--- title: She spoke of the sacred regard he inspired in the hearts of Dakotas;… — Legends of the Northwest · tree and pragmatics description: She spoke of the sacred regard he inspired in the hearts of Dakotas; That she buried his bones with her kin, in the mound by the Cave of the Council; That she treasured and wrapt in the skin of the red-deer his robe and his prayer-book-- "Till his brothers should come from the East --from the land o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/10/80/) [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/) / [Legends of the Northwest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/) / [The Feast of the Virgins., part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/10/) / 80 # Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 3, sentence 80 She spoke of the sacred regard he inspired in the hearts of Dakotas; That she buried his bones with her kin, in the mound by the Cave of the Council; That she treasured and wrapt in the skin of the red-deer his robe and his prayer-book-- "Till his brothers should come from the East --from the land of the far Hochelága, To smoke with the braves at the feast, on the shores of the Loud-laughing Waters. **Who acts:** land, face, That, brothers · **What happens:** speak, inspire, bury, treasure, wrapt, come · **To what, where:** sacred regard, hearts, bones, mound, robe, skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, The Feast of the Virgins., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (land, face, That, brothers), 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:pg8122:10:80 # text = She spoke of the sacred regard he inspired in the hearts of Dakotas; That she buried his bones with her kin, in the mound by the Cave of the Council; That she treasured and wrapt in the skin of the red-deer his robe and his prayer-book-- "Till his brothers should come from the East --from the land of the far Hochelága, To smoke with the braves at the feast, on the shores of the Loud-laughing Waters. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 sacred sacred ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 regard regard NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 inspired inspire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 hearts heart NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Dakotas dakota NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ; ; PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 15 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 17 nsubj _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 buried bury VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 bones bone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ _ 20 with with ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 kin kin NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 in in ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 mound mound NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 27 by by ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 Cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nmod _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 Council Council PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ; ; PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 34 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 36 nsubj _ _ 35 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 treasured treasure VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 wrapt wrapt VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 skin skin NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 44 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 deer deer NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ _ 47 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 51 prayer prayer NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 52 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 51 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 -- -- PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 55 " " PUNCT `` _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 Till till ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 57 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 58 nmod:poss _ _ 58 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 nsubj _ _ 59 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 60 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 parataxis _ _ 61 from from ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 East East PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 obl _ _ 64 -- -- PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 from from ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 70 far far ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 71 amod _ _ 71 Hochelága Hochelága PROPN NNP Number=Sing 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 73 To to PART TO _ 74 mark _ _ 74 smoke smoke VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 60 conj _ _ 75 with with ADP IN _ 77 case _ _ 76 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 77 det _ _ 77 braves brave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 obl _ _ 78 at at ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 82 on on ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 83 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 84 det _ _ 84 shores shore NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 obl _ _ 85 of of ADP IN _ 90 case _ _ 86 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 90 det _ _ 87 Loud loud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 88 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 87 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 89 laughing laugh VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 90 amod _ _ 90 Waters water NOUN NNS Number=Plur 84 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 91 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | land | | | | | of the sacred regard | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **inspire** | past | face | the sacred regard *not said here* | | the hearts of Dakotas | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus regard=Experiencer | | 3 | **bury** | past | That | face's bones | | the mound by the Cave of the Council | | with land's kin; land *nsubj* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bone=Theme in mound=Destination | | 4 | **treasure** | past | That | | | | | land *nsubj* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **wrapt** | present | That *not said here* | face's robe and face's prayer book | | the skin of the red deer | | | tree rules | | 6 | **come** *in a quote* | should | face's brothers | | | the East | | from the land of the far Hochelága | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from east=Initial\_Location from land=Destination | | 7 | **smoke** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | face's brothers *not said here* | | | the feast | | with the braves; on the shores of the laughing Waters | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with brave=Instrument | | 8 | **laugh** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, Project Gutenberg book 8122 (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 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/10/79/) - next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/10/81/) - ↑ back to [The Feast of the Virgins., part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/10/)