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title: Therefore he came to them-- The people of the town Which was then so… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics
description: Therefore he came to them-- The people of the town Which was then so high and dry-- Looking so terribly fierce That in all the land there was none Who was half so horrible; For he seemed to be ten feet high, With a hundred wonderful plumes, Feathers of red and black, From his scalp-lock uprising; Hi
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# Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 9, sentence 87

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Therefore he came to them-- The people of the town Which was then so high and dry-- Looking so terribly fierce That in all the land there was none Who was half so horrible; For he seemed to be ten feet high, With a hundred wonderful plumes, Feathers of red and black, From his scalp-lock uprising; His face fresh-painted like blood, Green rings around his eyes, While a very large clam-shell hung From either ear, and behind, A great spread eagle, which Was awful to behold, Flapped wings at every step; So that the hearts of all Beat as he entered the village, For as simple Indians, they Accounted that this must be Either Lox, the Wolverine, Or Michihant the Devil Himself in person, who Had turned to Indian form.

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**Who acts:** Kulóskap, town, people, great spread eagle, hearts, this · **What happens:** come, be, look, seem, paint, hang · **To what, where:** deeds, face, large clam shell, ear, village, Lox

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This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 9. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Kulóskap, town, people, great spread eagle), 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:pg78673:9:87
# text = Therefore he came to them-- The people of the town Which was then so high and dry-- Looking so terribly fierce That in all the land there was none Who was half so horrible; For he seemed to be ten feet high, With a hundred wonderful plumes, Feathers of red and black, From his scalp-lock uprising; His face fresh-painted like blood, Green rings around his eyes, While a very large clam-shell hung From either ear, and behind, A great spread eagle, which Was awful to behold, Flapped wings at every step; So that the hearts of all Beat as he entered the village, For as simple Indians, they Accounted that this must be Either Lox, the Wolverine, Or Michihant the Devil Himself in person, who Had turned to Indian form.
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
7	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
20	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	terribly	terribly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
24	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	23	nsubj	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	28	det:predet	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
29	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	30	expl	_	_
30	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	acl:relcl	_	_
31	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	30	nsubj	_	_
32	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	36	nsubj	_	_
33	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
34	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	36	advmod	_	_
35	so	so	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
36	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	For	for	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	45	mark	_	_
42	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	45	cop	_	_
43	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	44	nummod	_	_
44	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	obl:unmarked	_	_
45	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
47	With	with	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
48	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	49	det	_	_
49	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	51	nummod	_	_
50	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	51	amod	_	_
51	plumes	plume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
53	Feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	conj	_	_
54	of	of	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
55	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	53	nmod	_	_
56	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	57	cc	_	_
57	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
58	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	64	punct	_	_
59	From	from	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
60	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	64	nmod:poss	_	_
61	scalp	scalp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	lock	lock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	64	compound	_	_
64	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	70	punct	_	_
66	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	67	nmod:poss	_	_
67	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	nsubj:pass	_	_
68	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	68	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
70	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
71	like	like	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
74	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	75	amod	_	_
75	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	72	nmod	_	_
76	around	around	ADP	IN	_	78	case	_	_
77	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	78	nmod:poss	_	_
78	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	75	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
80	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	86	mark	_	_
81	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
82	very	very	ADV	RB	_	83	advmod	_	_
83	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
84	clam	clam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	86	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
85	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	84	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	70	obl	_	_
87	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	86	acl	_	_
88	From	from	ADP	IN	_	90	case	_	_
89	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	90	det	_	_
90	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
92	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	93	cc	_	_
93	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
94	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
95	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	98	det	_	_
96	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	amod	_	_
97	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	compound	_	_
98	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	102	punct	_	_
100	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	102	nsubj	_	_
101	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	102	cop	_	_
102	awful	awful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	nmod	_	_
103	to	to	ADP	IN	_	104	case	_	_
104	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	102	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
106	Flapped	flap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	107	amod	_	_
107	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	98	nmod	_	_
108	at	at	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
109	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	110	det	_	_
110	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	121	punct	_	_
112	So	so	ADV	RB	_	121	advmod	_	_
113	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	121	mark	_	_
114	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	115	det	_	_
115	hearts	heart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	121	nsubj	_	_
116	of	of	ADP	IN	_	118	case	_	_
117	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	118	det	_	_
118	Beat	Beat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	115	nmod	_	_
119	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	121	mark	_	_
120	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	121	nsubj	_	_
121	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
122	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	123	det	_	_
123	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	121	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	128	punct	_	_
125	For	for	ADP	IN	_	128	case	_	_
126	as	as	ADV	RB	_	127	advmod	_	_
127	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	128	amod	_	_
128	Indians	Indian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	121	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
129	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	131	punct	_	_
130	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	131	nsubj	_	_
131	Accounted	account	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
132	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	137	mark	_	_
133	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	137	nsubj	_	_
134	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	137	aux	_	_
135	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	137	cop	_	_
136	Either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	137	cc:preconj	_	_
137	Lox	Lox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	131	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
138	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	140	punct	_	_
139	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	140	det	_	_
140	Wolverine	Wolverine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	137	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
141	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	143	punct	_	_
142	Or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	143	cc	_	_
143	Michihant	Michihant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	137	conj	_	_
144	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	146	det	_	_
145	Devil	Devil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	146	compound	_	_
146	Himself	Himself	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	143	appos	_	_
147	in	in	ADP	IN	_	148	case	_	_
148	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	131	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
149	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	152	punct	_	_
150	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	152	nsubj	_	_
151	Had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	152	aux	_	_
152	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	148	acl:relcl	_	_
153	to	to	ADP	IN	_	155	case	_	_
154	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	155	amod	_	_
155	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	152	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
156	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Kulóskap |  | deeds *= deed* |  |  | a great spread eagle  Flapped wings at every step *parataxis*; behind, therefore *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to they=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | the town |  |  |  | then | high *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the town *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | the people of the town |  |  |  |  | in all land; fierce *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in land=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | Who *nsubj*; half, horrible *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **seem** | past | Kulóskap |  |  |  |  | with hundred wonderful plumes and Feathers of red and Kulóskap's lock uprising | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is** | to-infinitive | Kulóskap *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ten feet *obl:unmarked*; high *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **paint** | participle · passive |  | Kulóskap's face |  |  |  | like blood  Green rings around Kulóskap's eyes; a large clam shell *obl* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 9 | **hang** | participle |  | a large clam shell *not said here* |  | either ear |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **is** | past | a great spread eagle  Flapped wings at every step |  |  |  |  | awful *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **flap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **enter** | past | the hearts of all Beat | the village |  |  |  | for simple Indians; Kulóskap *nsubj* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme village=Destination |
| 13 | **account** | past | hearts *= heart* |  |  |  |  | in person | tree rules |
| 14 | **is a** | must | this | Lox or Michihant |  |  |  | Michihant *conj* | tree rules |
| 15 | **turn** | past · perfect | person |  |  | Indian form |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to form=Trajectory |

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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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