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title: Yet another tradition tells That after cutting the dam The Master sa… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics
description: Yet another tradition tells That after cutting the dam The Master sat and watched, And yet no Beaver came forth, For Kwâbît had escaped by a hole Which led back to the other side; Kulóskap then tore up A rock and he threw it Very far indeed, One hundred and fifty miles, To frighten the Beaver back; 
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# Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 8, sentence 2

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Yet another tradition tells That after cutting the dam The Master sat and watched, And yet no Beaver came forth, For Kwâbît had escaped by a hole Which led back to the other side; Kulóskap then tore up A rock and he threw it Very far indeed, One hundred and fifty miles, To frighten the Beaver back; But over the Grand Falls Kwâbît had gone in haste And so for the time escaped; Yet the stone remaineth there As a wonder to this day.

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**Who acts:** tradition, Master, Beaver, Kwâbît, hole, Kulóskap · **What happens:** tell, cut, sit, watch, come, escape · **To what, where:** That, dam, rock, Beaver, haste · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 8. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (tradition, Master, Beaver, Kwâbît), 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:pg78673:8:2
# text = Yet another tradition tells That after cutting the dam The Master sat and watched, And yet no Beaver came forth, For Kwâbît had escaped by a hole Which led back to the other side; Kulóskap then tore up A rock and he threw it Very far indeed, One hundred and fifty miles, To frighten the Beaver back; But over the Grand Falls Kwâbît had gone in haste And so for the time escaped; Yet the stone remaineth there As a wonder to this day.
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	Beaver	beaver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
21	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	Kwâbît	Kwâbît	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	conj	_	_
27	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	_
31	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	acl:relcl	_	_
32	back	back	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	Kulóskap	Kulóskap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nsubj	_	_
39	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	40	advmod	_	_
40	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
41	up	up	ADP	RP	_	40	compound:prt	_	_
42	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
45	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj	_	_
46	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	40	conj	_	_
47	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	_
48	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	50	advmod	_	_
50	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	46	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
52	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	53	compound	_	_
53	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	56	nummod	_	_
54	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
55	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	53	conj	_	_
56	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	59	punct	_	_
58	To	to	PART	TO	_	59	mark	_	_
59	frighten	frighten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	46	conj	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
61	Beaver	Beaver	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	59	obj	_	_
62	back	back	ADV	RB	_	59	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	71	punct	_	_
64	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
65	over	over	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
66	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
67	Grand	Grand	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	68	amod	_	_
68	Falls	Falls	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	nsubj	_	_
69	Kwâbît	Kwâbît	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	68	flat	_	_
70	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	aux	_	_
71	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
72	in	in	ADP	IN	_	73	case	_	_
73	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
74	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	so	so	ADV	RB	_	71	conj	_	_
76	for	for	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	78	det	_	_
78	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	obl	_	_
79	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
81	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	nsubj	_	_
84	remaineth	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
85	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	84	advmod	_	_
86	As	as	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
87	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	88	det	_	_
88	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obl	_	_
89	to	to	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
90	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	91	det	_	_
91	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
92	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | another tradition | That |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent that=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cut** | gerund | another tradition *not said here* | the dam |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dam=Product |
| 3 | **sit** | past | the Master | the dam *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dam=Theme |
| 4 | **watch** | past | the Master *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **come** | past | no Beaver |  |  |  | yet | forth *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **escape** | past · perfect | Kwâbît |  |  |  |  | by a hole | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **lead back** | past | a hole |  |  |  |  | to the other side | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to side=Patient |
| 8 | **tore up** | past | Kulóskap | a rock |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **throw** | past | Master | Beaver |  |  |  | hundred miles *obj*; indeed *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Destination mile=Theme |
| 10 | **frighten back** | to-infinitive | Master *not said here* | the Beaver |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus beaver=Experiencer |
| 11 | **go** | past · perfect | the Grand Falls |  |  | haste | time |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in haste=Location |
| 12 | **escape** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 13 | **remain** | present | the stone |  |  | there | day | as a wonder | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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