--- title: Now as the mighty Lord of Men and Beasts Had never married, nor had… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: Now as the mighty Lord of Men and Beasts Had never married, nor had had a child, The art of nursing or of managing Such little ones was all unknown to him; And therefore he was sure, as all such folk Invariably are, be they or maids Or blooming bachelors, that he at least Knew all about it and would --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/52/) [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 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/) / 52 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 7, sentence 52 Now as the mighty Lord of Men and Beasts Had never married, nor had had a child, The art of nursing or of managing Such little ones was all unknown to him; And therefore he was sure, as all such folk Invariably are, be they or maids Or blooming bachelors, that he at least Knew all about it and would have his way, And make the young obey him. **Who acts:** art, child, man, young · **What happens:** not marry, have, nurse, manage, be, bloom · **To what, where:** Such little ones, man, deeds, bachelors, way This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (art, child, man, young), 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:pg78673:7:52 # text = Now as the mighty Lord of Men and Beasts Had never married, nor had had a child, The art of nursing or of managing Such little ones was all unknown to him; And therefore he was sure, as all such folk Invariably are, be they or maids Or blooming bachelors, that he at least Knew all about it and would have his way, And make the young obey him. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 2 as as ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 Lord Lord PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Men Men PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 Beasts Beasts PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 10 Had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 16 cc _ _ 15 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 conj _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 art art NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 22 of of SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 23 nursing nurse VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 21 acl _ _ 24 or or CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 of of SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 26 managing manage VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 23 conj _ _ 27 Such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 28 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 31 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 32 det _ _ 32 unknown unknown ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 conj _ _ 33 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 36 And and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 37 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 40 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 42 as as ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 45 det _ _ 44 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 folk folk NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 ccomp _ _ 46 Invariably invariably ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 47 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 50 cop _ _ 50 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 ccomp _ _ 51 or or CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 52 maids maid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 conj _ _ 53 Or or CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 blooming bloom VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 40 conj _ _ 55 bachelors bachelor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 54 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 57 that that SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 58 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 nsubj _ _ 59 at at ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 61 nmod _ _ 61 Knew Knew PROPN NNP Number=Sing 58 conj _ _ 62 all all ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 63 about about ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 conj _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 67 cc _ _ 66 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 67 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 68 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 69 nmod:poss _ _ 69 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 71 And and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 72 make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 67 parataxis _ _ 73 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 74 det _ _ 74 young young NOUN NNS Number=Plur 75 nsubj _ _ 75 obey obey VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 72 ccomp _ _ 76 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **marry** | past · perfect | | | | | | as the mighty Lord of Men and Beasts | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **have** | past · perfect | | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **nurse** | gerund | the art *not said here* | | | | | | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **manage** | gerund | the art *not said here* | Such little ones | | | | | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | | 5 | **is** | past | a child | | man | | | unknown *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** | past | man | | | | | sure, therefore *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **is** | present | man *not said here* | | | | | as all such folk; invariably *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **is a** | infinitive | man *not said here* | deeds *= deed* | | | | maids *conj* | tree rules | | 9 | **bloom** | gerund | man *not said here* | bachelors | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location bachelor=Theme | | 10 | **have** | would | man | man's way | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient | | 11 | **make** | infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **obey** | present | the young | man | | | | | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | 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 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/51/) - next →: [sentence 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/53/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/)