--- title: The tale is told of Kulóskap That, once while travelling To visit Pa… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The tale is told of Kulóskap That, once while travelling To visit Partridge Island And then Cape Blomidon, His friends were tired of rowing, Tired of travel by water, And wished to cross by land; And, while they all were resting, The Master, raising his magic Unto a mighty deed To be spoken of forev --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/89/) [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/) / 89 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 7, sentence 89 The tale is told of Kulóskap That, once while travelling To visit Partridge Island And then Cape Blomidon, His friends were tired of rowing, Tired of travel by water, And wished to cross by land; And, while they all were resting, The Master, raising his magic Unto a mighty deed To be spoken of forever, Went away for a little time And cast up a giant ridge, A wide and beautiful level Over great bogs and streams, And across this they travelled Rejoicing, to await him. **Who acts:** friends, Cape, roads, water · **What happens:** tell, travel, visit, be, wish, cross · **To what, where:** tale, Partridge Island, Master, magic, giant ridge, this · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (friends, Cape, roads, water), 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:pg78673:7:89 # text = The tale is told of Kulóskap That, once while travelling To visit Partridge Island And then Cape Blomidon, His friends were tired of rowing, Tired of travel by water, And wished to cross by land; And, while they all were resting, The Master, raising his magic Unto a mighty deed To be spoken of forever, Went away for a little time And cast up a giant ridge, A wide and beautiful level Over great bogs and streams, And across this they travelled Rejoicing, to await him. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Kulóskap Kulóskap PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 11 advmod _ _ 10 while while SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 travelling travel VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 12 To to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 visit visit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 14 Partridge Partridge PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 Island Island PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 And and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 17 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 35 advmod _ _ 18 Cape Cape PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 19 Blomidon Blomidon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 21 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj _ _ 23 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 parataxis _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 rowing rowing NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 Tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 travel travel NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 31 by by ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 And and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 35 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 36 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 37 cross cross VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 xcomp _ _ 38 by by ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 41 And and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 43 while while SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 44 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 45 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 44 det _ _ 46 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 resting rest VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 35 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 Master Master PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 raising raise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 53 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 magic magic NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 55 Unto unto ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 56 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 57 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 deed deed NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 59 To to PART TO _ 61 mark _ _ 60 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 61 aux:pass _ _ 61 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 52 advcl _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 forever forever ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 65 Went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 conj _ _ 66 away away ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ _ 67 for for ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 68 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 69 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 amod _ _ 70 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ _ 71 And and CCONJ CC _ 72 cc _ _ 72 cast cast VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 65 conj _ _ 73 up up ADP RP _ 72 compound:prt _ _ 74 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 75 giant giant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 amod _ _ 76 ridge ridge NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 78 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 82 det _ _ 79 wide wide ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 82 amod _ _ 80 and and CCONJ CC _ 81 cc _ _ 81 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 79 conj _ _ 82 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 appos _ _ 83 Over over ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 85 amod _ _ 85 bogs bog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 82 nmod _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ _ 87 streams stream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 85 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 88 , , PUNCT , _ 93 punct _ _ 89 And and CCONJ CC _ 93 cc _ _ 90 across across ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 93 obl _ _ 92 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 93 nsubj _ _ 93 travelled travel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 47 conj _ _ 94 Rejoicing rejoice VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 93 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 95 , , PUNCT , _ 97 punct _ _ 96 to to PART TO _ 97 mark _ _ 97 await await VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 94 ccomp _ _ 98 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 97 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 99 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | the tale | | | | of Kulóskap; That *obj* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient that=Topic | | 2 | **travel** | gerund | | | | | | once *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **visit** | to-infinitive | | Partridge Island | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent island=Co-Agent | | 4 | **is** | past | Cape's friends | | | | | of rowing; tired *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **wish** | past | Cape | | | | then | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 6 | **cross** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Cape *not said here* | | | | | by land | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **rest** | past · progressive | roads *= road* | the Master | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **raise** | gerund | roads *= road* *not said here* | Cape's magic | | | | unto a mighty deed | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magic=Theme | | 9 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive · passive | roads *= road* *not said here* | | | | | forever *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V» | | 10 | **go away** | past | roads *= road* *not said here* | | | | time | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **cast up** | past | roads *= road* *not said here* | a giant ridge | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ridge=Product | | 12 | **travel** | past | roads *= road* | | | this | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across this=Trajectory | | 13 | **rejoice** | gerund | roads *= road* *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 14 | **await** | to-infinitive | roads *= road* *not said here* | Cape | | | | | tree rules | | 15 | **travel** | | water | | | | | | nom travel «act intransitive»: by=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 88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/88/) - next →: [sentence 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/90/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/7/)