--- title: The serpent followed him, But, even as he left The wigwam, there he… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: The serpent followed him, But, even as he left The wigwam, there he met The Master, who forthwith Struck him a mighty blow And slew him out of hand; Of old times this befell-- And thus my story ends. Who acts: serpent, stick, Master, this. 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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 (serpent, stick, Master, this), 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:pg78673:8:29 # text = The serpent followed him, But, even as he left The wigwam, there he met The Master, who forthwith Struck him a mighty blow And slew him out of hand; Of old times this befell-- And thus my story ends. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 serpent serpent NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 followed follow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 6 But but CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 even even ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 as as SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 wigwam wigwam NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 17 expl _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 18 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Master Master PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 23 nsubj _ _ 22 forthwith forthwith ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 Struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 acl:relcl _ _ 24 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 blow blow NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 28 And and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 slew slay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ _ 31 out out ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 35 Of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obl _ _ 38 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 39 nsubj _ _ 39 befell befall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 40 -- -- PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 41 And and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 42 thus thus ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 43 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 45 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | past | the serpent | stick | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **leave** | past | stick | the wigwam | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wigwam=Theme | | 3 | **meet** | past | stick | the Master | | there | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent master=Co-Agent | | 4 | **strike** | past | the Master | stick | | | | a mighty blow *obj*; forthwith *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent he=Patient blow=Result | | 5 | **slay** | past | the Master *not said here* | stick | | hand | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 6 | **befall** | past | this | | | | time | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **end** | present | my story | | | | | thus *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | 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 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/28/) - next →: [sentence 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/30/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/)