any man. Who acts: people, pilgrims, one, man. 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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 (people, pilgrims, one, man), 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:pg78673:7:27 # text = Before the sun had set They were among their people, Each by his wigwam fire; At first sight no one knew them, Because of a wondrous change; The like of their fair attire Had never in those days Been seen by any man. 1 Before before SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 7 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 among among ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 Each each DET DT PronType=Tot 10 appos _ _ 13 by by ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 15 wigwam wigwam NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 18 At at ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 20 advmod _ _ 20 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 21 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 22 det _ _ 22 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 24 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 26 Because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 30 case _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 26 fixed _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 29 wondrous wondrous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 change change NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 32 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 33 like like ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 35 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 36 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 attire attire NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 Had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 39 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 44 advmod _ _ 40 in in SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 41 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 42 det _ _ 42 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 Been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 44 aux:pass _ _ 44 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 45 by by ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 47 det _ _ 47 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **set** | past · perfect · passive | pilgrims's people | the sun | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient subject=Result | | 2 | **is** | past | pilgrims *= pilgrim* | | | | | among pilgrims's people | tree rules | | 3 | **know** | past | no one | pilgrims *= pilgrim* | | sight | | because a wondrous change | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | | 4 | **not** **see** | past · perfect · passive | any man | pilgrims's fair attire | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus | | 5 | **fire** | | Master | | | | | | nom fire «event transitive»: poss=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 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/26/) - next →: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/28/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/)