--- title: It is said that Mikchik the Turtle Was ever loved by his nephew, Whi… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: It is said that Mikchik the Turtle Was ever loved by his nephew, While another tradition tells That he was false to the Master: I know not how it may be, I can only tell the story As it was told to me. Who acts: nephew, tradition, That, I. 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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 (nephew, tradition, That, I), 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:pg78673:9:35 # text = It is said that Mikchik the Turtle Was ever loved by his nephew, While another tradition tells That he was false to the Master: I know not how it may be, I can only tell the story As it was told to me. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 5 Mikchik Mikchik PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 7 Turtle Turtle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 8 Was Was PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 10 advmod _ _ 10 loved love VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 nephew nephew NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 While while SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 16 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 17 det _ _ 17 tradition tradition NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 tells tell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 19 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 22 nsubj _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 22 false false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 ccomp _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 Master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 : : PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 27 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 ccomp _ _ 29 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 28 advmod _ _ 30 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 33 advmod _ _ 31 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 36 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 37 only only ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 38 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 parataxis _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 As as SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux:pass _ _ 44 told tell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 advcl _ _ 45 to to ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | Eagle | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **love** | participle · passive | Was's nephew | Mikchik | | | ever | Turtle *nsubj*; Was *nsubj* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | another tradition | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **is** | past | That | | | | | to the Master; Mikchik *nsubj*; false *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **know** | present | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **be** | may | Eagle | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | I | the story | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient | | 8 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive | | Eagle | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to i=Recipient | 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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/36/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/9/)