--- title: And when he wore the girdle Mikchik became so young And so bewitchin… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: And when he wore the girdle Mikchik became so young And so bewitchingly handsome That never a man or woman In the land had seen the like; And as the Master arrayed him In garments of great splendor, He also gave him his word That, as a man, he ever Should be of men the comeliest, And as animal, hard --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/54/) [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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/) / 54 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 8, sentence 54 And when he wore the girdle Mikchik became so young And so bewitchingly handsome That never a man or woman In the land had seen the like; And as the Master arrayed him In garments of great splendor, He also gave him his word That, as a man, he ever Should be of men the comeliest, And as animal, hardest to kill, Most vital and enduring, As it truly came to pass. **Who acts:** many, That, Master, word · **What happens:** wear, become, see, array, give, be · **To what, where:** girdle, like, many, garments, word 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 (many, That, Master, word), 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:pg78673:8:54 # text = And when he wore the girdle Mikchik became so young And so bewitchingly handsome That never a man or woman In the land had seen the like; And as the Master arrayed him In garments of great splendor, He also gave him his word That, as a man, he ever Should be of men the comeliest, And as animal, hardest to kill, Most vital and enduring, As it truly came to pass. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wore wear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 girdle girdle NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 Mikchik Mikchik PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 appos _ _ 8 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ 11 And and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 bewitchingly bewitchingly ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 handsome handsome ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 conj _ _ 15 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 25 nsubj _ _ 16 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 19 or or CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 conj _ _ 21 In in ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 24 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 parataxis _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 like like NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 29 And and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 30 as as SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 Master Master PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 33 arrayed array VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 advcl _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 obj _ _ 35 In in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 garments garment NOUN NNS Number=Plur 33 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 splendor splendor NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 41 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 also also ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 44 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 iobj _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 47 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 43 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 as as ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 53 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 54 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 60 advmod _ _ 55 Should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 56 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 60 cop _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 obl _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 comeliest comely ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 62 And and CCONJ CC _ 66 cc _ _ 63 as as ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 66 hardest hard ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 60 parataxis _ _ 67 to to PART TO _ 68 mark _ _ 68 kill kill VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 66 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 70 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 71 amod _ _ 71 vital vital ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 parataxis _ _ 72 and and CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 73 enduring endure VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 71 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 75 As as SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 76 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 77 truly truly ADV RB _ 78 advmod _ _ 78 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 71 conj _ _ 79 to to PART TO _ 80 mark _ _ 80 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 81 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wear** | past | many | the girdle | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent girdle=Theme | | 2 | **become** | past | | | | | | young *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **see** | past · perfect | That | the like | | | | a man in the land or woman *nsubj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus | | 4 | **array** | past | the Master | many | | garments of great splendor | | | tree rules | | 5 | **give** | past | Master | Master's word | many | | | as a man; That *obj* | tree rules | | 6 | **is** | should | Master | | | | ever | of men; comely *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **kill** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 8 | **endure** | gerund | Master *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **come** | past | word | | | | | truly *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **pass** | to-infinitive | word *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **word** | | Master | | | | | | nom word «communication 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 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/53/) - next →: [sentence 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/55/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/)