--- title: But the Lord replied, “Far from it, I am giving you longer life-- A… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: But the Lord replied, “Far from it, I am giving you longer life-- A longer life than is given To any other on earth; From this time forth, my uncle, You may pass through a glowing fire, And never feel its breath, You may live on land or in water, Nay, though your head be cut off It will live for nin --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/77/) [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/) / 77 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 8, sentence 77 But the Lord replied, “Far from it, I am giving you longer life-- A longer life than is given To any other on earth; From this time forth, my uncle, You may pass through a glowing fire, And never feel its breath, You may live on land or in water, Nay, though your head be cut off It will live for nine days after, And even so long shall beat Your heart when cut from your body.” **Who acts:** Lord, You, head · **What happens:** reply, give, pass, glow, not feel, live · **To what, where:** longer life, you, any, glowing fire, breath, land · **Speech:** someone speaks here 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 (Lord, You, head), 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:pg78673:8:77 # text = But the Lord replied, “Far from it, I am giving you longer life-- A longer life than is given To any other on earth; From this time forth, my uncle, You may pass through a glowing fire, And never feel its breath, You may live on land or in water, Nay, though your head be cut off It will live for nine days after, And even so long shall beat Your heart when cut from your body.” 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Lord Lord PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 “ " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 14 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 iobj _ _ 15 longer long ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 16 amod _ _ 16 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 -- -- PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 longer long ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 20 amod _ _ 20 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 21 than than SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux:pass _ _ 23 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 advcl _ _ 24 To to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 23 obl _ _ 26 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 fixed _ _ 27 on on ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ; ; PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 30 From from ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 32 det _ _ 32 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 33 forth forth ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 38 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 parataxis _ _ 41 through through ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 glowing glow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 44 amod _ _ 44 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 And and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 48 advmod _ _ 48 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 conj _ _ 49 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ _ 50 breath breath NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 52 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 53 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 parataxis _ _ 55 on on ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ _ 57 or or CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 58 in in ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 61 Nay nay INTJ UH _ 54 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 63 though though SCONJ IN _ 67 mark _ _ 64 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 65 nmod:poss _ _ 65 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj:pass _ _ 66 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 67 aux:pass _ _ 67 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 54 parataxis _ _ 68 off off ADP IN _ 71 mark _ _ 69 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 70 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 71 aux _ _ 71 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 advcl _ _ 72 for for ADP IN _ 74 case _ _ 73 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 74 nummod _ _ 74 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 71 obl _ _ 75 after after ADV RB _ 71 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 77 And and CCONJ CC _ 82 cc _ _ 78 even even ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 79 so so ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 80 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 82 advmod _ _ 81 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 82 aux _ _ 82 beat beat VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 40 parataxis _ _ 83 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 84 nmod:poss _ _ 84 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obj _ _ 85 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 86 advmod _ _ 86 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 82 advcl _ _ 87 from from ADP IN _ 89 case _ _ 88 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 89 nmod:poss _ _ 89 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 90 . . PUNCT . _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 91 ” " PUNCT '' _ 40 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the Lord | | | | | far *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the Lord *= lord* | longer life and a longer life | you | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient life=Theme | | 3 | **give** *in a quote* | present · passive | the Lord *= lord* *not said here* | | any on earth | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: to any=Recipient | | 4 | **pass** *in a quote* | may | You | | | a glowing fire | time | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through fire=Location | | 5 | **glow** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **not** **feel** *in a quote* | infinitive | You *not said here* | life's breath | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme | | 7 | **live** *in a quote* | may | You | | | land or water | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Location | | 8 | **cut off** *in a quote* | infinitive · passive | | your head | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality | | 9 | **live** *in a quote* | future | head | | | | day | after *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **beat** *in a quote* | shall | | Your heart | | | | long *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location heart=Theme | | 11 | **cut** *in a quote* | participle | | | | your body | | | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from body=Location | 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 76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/76/) - next →: [sentence 78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/78/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/8/)